Windows Server Data Center Core 2025
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 are ready. It delivers powerful new layers of security along with Azure-inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power your business. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter is for highly virtualized datacenter and cloud environments. Each purchase includes 2 core licenses. A minimum of 16 core licenses (eight 2-core packs) is required per server. If your server has more than 16 cores, you will need to buy additional licenses (see Windows Server licensing page for details.) You also need to purchase Windows Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) for every user or device accessing the server.
Every license option, every segment.
| License option | Term | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Commercial | $846 |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $478 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed monthly | Commercial | $477.96 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $1,000 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $999.99 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 16 Core | One-time purchase | Commercial | $6,770 |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $1,913 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed monthly | Commercial | $1,913.04 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $3,999.99 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $4,000 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Nonprofit | $338 |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 16 Core | One-time purchase | Nonprofit | $2,708 |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Education | $211 |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter - 16 Core | One-time purchase | Education | $1,692 |
Microsoft ERP list prices, US market, from the current CSP price list. Nonprofit and education prices require the matching Microsoft eligibility on your tenant — we verify it as part of the quote.
The licensing rules that actually matter here.
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.