Windows Server Pricing
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Deepak Nagar
Manager, Strategic Alliances at Softcell Technologies Limited
There is a need to make payments towards the licensing charges of the product since we used to purchase licenses for consumption in our company. Microsoft used to provide my company with the keys that can be directly put in to activate the server. If I look into the tasks my company does with the product, I would say that the tool is not that expensive.
It is not expensive. We have yearly basis licensing.
View full review »The pricing for Windows Server has increased over the years and is now tied to Azure pricing. Previously, a Windows Server with two processors cost around two 154 euros annually, but now it is estimated to be around 3,000 to 4,000 euros for the same configuration.
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Windows Server
March 2024
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My company has an enterprise agreement with Microsoft. I feel that the price of the product is okay.
It is an expensive product. My company makes payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product.
We use only the license versions of Windows Server.
View full review »The price of the solution's license is expensive and this an issue which demands Window's immediate attention.
Our licensing fee is perpetual.
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reviewer1523223
IT at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
One must pay for a license for the solution.
View full review »Windows Server is expensive. We purchase its yearly license.
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reviewer1465566
Account Manager Individual Contributor at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
In terms of price, it's affordable.
There are additional fees to pay for support. This is more specifically to do with the license price.
View full review »The pricing is high in certain regions as they don't price adjust for certain countries. They also do not negotiate their pricing. The cost is the cost.
View full review »We have purchased Windows Server’s yearly license. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
View full review »There is a license required to use Windows Server.
View full review »To use Windows Server, we pay for licensing yearly. The licensing cost should be cheaper—it is expensive and should not cost that much.
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Zishan Curtay
Client Services Analyst at Kantar
It is an expensive solution.
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reviewer891348
Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Windows could always lower the cost.
View full review »I would rate the costliness of Windows Server as an eight out of ten. It is quite expensive.
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Jenifer Cardona
IT head at Ficobank
We use a perpetual license for Windows Server, which is expensive.
View full review »I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten.
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Andrew S. Baker (ASB)
Cybersecurity & IT Operations Professional (VirtualCxO) at BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC
Pay close attention to the licensing, as there is a focus on core licensing under Windows 2016.
View full review »The tool's licensing costs are yearly.
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Marcelo Pissinati
IT Cybersecurity and Compliance Coordinator at Plaenge
The cost is relatively high.
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Santosh Kurakula
Group DWH and BI Senior Manager at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa
There is a one-time purchase for the license of Windows Server.
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reviewer1588665
Platform Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We have enterprise agreements with Microsoft.
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OmidKoushki
Solution Architect at KIAN company
One of the problems with Microsoft is the price of licensing, and volume licensing for educational systems is a great option to bequeath licensing for small businesses.
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HimanshuTejwani
System Administrator and DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
There is a license for this solution and the price could be cheaper.
View full review »Windows Server is highly priced. They offer bundled licenses to be purchased yearly. Also, we need to pay extra for support services while utilizing different sources such as Linux.
View full review »Windows Server has medium pricing.
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Nagendran Ponnan
DGM-IT at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Without a license we cannot use Windows Server. The price depends on the people and their budget. We have our enterprise EA agreement with Microsoft and based on that we are doing the licenses.
View full review »There are software costs that are dependent on the CAL requirements.
View full review »The pricing could be more competitive.
We only pay a one-time fee and do not have to continuously pay monthly or yearly.
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reviewer1635153
VP Global Information Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We pay a yearly licensing fee.
View full review »The pricing, for us, is reasonable. We are an educational institution and therefore we get special rates. Therefore, our pricing isn't too bad. However, an enterprise version of the solution is quite expensive.
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reviewer1228086
SA at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
The license is a one-time purchase. The cost could be less expensive. We have education pricing, so it's okay now because we pay less than other agencies.
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Mohamed Anees
Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat
I'm not involved much in the payment part, but I believe that we pay a yearly subscription for licensing.
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reviewer1635111
Programma / Project Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing is quite high on Microsoft products. It would be ideal if they were made to be more affordable.
With the magnitude of our organization, every three years, a proper review of the contracts would be handled.
Although it's my understanding that we have some special deal with Microsoft, I cannot speak to the exact cost or the licensing agreement that was reached.
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reviewer1524594
Senior Solutions Architect at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
The solution could improve by changing the licensing model. In Windows Server 2008 they provided two versions, one regular and the other was free with no graphics. In Windows 2012 they stopped providing the free version. They should go back to the previous model and let customers have the choice whether they want to opt for a free version or have the Microsoft supported version or the OEM version.
If you choose Windows Server on-premises, you will receive a perpetual license and there is also a subscription license option. For the cloud version, there are several options available, such as a monthly subscription.
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John ONeill
Principle consultant at Active Data Consulting Services Pty Ltd
I can't see any reason why anyone would want to downgrade a new machine (if that's even possible now) to Windows 7...
View full review »There could be a one-time cost for Windows Server and not every month. It is a huge amount for the companies to pay yearly.
