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Key specifications
Illustrations are for reference. Service scope is defined by the plan you choose.
Pay monthly or annually — the contract value is the same.
Save 5% with a 2-year term or 10% with a 3-year term.
Core-based Windows Server Datacenter and SQL Server subscriptions sized to your hosts, with an audit-ready entitlement record.
Windows Server and SQL Server are licensed per physical core, with minimums that catch many organizations out during a license review. This service supplies Windows Server Datacenter and SQL Server core licenses as annual subscriptions sized to your hosts, together with an entitlement record that maps every license to the servers it covers.
We count your physical cores and apply Microsoft’s rules: at least 8 cores per processor and 16 cores per server for Windows Server, and at least 4 cores per processor or virtual machine for SQL Server. Datacenter edition allows unlimited Windows Server virtual machines on every fully licensed host, and SQL Server Enterprise core subscriptions covering all physical cores of a host allow unlimited SQL Server virtual machines on that host.
Licensing administration is included: procurement, license key and portal management, Windows Server CAL tracking, true-up planning and renewals. Licenses are subject to the Microsoft Customer Agreement and Microsoft’s product terms, and Microsoft price changes may apply at renewal.
All prices in USD, per core bundle at the 1-year rate. Pay monthly or annually — the contract value is the same. Swipe the table sideways to see every plan.
| Feature | Datacenter + SQL Standard | Datacenter + SQL Enterprise Recommended | Data Center Estate |
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| Price | $8,000.00 /mo per core bundle or $96,000.00/yr | $26,000.00 /mo per core bundle or $312,000.00/yr | $52,000.00 /mo per core bundle or $624,000.00/yr |
| With a 3-year term | $7,200.00/mo Save 10% or $86,400.00/yr | $23,400.00/mo Save 10% or $280,800.00/yr | $46,800.00/mo Save 10% or $561,600.00/yr |
| Best for | For a virtualized cluster running Windows workloads and departmental databases. | For mid-size data centers consolidating SQL Server onto licensed hosts. | For large estates that need quarterly reconciliation and audit support. |
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Billed monthly · 1-year term Customize billing, term & quantity (Plan: Datacenter + SQL Standard) |
Billed monthly · 1-year term Customize billing, term & quantity (Plan: Datacenter + SQL Enterprise) |
Billed monthly · 1-year term Customize billing, term & quantity (Plan: Data Center Estate) |
| SKU | TS-LIC-703 |
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| Category | Software Licensing |
| Pricing | Per core bundle, per year; payable monthly or annually |
| Contract | Annual commitment; 1-, 2- or 3-year term |
| Billing | Monthly or annual invoicing; same contract value |
| Windows Server | 128 / 256 / 512 Datacenter cores depending on tier |
| SQL Server | 32 Standard cores / 64 Enterprise cores / 128 Enterprise cores |
| Client access | 500 / 1,500 / 5,000 Windows Server user CALs |
| Licensing rules | Windows Server: 8 cores per processor, 16 per server minimum; SQL Server: 4 cores minimum |
| Publisher terms | Microsoft Customer Agreement and Microsoft product terms |
| Licensing administration | Procurement, key management, compliance reporting and renewals by TechSpire |
| Lead time | Licenses delivered in 3–5 business days |
Software is licensed by its publisher; vendor names are used to describe the products supplied. Licensed software terms
The Windows Server and SQL Server core licenses and CALs listed in your tier for one year, plus TechSpire licensing administration: procurement, key and portal management, compliance reporting and renewals. Licenses are subject to the Microsoft Customer Agreement and Microsoft’s product terms.
You can add cores at any time, prorated to your renewal date — for example when a new host is racked. Microsoft only allows cancellations or reductions within its short window after purchase or renewal (currently 7 days), so commitments generally cannot be reduced or cancelled after that until renewal. Our quarterly or pre-renewal reconciliation tells you whether a true-up or a reduction is due.
No. Remote Desktop Services CALs, external connectors and Azure consumption are quoted separately. If your licenses are eligible for Azure Hybrid Benefit, we document how to apply them to Azure virtual machines so you do not pay for Windows Server or SQL Server twice.
Your TechSpire price is fixed for each 12-month period, whether you pay monthly or annually; monthly billing does not shorten the commitment. Microsoft price changes may apply from your next renewal or anniversary date, and we notify you in writing at least 30 days in advance.
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