Volume Software Licensing Program

A Volume Software Licensing Program is a software licensing model that allows organizations to purchase licenses in bulk, providing flexibility, cost savings, and simplified management of software assets.

Context:
- It can (typically) offer discounts and benefits for organizations purchasing multiple software licenses, making it cost-effective for large-scale deployments.
- It can (often) include MS Licensing Agreements such as Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Open License, Microsoft Select Plus, ...
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- It can simplify license management by consolidating multiple licenses under a single agreement, reducing administrative overhead.
- It can offer flexible licensing options, allowing organizations to scale their software usage up or down based on changing needs.
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Example(s):
- a Microsoft Volume Software Licensing Program, with licensing models such as: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Open License, Microsoft Select Plus, ...
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Counter-Example(s):
- Retail Software Licenses, which are purchased individually and are not designed for bulk licensing or large-scale deployments.
- Subscription-based Licensing, where software is licensed on a subscription basis rather than purchased outright, and often does not offer the same bulk discounts as volume licensing.
See: Google Workspace, Software as a Service.

References

(Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing Retrieved:2024-6-21.
- In software licensing, volume licensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number of users. Customers of such licensing schemes are typically business, governmental or educational institutions, with prices for volume licensing varying depending on the type, quantity and applicable subscription-term. For example, Microsoft software available through volume-licensing programs includes Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.
  Traditionally, a volume licensing key (VLK), which could be supplied to all instances of the licensed computer program, was involved in volume licensing. With the popularity of the software as a service practices, volume licensing customers only supply their software with credentials belonging to an online user account instead, which is used for other aspects of services and provisioning.