Product Licensing
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Product Licensing Metric Reference Guide
This reference table shows how certain VMware products are licensed. This guide is for reference only. For license metric definitions, please consult the Product Guide.
Product
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
Infrastructure
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vSphere
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per processor
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vSphere Remote Office Branch Office
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App per VM
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vCenter Server
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App per app instance
User
Desktop or Device
Product
Site Recovery Manager
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App per VM
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Operations
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per OSI
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Log Insight
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per OSI
per processor
per processor
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Automation
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per OSI
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Automation Desktop
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App per VM
User
Desktop or Device per desktop
Product
vRealize Business for Cloud
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per OSI
per processor
per processor
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Business
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device named user
Product
vRealize Suite
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per PLU
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vCloud Suite
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) Per PLU for vRealize Suite component
Per CPU for vSphere component
Per CPU for vSphere component
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vRealize Code Stream
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per OSI
per processor
per processor
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
vSAN
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) per processor for Data Center
VM or App
User concurrent user for desktop
Desktop or Device
Product
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
VMware NSX for vSphere
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) Per processor for perpetual version only
VM or App per VM
User
Desktop or Device
Product
VMware NSX for Multi-Hypervisor
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU) Per processor for perpetual version only
VM or App per VM
User
Desktop or Device
Product
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
Fusion
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device per desktop
Product
Fusion Pro
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device per desktop
Product
Workstation Pro
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device per desktop
Product
Workstation Player
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device per desktop
Product
Horizon View Standard
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon Advanced, Enterprise
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
concurrent user
concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon Suite
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
concurrent user
concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon DaaS On-Premise Platform
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon DaaS On-Premise Platform
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
App Volumes
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
Mirage
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon Socialcast on Premise
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon FLEX
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User per device
Desktop or Device
Product
Workspace (Portal)
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
Workspace Suite
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon Air
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
Horizon Air Desktop DR
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
ThinApp
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
ThinApp Virtualization Packager
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
Mirage Windows Migration
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device per device
Product
vRealize Operations for Horizon
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
concurrent user
concurrent user
Desktop or Device
Product
User Environment Manager
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
concurrent user
concurrent user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User
Desktop or Device
Product
AirWatch Management Suite (Green, Orange, Blue, Yellow)
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Content Locker
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Content Locker Collaborate
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Content Locker View
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Advanced Application Management
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Application Reputation Scanning
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Browser
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch Email Client
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
AirWatch MAM Application Management
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device per device
Product
VMware Identity Manager Standard
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device
Product
VMWare Identity Manager Advanced
OSI or Processor or Portable Licensing Unit (PLU)
VM or App
User named user
Desktop or Device