# Windows Server Standard Core 2025 — license pricing

> Windows Server 2025 is the cloud-ready operating system that supports your current workloads while introducing new technologies that make it easy to transition to cloud computing when you're ready. It

Canonical: https://o365hq.com/software/windows-server-standard-core-2025
Provider: IT Partner LLC — US Microsoft partner since 2006. Book: https://o365hq.com/book

Category: Windows Server & CALs · Kind: mixed · Microsoft product ID: DG7GMGF0PWHC

## Pricing (Microsoft ERP, US, USD — current CSP price list)

| License option | Term | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Nonprofit | $58 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Commercial | $147 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Education | $36 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription, billed annually | Commercial | $68 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription, billed monthly | Commercial | $71.40 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription, billed annually | Commercial | $174.99 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription, billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $175 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription, billed monthly | Commercial | $288.72 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription, billed annually | Commercial | $275 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Education | $294 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Commercial | $1176 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase (perpetual) | Nonprofit | $470 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription, billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $704 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription, billed annually | Commercial | $704.01 |

## Licensing rules that matter

- Windows Server Standard and Datacenter are licensed per core: minimum 16 cores per server and 8 per processor, sold as core packs.
- Every user or device that touches the server also needs a Windows Server CAL; Remote Desktop use needs RDS CALs on top.
- Send us your host and user counts with the quote request — we confirm the core and CAL math before you pay for anything.

## How to buy

Quote-only: request via the contact form (https://o365hq.com/contact) or the MCP build_quote tool. A human verifies core/CAL math and segment eligibility before anything is ordered — software orders are far less reversible than seat subscriptions. Nonprofit/education prices require Microsoft eligibility on the tenant. Book the founder directly: https://o365hq.com/book