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Named User Plus or Processor? Find your cheaper metric.

Enter your database servers and user counts. We show which Oracle Database licence metric is cheaper, your break-even point and a multi-year cost comparison, using the same logic as our GLAS-verified licensing work.

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Step 1

Edition & users

Database edition

Total users / devices accessing the DB

Cost horizon (years)

Count every human and non-human user or device that accesses the database directly or via multiplexing (apps, batch jobs, sensors, interfaces).

Step 2

Database servers

Advanced: list prices & support rate

EE Processor ($)

EE Named User Plus ($)

SE2 Processor / socket ($)

SE2 Named User Plus ($)

Annual support (%)

Oracle US technology list prices. Your negotiated discount applies equally to both metrics, so the recommendation doesn't change.

Indicative only, based on Oracle's published licensing rules and US list prices. Virtualisation (VMware, hard/soft partitioning), RAC, options and packs, and contract-specific terms can materially change the answer. This is not legal advice.