Prices for Some Server-Side Licenses Changing

Server-side licenses for SharePoint Server 2013, Lync Server 2013, and Project Server 2013 cost more than the 2010 versions of these products. Server-side licenses typically comprise but a small percentage of the overall licensing fee for on-premises deployment of most server-based products, with SQL Server licensed per-core being the most notable exception. Consequently, the impact of server-side license prices on customers’ budgets is typically modest. However, another recent change magnifies the implications somewhat.

Prices Up for SharePoint, Lync, Project

The pricing changes are as follows.

SharePoint Server 2013. A server license for SharePoint Server 2013 is approximately 40% more expensive than a server license for SharePoint Server 2010 (previously US$4,926 in Open License). However, simplifications made to server-side licensing for SharePoint Server 2013 may mitigate the price increase in some scenarios. In particular, several expensive licenses—FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (US$21,975), SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites Standard (US$11,793), and SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites Enterprise (US$41,392)—were eliminated, with the SharePoint Server 2013 server license taking their place.