Meraki Licensing
Meraki currently offers three types of licensing models: subscription licensing, co-termination licensing (co-term), and per-device licensing (pdl). This empowers customers to choose licensing models that align with their unique business needs.
As of September 2023, if you are creating a new Meraki organization, you will automatically default to the co-term licensing model. If you wish to be on Meraki subscription licensing, your organization will be changed automatically once you claim a subscription licensing key in the Meraki dashboard. Per-device licensing is no longer available for new customers. You are not able to mix and match any of the licensing models.
Meraki Subscription Licensing
Meraki Subscription Licensing is an innovative licensing model that offers customers enhanced flexibility and simplicity in terms of payment methods, configurations, management, and scalability. This model is better aligned to customer outcomes to make it easier to consume Meraki solutions while also meeting their growing business needs. Meraki Subscription Licensing is available for new customers in the US and EU. For more information please visit - Meraki Subscription Licensing Overview.
Meraki Co-Term Licensing
Meraki co-term licensing is applied on an organization-wide basis, resulting in a single expiration date for every Meraki device managed in an organization. That date is dynamically calculated based on a weighted average of the license types purchased and claimed into your dashboard organization. This is accomplished by averaging all active licenses together and dividing by the license limit, or allowed count of Meraki devices in the organization. The single expiration date for all Meraki devices in that organization is dynamically recalculated (by the Meraki dashboard) with each license and hardware claim.
For example, suppose an organization had two separate Enterprise AP licenses, one license for 2x access points spanning one year (365 days) and another for 1x access point spanning five years (1,825 days). The co-termination value would be calculated as ((1825*1)+(365*2))/3= 851 days total for all three access points. So assuming all three licenses were applied on the same day, the organization would have a co-term date of 851 days from the start date of the licenses.
For more information, refer to the Meraki Co-Termination Licensing Overview document.
Meraki Per-Device Licensing
Per-device licensing is no longer available for customers who would like to move to this licensing model for regions where Subscription Licensing is available. Please inquire about our current licensing options for new and renewing customers.
Licensing Model Similarities and Differences
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Subscription Licensing |
Co-Termination Licensing |
Per Device Licensing |
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Common Expiration date |
X |
X |
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End Date |
Fixed |
Dynamic |
Fixed |
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Simplified SKUs |
X |
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API Automation |
X |
X |
X |
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Multiple Feature Tier Support |
X |
MR & MS only |
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Seamless Upgrades |
X |
Requires Loss of Time or Upgrade SKUs |
Requires Loss of Time or Upgrade SKUs |
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License Keys |
Require for Origination |
Required for Origination, Additions, and Renewals |
Required for Origination, Additions, and Renewals |
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Compliance |
Network Management Disable (License Expiration) Device Management Disable (Exceeding Limit) |
Organization Shutdown |
Organization Shutdown |
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Payment Methods |
Periodic or Pre-Pay |
Pre-Pay Only |
Pre-Pay Only |