Licensing Team Foundation Server 2008

April 9, 2008 · 1 min read

Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition that you receive when you purchase a Team Edition with an MSDN Premium Subscription provides for FIVE named users and does not use the CAL model.

To support larger teams, you need to purchase a license for Standard Edition (full retail price: US$2799) and CAL licenses for each user (~US$500).

You would find it to be financially beneficial to purchase that software through Volume Licensing, which provides discounts when purchasing five or more licenses.

Sources http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/archive/2006/03/16/553121.aspx

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1335348&SiteID=

Other related prices:
MSDN Subscription includes versions of all servers, everything for 1 person. Includes 1 Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition of those includes 5 licences.  Price around US$6,500

Visual Studio 2008 Professional $1160 per license (less for upgrade from previous versions)

Volume pricing – check with MS.

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Michael Freidgeim

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