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reviewer1217346
AVP at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We have an enterprise agreement with Microsoft and the price for the license is bundled together. The solution is expensive but for the bank that is using it, the price is fine. We pay for a license every three years.
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Ahmed Kassab
SCADA/EMS System Programmer at GCCIA
We're engaged with a reseller who deals with licensing for us.
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reviewer1473570
Technical and Project Manager Industrial Directorate EES CLEMESSY at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
It is important to have the cheapest price for all of the material and licenses.
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reviewer1590417
Director of Information Technology at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Its price is fine. Its licensing is on a yearly basis.
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Edgar Orare
Senior Systems Engineer at Dimension Data
Windows Server needs to be more flexible with the minimum requirements with the license and options. We are on an annual subscription to use the solution.
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reviewer972885
Control Systems Supervisor with 201-500 employees
I don't deal with pricing or licensing. I can't speak to how much the licensing costs.
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reviewer1595007
IT manager at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
There are no fees involved in the solution.
The government directly pays the licensing fees for all public organizations, of which we are included. The organization's name is IDU, which does license development for the country in the computer science department. They give us the SQL Server and Microsoft Office to install in our public hospital.
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reviewer1401510
Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
They are the same type of licensing for the Windows 10 endpoint solutions.
We pay these on an annual basis.
It is also dependant on your relationship with Microsoft as a company.
View full review »We purchase licenses.
It's expensive, but we have a need for it and have to purchase it.
View full review »GM
reviewer1506144
IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
You do have to pay for licenses to use the solution. It's quite expensive in general. However, that's just for Windows. Linux is not supported right now.
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reviewer1480311
Executive Personal Assistant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Our current license is an enterprise license agreement which gives you a whole lot of possibility, especially when you go through an R&D process. For example, you can provision everything, spread the service use over six months, and then wrap it up. It gives you a lot of flexibility.
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Emmanuel FOMUDE
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
I think it's a yearly license.
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ZelalemGedefie
Senior System Administrator at Debre Markos University
There is a licensing fee. It is possible that the Windows Server OS was built with this server.
View full review »The license is perpetual. Once you buy the server, you don't have to continue to renew the license itself.
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reviewer1260267
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Windows Systems use more resources than Linux systems and can be very costly. If you use a Linux system, two CPUs are enough, but if you use a Windows system, you need eight CPUs. You should use a minimum of eight CPUs, and CPU resources are very expensive.
We have enterprise agreements regarding licensing.
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reviewer1410804
SAP Architecture Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We don't pay for the license. That is as part of a contract in which we pay a monthly charge for having the servers in the hosted environment.
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reviewer1505493
Systems Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
You do need to pay for a license. It's reasonably priced. Of course, if you are strapped for cash, you can set up a Linux type of server basically for free. It depends on what you need.
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reviewer1588287
Senior Security Operation Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
There is a license required and it is on an annual basis.
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Devanand PR
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
There is a license needed for this solution.
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reviewer1561038
Chief Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
I don't have any insights into the licensing.
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reviewer1643577
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The pricing isn't the cheapest. For example, Linux would be a free option. People don't have to pay for it. With Microsoft, you need to pay to license it.
View full review »VG
reviewer1322280
Regional Head Customer Experience at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
There is not a license required for this solution.
View full review »We have multiple types of licenses. Some of them are on a yearly basis, and some of them are prepaid.
View full review »KG
reviewer1488372
Associate Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
There is an annual license required for this solution.
View full review »We have a partnership, so we get all of the licensing through that.
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reviewer1665177
Senior Cloud Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
There is an annual license required for this solution.
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reviewer1658865
IT Manager at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
The price needs to be reduced. Users find it prohibitive. It is exorbitant for the value one gets with the solution.
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reviewer1428423
Head of Technical Support at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees
We do have to pay a licensing fee in order to use the servers.
We've got open licenses for the Windows Server OS, as well as the SQL Server database, and then we have to pay for the device CALs, client access license.
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reviewer1491816
Senior Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.
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NaveenKumar21
Senior IT Manager at Excelra
We pay the license on a yearly basis.
It's a bit expensive if you were to compare it to Linux.
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Maan Othman
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
The Windows Server standard edition is affordable. But the cost of the data center edition is high, especially compared to some competitors. Some competitors are offering their operating systems for free.
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reviewer1404573
Operations Director / Business Critical Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
In our case, we primarily use Microsoft, so the cost is a lot less. But some of our customers have spent approximately $12,000 a year on the operating system license.
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Ayman Said
Deputy IT Manager at ICAPP (Americana Group)
We have a corporate deal with Microsoft and pay licensing fees annually. It is an expensive product.
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manager278619
Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Customers do need to pay a yearly licensing fee.
View full review »I'm not involved in the licensing aspect of the solution, I can't speak to the company's arrangement with Microsoft. I'm not sure how often we pay licensing fees or how much.
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Ossama Helmy
Telecommunication Department Head at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It could be cheaper. Its licensing is on a yearly basis.
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reviewer1465254
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We do have a license from Microsoft.
