The Marketplace Platform lets you purchase perpetual licenses to Microsoft software, such as Skype for Business and SQL Server, within the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program.
Browse the following topics to learn about ordering new perpetual software subscriptions by creating an agreement, or adding more one-time items to an existing agreement.
Buy Perpetual Software Licenses
Order a perpetual software subscription by creating a new purchase order.
Order Additional Perpetual Software Licenses
Order more perpetual software items by adding them to your existing agreement.
This tutorial shows how to order a Microsoft Perpetual Software license. Perpetual licenses are licenses requiring a one-time payment. They are the licenses for which you pay upfront and then use the software indefinitely.
To order a perpetual license, you'll need to create a purchase order. Purchase orders are orders placed under a new agreement.
In this tutorial, we will assume that you are using an existing licensee and setting up a new Microsoft tenant.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you are familiar with the key concepts. You will also need:
A licensee in the active state. Licensees are required for setting up a new agreement.
Your company details, like the company name, registration ID, and address. These details are required when setting up a new Microsoft tenant.
The contact details of the person who will manage your Microsoft account.
In this step, start the purchase wizard to begin the ordering process.
Sign in to your account and navigate to the Products page. The page is located under Marketplace in the main menu.
On the Products page, select the required perpetual software product. In this tutorial, we'll select Microsoft Perpetual Software for Education.
On the product details page, click Buy now in the upper right. The purchase wizard starts.
In this step, choose the required licensee and then click Next.
If you don't wish to use an existing licensee, you can add a new licensee by clicking Create licensee. Note that if you choose to add a new licensee, you'll be directed to the Licensees page. As a result, the purchase wizard will close and you'll need to start it again.
In this step, do the following:
Enter the tenant name you want to use on the onmicrosoft.com domain and click Next. Make sure that the name doesn't include punctuation marks or spaces. To check whether your tenant name is still available, use Access tenant name availability tool.
Fill out the contact form and click Next. You'll need to provide the following details:
Company name.
Company registration ID or tax number.
Company address, including city and zip/postal code.
Contact details of the person who will manage your account.
Once you have placed your order, we will verify the order details, including the Microsoft tenant ID. If there are issues with your order, the order details page will provide information about the problem and any actions you may need to take.
After your order is complete and your license has been successfully set up, you'll be able to download your license keys from the Microsoft admin portal. For download instructions, see Microsoft's documentation: Download software and product license keys.
If you already have an agreement for a perpetual software product and you wish to add more one-time software items to the same agreement, you can do so by creating a change order.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a change order by adding a one-time item called Windows Server 2025.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure that your agreement is in the Active state. You can check the agreement status on the Agreements page and the agreement details page.
In this step, open the required agreement:
Sign in to your account and go to the Agreements page, which is located under Marketplace in the main menu.
Select the agreement and then click Buy more in the upper right.
After clicking Buy more, the Select Items page of the purchase wizard opens. This page displays all one-time software items that you can order under this agreement.
In this step, select the items you need and add them to your order.
Locate the item (for example, Windows Server 2025). If needed, use the following filters:
Click the Filter option.
Click Add another condition and then use the dropdown to make the following selections:
Select Product Item Name.
Set the filter to Contains.
Type the name of the required item (in this case, Windows Server 2025).
Close the filter box.
Select the individual items from the list and click Add items. Note that you must select at least one item.
Verify the item quantity and make adjustments as necessary in the New qty field. Click Next.
Complete the remaining ordering steps as follows:
In the Details step, add any additional IDs or notes for your order and click Next. Note that it's optional to provide these details.
In the Review order step, verify the information and click Place order to finalize placing your order.
Click View details to go to the order details page or Close the page.
Your change order is submitted for processing. You can check the order status on the Orders page or in the Orders tab on the agreement details page.
Once the order is placed, the agreement status changes from Active to Updating. You will not be able to place any additional orders under this agreement until your current order has been processed and the agreement status is changed back to Active.
