Three Options Similar to the Enterprise Agreement

Three separate Volume Licensing program alternatives are very similar to the Enterprise Agreement (EA). These can serve as viable options depending on an organization’s size and whether it prefers subscription-based licensing to preserve cash up front.

Enterprise Agreement Subscription

The Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS) mirrors the same program rules and requirements as the EA, but licenses purchased through EAS are subscriptions rather than perpetual licenses; use of the software must stop if the term expires without being renewed. At each agreement anniversary, an EAS customer can “true up” or “true down” (increase or decrease the number of licenses) if the organization has changed its PC count. During a previous 12-month period as users are added, the customer does not have to report and pay for these additions. It only reports and pays for these users at the next true-up period. At the end of the EAS three-year term, the customer may renew for one or three years, or may buy out the licenses at 175% of the subscription license fee paid in the last year. If the licenses are bought out, they become perpetual licenses, and the customer may renew Software Assurance (SA) through an EA agreement.