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Nutanix Cloud Platform licensingCited · Edited 2026-09-26

SKUs

SW-NCI-PRO-PRSW-NCI-PRO-PR SWA-NCI-SEC-PRSWA-NCI-SEC-PR SWA-NCM-SS-PRSWA-NCM-SS-PR

Metrics

Concurrent userUser CoreCore Node (legacy node-based license)Other Powered-on VMOther Usable TiBOther vCPUvCPU

Programs

NC2 Multi-Year License PortabilityCloud policy Nutanix Elevate Service Provider Partner (NESPP) consumption modelPartner Term Based LicenseSubscription umbrella

Rules

Certified Hardware and authorized public clouds onlyRestriction Disaster recovery sites require separate licensingCounting Do not exceed Usage Capacity; annual certification and auditsRestriction Edition set per cluster; mixed licensing defaults to lowest tierRestriction Expired licenses: support loss at day 0, lock-out at day 60Restriction Legacy node-based to capacity-based conversion by core-to-node ratioCounting License all cores for the full capacity of the clusterCounting NC2 BYOL of on-premises term licensesCloud / BYOL

Evidence

Annual certification and audit rightQuote Automatic renewal and backdated feesQuote Capacity-based licenses: cores and flash TiB, not nodesDefinition excerpt Certified Hardware restrictionQuote Core-to-node ratio conversionQuote DR sites require separate licensingQuote Edition at cluster level; no mixing with legacy AOSQuote Expired license restrictions day zero and day 60Quote

Sources

License Manager GuideGuide Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) Pricing & Licensing OptionsOffer description Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (NCI-VDI) datasheetOffer description Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI-Edge) datasheetOffer description Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) datasheetOffer description Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) datasheetOffer description Nutanix Elevate Service Provider Consumption ModelOffer description Nutanix License and Services Agreement (October 2024)Contract