Windows Server Standard 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're 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 Standard edition is ideal for those with physical or minimally virtualized environments. This is a one-year subscription to a pack of 2 core licenses, with a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor or virtual machine and a minimum of 16 core licenses per server. This purchase includes Azure Hybrid Benefits for Windows Server enabling you to run in Azure Windows Server VMs at the Linux rate. You also need to purchase Windows Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) for every user or device accessing the (physical) server.
Every license option, every segment.
| License option | Term | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Commercial | $147 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $68 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed monthly | Commercial | $68.04 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $174.99 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $175 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed monthly | Commercial | $275.04 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 1 Year | 1-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $275 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase | Commercial | $1,176 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed annually | Commercial | $704.01 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 8 Core License Pack 3 Year | 3-year subscription · billed once for 3 years | Commercial | $704 total for the term |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Nonprofit | $58 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase | Nonprofit | $470 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 2 Core | One-time purchase | Education | $36 |
| Windows Server 2025 Standard - 16 Core License Pack | One-time purchase | Education | $294 |
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.