F5 Program

Enterprise Licensing Agreement (ELA)

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Kind: Enterprise agreement
Aliases: VE ELA; Enterprise License Agreement
Definition: F5 bundle page: Better and Best bundles are available as either a VE subscription or through a VE Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), with self-licensing of any number of virtual instances, in any capacity, at any time.
Commercial rules: F5 describes FCP as the "successor to ELA"; the ELA terms themselves are not published on f5.com.
Applies to: BIG-IP VE Better and Best bundles
Related metrics: Throughput tier (BIG-IP VE)

Evidence 2

Better and Best bundles on VE are sold as subscription or ELA

"Better and Best bundles are available as either a VE subscription or through a VE Enterprise License Agreement (ELA)."

Perpetual licensing page, PurchasingF5 Perpetual Licensing and Product Bundles | F5Retrieved 2026-10-08

FCP is the successor to ELA

"FCP is F5’s flagship buying program and successor to ELA."

FCP page, FAQF5 Flex Consumption Program | F5Retrieved 2026-10-08