Oracle Database licensing

This article is about on-premises Oracle Database licensing. For Java SE, see Oracle Java SE licensing.

On-prem Oracle Database is licensed by edition under the Oracle License Definitions and Rules (effective 15 June 2024).[1] Enterprise Edition is licensed by Processor (cores × core factor, rounded up) or Named User Plus. Standard Edition 2 is licensed by occupied-socket Processor and/or Named User Plus, with a 2-socket server cap and a 16 CPU-thread cap per database. Personal Edition is listed as Named User Plus only.

Oracle Database licensing
Publisher	Oracle
Licensed as	Edition under License Definitions and Rules (effective 15 June 2024)
Metrics	Named User Plus; Processor (Enterprise Edition); Standard Edition 2 Processor (Standard Edition 2)
Floors	Enterprise Edition: 25 Named Users Plus per Processor; Standard Edition 2: minimum 10 NUP per server if NUP licenses are purchased; Personal Edition: Named User Plus maximum of 1 per database
Price list as-of	3 August 2026
Status	Cited

Editions

The Oracle Technology Global Price List dated 3 August 2026 lists these Oracle Database products (USA dollars).[2] The price list itself is marked educational only.

Edition	Named User Plus license	Processor license	Notes from the price list / defs
Standard Edition 2	$350	$17,500	SE2 Processor is occupied socket, not core factor
Enterprise Edition	$950	$47,500	Processor uses cores × core factor
Personal Edition	$460	—	No Processor license listed; NUP maximum 1 per database

Software Update License & Support on the same price-list rows: SE2 NUP $77 / Processor $3,850; EE NUP $209 / Processor $10,450; Personal Edition NUP $101.20.[2]

Metrics

Named User Plus applies to SE2, Enterprise Edition, and Personal Edition. Count authorized individuals plus non-human devices that can access the Programs; measure at the multiplexing front end if multiplexing hardware or software is used.[1]
Processor applies to Enterprise Edition (core-factor method). Count processors where the Programs are installed and/or running: aggregate cores, multiply by the core factor, round fractions up.[1]
Standard Edition 2 Processor applies only to Standard Edition 2. A processor is an occupied socket (multi-chip module: each chip is one occupied socket).[1]

Do not apply Database NUP or Processor rules to Java. Java SE uses a separate Employee (Java SE) metric.

Counting

Named User Plus. An individual authorized to use the Programs on a single server or multiple servers, regardless of whether the individual is actively using them. A non-human operated device that can access the Programs counts as a Named User Plus in addition to all authorized individuals. If multiplexing hardware or software (e.g., a TP monitor or a web server product) is used, this number must be measured at the multiplexing front end. Automated batching of data from computer to computer is permitted. All actual users must be licensed, and published NUP minimums must be maintained.[1]

NUP floors.

Enterprise Edition: 25 Named Users Plus per Processor.[1]
Standard Edition 2: if You purchase NUP licenses, You must maintain a minimum of 10 NUP per server.[1]
Personal Edition: Named User Plus maximum of 1 Named User Plus per database (not a floor).[1]

SE2 hardware caps. Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets. Each Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 database may use a maximum of 16 CPU threads at any time.[1]

Processor (Enterprise Edition). Required licenses = total cores of the processor × the core processor licensing factor from the Oracle Processor Core Factor Table; aggregate cores on all multicore chips first; round all fractions up to the next whole number.[1] The Core Factor Table (updated 28 January 2026) lists Intel Xeon processors named in that table and AMD EPYC 9005, 9004, 8004, 7003, 7002, 7001, 4005, 4004 Series at 0.5; catch-all “All Other Multicore chips” is 1.0.[3] License Definitions illustrate the catch-all: a platform not specified in the table uses factor 1.0.[1]