Oracle Licensing Program Comparison Chart
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| Oracle Programs | Named User Plus | Processor |
| Program type? | Transactional | Transactional |
| Organizations served? | Smaller environments; General Services Administration (GSA) pricing available for government organizations | Larger environments; General Services Administration (GSA) pricing available for government organizations |
| Key benefits? | The Named User Plus metric is used in environments where users and/or devices can be easily identified and counted. | The Processor metric is used in environments where users cannot be easily identified and counted, such as Internet-based applications. |
| Signed contract required? | Oracle one-click ordering available for small- and medium-sized business (SMB) technology programs; no paper contract; electronic service agreement requirements vary by product | Oracle one-click ordering available for small- and medium-sized business (SMB) technology programs; no paper contract; electronic service agreement requirements vary by product |
| Term? | Perpetual and term licenses available | Perpetual and term licenses available |
| Forecasting required? | No | No |
| Minimum purchase requirement? | Yes. five, 10 or 25 licenses depending on product(s) purchased | Yes. One processor license per socket or core |
| Minimum reorder? | None. Program applies on a transaction-by-transaction basis | None. Program applies on a transaction-by-transaction basis |
| Upgrade protection? | Yes. One-year support term required for each license; includes any new versions, upgrades during term of agreement | Yes. One-year support term required for each license; includes any new versions, upgrades during term of agreement |
| Technical support? | Upgrade protection includes full product support. Software update license and support provides customers with rights to Oracle® product upgrades, maintenance releases and patches distributed on Media Packs and OracleMetalink. | Upgrade protection includes full product support. Software update License and support provides customers with rights to Oracle® product upgrades, maintenance releases and patches distributed on Media Packs and OracleMetalink. |
| Media? | Electronic Software Download (ESD) included; CD media available for purchase | Electronic Software Download (ESD) included; CD media available for purchase |
