Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software, Licensing Tips

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software, Licensing Tips for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Small and medium enterprises can purchase Dynamics CRM software licenses through following software licensing programs offered by Microsoft,

Let’s have a look at the example.

A small and medium size customer requires CRM Software licenses for their company. They engaged to the related partner and present their requirement that they need have this and this type of requirements for their company, please help to get right option to purchase CRM Software Licenses.

Partner will ask some questions to the customer, how many CRM Software licenses are required by your company, is it in between 5 to 250 licenses, if customer responded “yes” then another question will be raised by the partner that; do you want to stay with the current software and spread their license payments over three year?

If the answer is “No”, than they should go for software licensing solutions available under Open License Program as it offers savings and flexibility to acquire software licenses as need and when required.

Else Partner will ask another question do you need the lowest up front cost and/or do you want to subscribe the software?

If the answer is no then they should choose to purchase their software licenses under Open Value Non Companywide Option because it includes software assurance benefits and flexibility to spread the payment over three years.

Suggestion: You can start with one Dynamics CRM Software Server license and at least 4 CRM CALs. This is how you achieve minimum software license requirement under both the available programs.