Oracle has published its list prices openly for two decades. The cost comes from how the licensing is understood.
We are an independent Oracle license management advisory firm. Oracle spend leaks through wrong utilization, over-buying, under-utilization and a weak negotiating position. We cut it with six principles, applied to your deployments, your support contracts and your next negotiation.
4places Oracle spend leaks: wrong use, over-buying, under-use and a weak negotiating position
| Edition | License |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Edition | $47,500 |
| Standard Edition 2 | $17,500 |
Oracle price list of 15 September 2026. Support is 22% of the net license fee a year on either edition.
Oracle procurement has been complicated for a long time, even though Oracle has been consistent and open about its list prices for two decades. The difficulty is understanding the licensing. That shows up as four cost reduction challenges:
Wrong utilizationOracle used in ways the licenses you hold do not cover.
Over-buyingLicenses bought beyond what the business deploys.
Under-utilizationLicenses deployed but barely used, still paying support every year.
A weak negotiating positionPurchases and renewals negotiated from Oracle’s numbers instead of your own.
Avoid over-using licensesUse only what you are licensed for, and switch off what you are not.
Use virtualization wellOn VMware, the cluster design sets the Oracle bill. See licensing Oracle on VMware.
Use the correct editions and licensesStandard Edition 2 lists at $17,500 per processor against $47,500 for Enterprise Edition, for databases that use no Enterprise Edition features.
Reduce support costSupport is 22% of the net license fee every year. See Oracle support costs.
Negotiate contractsThe terms you sign set your future license and support costs. See Oracle pricing negotiation.
Migrate to the cloud with careCloud rules count licenses differently, so check before you move.
The same principles work beyond Oracle: our guide on how to reduce software license costs applies them to every major publisher.
The most important step for cost and risk reduction, because it sets your future license and support costs.
We negotiate with Oracle alongside you, behind the scenes or as members of your team. See Oracle pricing and contract negotiations.
Understand BYOL to OCIBring-your-own-license to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has its own rules. Get them right before the move.
Check compliance on premises firstCheck the compliance of the on-premises systems before they move.
Reduce support through rewards and terminationOracle Support Rewards let OCI spend pay for on-premises support, and support on licenses the move retires can be terminated.
Avoid over-using licenses, use virtualization well, use the correct editions and licenses, reduce support cost, negotiate contracts, and migrate to the cloud with care.
Paying Oracle only for what you need and use, on the right editions and metrics, with support you would choose again and contracts negotiated from your own position. Oracle cost reduction is the result: the six principles above, applied to your deployments, your support and your next negotiation.
Oracle has been consistent and open about its list prices for two decades. The difficulty is understanding the licensing, which leads to wrong utilization, over-buying, under-utilization and a weak negotiating position.
Disabling unlicensed features, analyzing the past use of each feature, changing deployment architectures and migrating to the latest versions, so that what you run matches what you own.
Seek flexibility in license and support contracts, terminate under-used licenses after checking Oracle’s repricing rule, and consider third-party support. Ending support on part of an order can raise the price of the rest.
For databases that use no Enterprise Edition features. On Oracle’s price list of 15 September 2026, Standard Edition 2 is $17,500 per processor against $47,500 for Enterprise Edition.
It can, if bring-your-own-license to OCI is understood correctly, on-premises compliance is checked first, and support comes down through Oracle Support Rewards and termination.
Contract negotiation, because it sets your future license and support costs.
No. Rythium is independent and does not resell licenses or support, or earn income from Oracle or any support provider.
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