ManageEngine Endpoint Central is ManageEngine’s unified endpoint management and security product. It handles patching, software deployment, asset inventory, mobile device management and OS deployment. It is licensed by edition on the number of managed endpoints. Each endpoint tier includes one technician, and more technicians are sold separately.[1] Servers are licensed separately from workstations and are identified by operating system.[2] In the UEM edition, one licence covers one endpoint, whether a desktop or a mobile device.[2] On premises, customers can choose an annual subscription or a perpetual licence, and perpetual licences carry Annual Maintenance and Support (AMS) at 20% of the invoice total. The cloud edition is sold monthly or annually.[1] On-premises copies fall under the ManageEngine EULA[5] and Endpoint Central Cloud under the on-demand Terms of Service.[6]
Editions
The edition comparison matrix lists five editions and their starting prices.[3]
| Edition | Starts at (vendor matrix) | Example list prices, 50 endpoints with 1 technician[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Free | US$0 for 25 endpoints[3] | Not applicable |
| Professional | US$795[3] | On-premises annual US$795, perpetual US$1,987; cloud monthly US$104, annual US$1,045 |
| Enterprise | US$945[3] | On-premises annual US$945, perpetual US$2,362; cloud monthly US$124, annual US$1,245 |
| UEM | US$1,095[3] | On-premises annual US$1,095, perpetual US$2,738; cloud monthly US$139, annual US$1,395 |
| Security | US$1,695[3] | On-premises annual US$1,695, perpetual US$4,238 (quoted per workstation); cloud monthly US$205, annual US$2,045 |
The matrix notes that the Security edition is available both on premises and in the cloud.[3] The Cloud FAQ adds that features differ between the on-premises and cloud versions of the same edition.[4] An Enterprise edition customer can move to UEM without waiting for renewal.[2] The catalog records the entry tiers as SKUs, for example Endpoint Central Professional - 50 endpoints, annual (on-premises) and Endpoint Central UEM - 50 endpoints, annual (on-premises). ManageEngine publishes no part numbers.
Add-ons
The pricing page lists add-ons priced by number of workstations and number of servers: EDR (priced for cloud only), Malware Protection, Ransomware Protection, DEX Manager, Private Access (on-premises only) and OS Deployment.[1] OS Deployment appears as an add-on only with the Professional and Enterprise editions.[1] In the UEM edition, the licence bought to manage a desktop also covers OS imaging and deployment on it.[2] ManageEngine notes that add-ons such as DEX and Malware Protection can also be combined with Endpoint Central into a unified licence through its sales team.[1]
Metrics
| ManageEngine term | Catalog row | What ManageEngine says |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint | Endpoint (Endpoint Central) | One UEM licence covers a single endpoint, desktop or mobile.[2] |
| Workstation | Workstation (Endpoint Central) | Workstations have their own licences. Add-ons are priced by number of workstations.[1] |
| Server | Server (Endpoint Central) | Machines running Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux with a Server subscription or Oracle Linux, including such virtual machines.[2] |
| Technician | Technician (Endpoint Central) | Endpoint ranges are quoted “with 1 technician”. Additional technicians are sold in packs of 1 to 50.[1] |
Counting / floors
Endpoints (as retrieved 2026-09-27). A licence is consumed when the Endpoint Central agent or MDM profile is installed on an endpoint. The product detects the device’s MAC address and counts it.[2] Licences can be reused. In the vendor’s example, an organisation with 1,000 UEM licences manages 100 workstations with OS deployment, 200 without it and 200 mobile devices, which consumes 500 licences. Retiring 100 of those devices, by uninstalling the agent and removing them from the server, frees 100 licences for other devices.[2] A second example sizes 5,000 desktops and 2,000 mobile devices, 1,000 of them needing OS deployment, at 7,000 UEM licences in total.[2] Under UEM, iOS and Android devices need no separate MDM add-on.[2] Catalog proof: Endpoint Central UEM licences are consumed per endpoint on agent or MDM profile install.
