A perpetual license is a type of software license that requires a one-time upfront payment. Perpetual license purchases are also called one-time purchases in the Marketplace Platform.
Unlike a subscription plan, which requires ongoing payments to keep the license active, a perpetual license remains valid indefinitely and doesn't require recurring payments. See Perpetual Software to learn more about this licensing model.
The Marketplace Platform supports ordering perpetual licenses for the following products:
Microsoft Perpetual Software - Commercial
Microsoft Perpetual Software - Education
Microsoft Perpetual Software - Charity
These products are available for ordering through the Products page in the platform:
You can order perpetual licenses for the supported Microsoft products by creating a purchase order. Purchase orders are created when you buy a product under a new agreement.
The steps to order perpetual software are like any other Microsoft product in the Marketplace Platform. For a general description of the ordering process, see How to Buy Products in the Marketplace. For detailed instructions, see Buy Perpetual Software Licenses.
The following specifics apply to perpetual software purchases:
Perpetual licenses require a one-time upfront payment, therefore, you can't increase or decrease the number of licenses. To buy more licenses of the same perpetual software, you must place a change order. For instructions, see Order Additional Perpetual Software Licenses.
Once your order has been completed and your license has been successfully set up, you can download your license keys from the Microsoft admin portal. You'll need the key to activate the software. For download instructions, see Microsoft's documentation: Download software and product license keys.
Cancellations are permitted within 30 days of the purchase date. For details, see Manage Perpetual Software Orders.
Perpetual license orders appear as one-time purchase on the agreement details page, as shown in the following image:
