Recently, Veeam announced the end-of-sale of per-socket perpetual licenses for Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Availability Suite, Veeam Backup Essentials, and Veeam ONE. Unfortunately, this change will affect both new and existing customers for all editions starting on July 1, 2022.
What options do customers have?
- Buy new socket-based-licensing until June 30, 2022, renew maintenance, and continue using the estate of sockets
- Migrate to Veeam Universal License (VUL)
What are the feature differences?
The new VUL license offers significant feature enhancements above and beyond what has been available from the per-socket licensing. Below is a table detailing the specifics.
| WORKLOADS | VUL | PER-SOCKET |
|---|---|---|
| On-premises, cloud and hybrid enviornments | ✔ | On-premises ONLY |
| Virtual machines (VMs): VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, NEW Red Hat Virtualization | ✔ | VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V ONLY |
| Cloud-native: Amazon EC2 and RDS, Azure and NEW Google Cloud VMs | ✔ | ✖ |
| Physical servers, workstations and endpoints: Windows, Linux, NEW Mac, IBM AIX and Oracle Solaris | ✔ | ✖ |
| Enterprise apps and databases for: Microsoft, Oracle, SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, MySQL and more | ✔ | ✖ |
| NAS file shares | ✔ | ✖ |
For the full details and product specifics, check out the official Veeam End-of-Sale Announcement: Veeam End-of-Sale Announcement
2022 Price Increase
The base cost for new purchase of Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will increase starting April 1, 2022. All product SKUs for these product offerings will increase accordingly.
| Current List Price | New List Price | Approximate Increase | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator | $1,550 | $1,700 | 9.67% | |||
| DR Pack | $310 | $340 | 9.67% | |||
| Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 | $19.20 | $20.40 | 6.25% | |||
Should we all panic?
No, some customers will be just fine and many will actually benefit from VUL licensing. They will have access to all available Veeam features, production level support, increased portability, and CAPEX savings. However, others might be in for a shock. Migrating from socket to subscription VUL licenses may not calculate in your favor. You could see overall licensing costs increases, but don’t go rethinking your backup strategy yet. Migrating to another service provider can be even more costly. We can help you evaluate the options and identify what path makes the most sense for your business. Fill out the form below for a free Veeam licensing assessment!