Servers and workstations. Endpoint Central counts a machine as a server if it runs a Windows server operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux with a Server subscription, or Oracle Linux. The same applies to virtual machines running those systems.[2] Red Hat server machines cannot be told apart in the web console, because their subscription has to be checked. ManageEngine recommends server licences for any Linux machine deployed as a server.[2] Licences move in one direction only. If the workstation licences run out, spare server licences are used automatically for extra workstations, but a server never consumes a workstation licence.[2] Server licensing takes effect only when a new licence is applied, so existing customers can keep managing any number of servers until then.[2] Catalog proof: Endpoint Central classifies Windows Server, RHEL Server, Oracle Linux and such VMs as servers; Workstations may consume spare server licences but servers never consume workstation licences. Server prices start at 10 servers, annual (on-premises) for US$295 in the Professional edition.[1]
OS Deployment. OS Deployment is licensed per machine, on the number of workstations and servers to be deployed. Licences are tied to each machine’s MAC address and allow any number of deployments on that machine. Each machine needs a workstation or a server licence depending on its operating system.[2] ManageEngine OS Deployer is also sold as a standalone product.[2] Catalog proof: OS Deployment licences are machine-based and tied to the MAC address.
Technicians. Every endpoint range includes one technician. Additional technicians are a separate line on the price list, for example one extra technician at US$345 per year on premises, US$862 perpetual, or US$445 per year in the cloud (Endpoint Central additional technician - 1, annual (on-premises)).[1] In the cloud edition, the Zoho Store subscription page is used to add or remove endpoints and technicians.[4]
Floors. Price tiers start at 50 endpoints and 10 servers.[1] The Free edition manages up to 25 endpoints.[4] The on-premises FAQ adds that it can manage any number of servers as long as the total number of endpoints stays at 25 or fewer.[2] The trial is a 30-day UEM edition for unlimited endpoints. If the customer does not buy or extend, the trial drops to the Free edition. The customer then chooses 25 endpoints, and configurations for the other devices are lost.[4] Catalog proof: Endpoint Central Free edition manages up to 25 endpoints.
Virtualization & partitioning
Endpoint Central has no host-level or processor-based alternative. Virtual machines are counted as endpoints, and a virtual machine running a server operating system is a server for licensing.[2] Licence consumption follows the agent and the detected MAC address. As commentary: non-persistent or frequently re-imaged virtual desktops may therefore consume new licences until stale machines are removed from the server. The FAQ describes uninstalling the agent and removing the machine as the way to free a licence.[2] On premises, the EULA’s Single Installation License and one-server restriction apply to the Endpoint Central server.[5] The FAQ says server licences do not need to be reapplied after the server is migrated.[2]
Cloud / BYOL
Endpoint Central Cloud is bought from the console’s Subscription page through Zoho Store. The FAQ describes it as a pay-as-you-go service, and it can also be bought offline through the sales team.[4] Prices are published for monthly and annual terms.[1] Under the on-demand Terms of Service, subscriptions renew automatically unless the customer gives notice at least seven days before renewal, payments are not refundable, and usage is limited by the chosen plan.[6] The retrieved documents describe no conversion of on-premises licences into cloud subscriptions.
Licences from other vendors are not part of the Endpoint Central licence. The FAQ notes that Windows Autopilot deployment needs an Intune licence for each user.[2]
Programs
- Annual Subscription License. A one-year on-premises licence that must be renewed at least 10 days before expiry.[5]
- Perpetual License with AMS. On the price list, AMS charges for perpetual licences amount to 20% of the invoice total (Endpoint Central perpetual AMS is 20% of the invoice total).[1] When the AMS expiry date has passed, the console suppresses notifications of builds released after that date until AMS is renewed.[2] For the related Mobile Device Manager Plus product, an expired AMS licence also blocks upgrades to later versions and access to support (An expired AMS licence blocks upgrades to later versions).[7]
- Free Edition for 25 endpoints.[4]
- ManageEngine cloud subscription for Endpoint Central Cloud.[6]
- Premium Support Services. 24/7 support is sold separately from the standard offering.[1]
Out of scope
- Endpoint Central MSP and its cloud editions.
- Standalone products that overlap Endpoint Central features, such as Patch Manager Plus, Mobile Device Manager Plus, Remote Access Plus, Vulnerability Manager Plus and OS Deployer, which have their own price lists.
- Prices above 10,000 endpoints and non-US currency prices, which are quoted by the sales team.
- Microsoft, Apple and other third-party licences for the operating systems and applications that Endpoint Central manages.