I can't speak to how the subscription works however it's my understanding that it's paid yearly due to the fact that it's a large-scale scheme.
TC
reviewer1109874
Solutions Specialist at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
If you're buying an instance in the cloud, then you'll pay for it monthly. Otherwise, a normal purchase is always upfront; there is no subscription model with Microsoft, at least for the Windows Server licenses.
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reviewer1444248
Insolvency Practitioner and Director at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
We had to purchase the solution and also the licenses to go on each computer system.
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reviewer1740360
ICT and Cyber Security Adviser at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
You do have to pay for licensing of the product.
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Stefano El Khoury
Senior Software Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It is a fair price. For Microsoft overall, we have a subscription with Office. So there is also a bundle for Windows.
The price is good. It is cheaper than Mac OS. In this case, it's better in terms of price.
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reviewer1605843
IT System Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The price of the solution is expensive, and there are many price options available, such as monthly or perpetual licenses.
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reviewer1192233
Information Systems Infrastructure Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is priced very well and we pay an annual license fee.
It's not very expensive when compared to Linux.
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reviewer1496412
ICT Manager at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Of course, the solution itself is expensive. However, they are not many alternatives. There's very little choice on the market.
View full review »Licensing is a complex issue when it comes to Microsoft. Read all the detail and assess your requirements before finalizing any licensing option.
View full review »We have purchased a perpetual license to use the solution.
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reviewer1658844
Quadria Rouen Agency Director at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
We are with Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider Program and we pay for a monthly license for this use of this solution and we support our customer subscriptions. The overall price of the solution is good.
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Mazen Kassem
Senior Digital Services Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I don't handle the licensing costs. I don't have any visibility as to how much the company pays for licenses.
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reviewer1536276
Sr Reporter at a media company with 201-500 employees
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reviewer1577316
IT manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We pay for the license every month.
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reviewer1453767
Cloud Service Director at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
I don't deal with the pricing aspect of the solution and therefore can't really comment on how much it costs or if we are charged on a monthly or yearly basis.
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reviewer1423995
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
There are licensing costs for this solution, although it's not expensive. Microsoft is relatively inexpensive compared to other database platforms.
View full review »MC
reviewer1377360
Line Technical Agent at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
In general, the pricing can be improved.
Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.
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Alvaro Valdes
Information Systems Computer System Controller at a insurance company with 11-50 employees
There is a license required for this solution.
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Muhammed Eslami
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution does require a company to obtain a license.
We would like the licenses to be less expensive. Generally, the price is too high.
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reviewer372459
Sr. Manager - IT Systems at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Our licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.
View full review »There is a license required for Windows Server and Microsoft the cost is based on the number of ports that you have on the production server.
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reviewer1572795
IT Production Engineer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis, and the price could be improved.
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reviewer1802343
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
I paid for a license to use Windows Server. It is a subscription-based license and it is purchased annually.
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reviewer1755732
Project Leader at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We pay a license to use Windows Server.
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reviewer1647993
Manager
I was not involved in the acquisition of the solution, so I do not have exact details about the pricing.
We do pay for technical support. We have that until December and then we will need to re-subscribe.
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reviewer1388565
Systems and networks engineer at a government with self employed
There is a license for Windows Server, but we have got the license from a local supplier,
Black Neuron Technology. They also provide tech support locally.
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reviewer1489908
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The pricing could be a bit more competitive.
The solution offers a permanent license. You don't have to pay a monthly or yearly subscription.
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reviewer1510542
Software Test Engineer at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
The solution requires licencing.
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Nhan Tran
Data & AI expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price of the solution could be reduced and there is a license required.
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reviewer1564803
System Administrator at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
It could be cheaper.
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reviewer1136874
System Integration Engineer at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
The price could be better and the licensing model could be easier to understand.
Our customers prefer lifetime licenses.
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reviewer1777113
Responcible specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have an enterprise agreement.
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reviewer1430925
Technical Director at a security firm with 51-200 employees
This is not an expensive product.
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reviewer1424022
Technical Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The licensing fees are expensive.
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reviewer1174590
System Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
If you buy a standard license, you can only buy two towards your machine. If you need more than that, you need to buy another type of licensing. It changes the cost and makes it much more expensive.
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reviewer1693089
Consulting and Pre-Sales Manage at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The price of the solution could improve.
View full review »MA
reviewer1593132
Co-Founder at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
We pay for a yearly license
View full review »MG
reviewer1577235
Partner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Our customers had a bundle package with Microsoft that included Windows Server.
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reviewer1489566
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have perpetual licenses.
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reviewer1126884
Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The price of the solution should be less expensive. There is an annual subscription to use the solution.
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reviewer1680246
Chief Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Windows Server's whole licensing model is complex because if you have, for example, Microsoft Office and end-user applications installed on a server with a remote desktop, then the licensing can be complex. If the model could be simplified it would be better.
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reviewer1491849
Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We pay yearly for a license. If you ask any vendor they will tell you that it could be cheaper.
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Windows Server
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Windows Server. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.