# What is the pricing for Business Edition?

See below for our current products and subscriptions.

You can purchase our Home & Student or Starter licenses online (see below for more details). If you would like a quote for Scale, Enterprise or Edge/IIoT please [Contact Sales](https://www.portainer.io/contact-sales?hsLang=en). 

Always check for the most up to date information at: [https://www.portainer.io/pricing](https://www.portainer.io/pricing?hsLang=en)

To find out what we mean by node check out: [What is a node for licensing purposes?](/faqs/licensing/what-is-a-node-for-licensing-purposes.md)

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## Home & Student  

### **Home & Student Plan** 

**$149/year -** [**Purchase here**](https://www.portainer.io/homeandstudent-payment)

* Max of 15 nodes
* Restricted to Non-Commercial use (if you are a business you cannot purchase this license, license keys will be revoked)
* Community Support
* Credit Card purchase only
* Click-through license agreement

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## Business/Enterprise 

### **Starter**

**From $99/month or $995/year -**[ **Purchase here**](https://www.portainer.io/starter-plans?hsLang=en)

**Perfect for small businesses, or those beginning their containerization journey.**

* 5, 10, 15 node options
* Community support
* Max of 16 vCPUs per node
* Payment via online purchase only
* Click-through license agreement
* For commercial (business) use 
* Limited to organizations with ≤ $50 million in annual revenue.

### **Scale**

**From $199/month or $1995/year -** [**Purchase here**](https://www.portainer.io/scale-plans)

**Ideal for businesses who require access to expert assistance and commercial support**

* 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 node options
* 9x5 Next Business Day support
* Onboarding support
* Max of 24 vCPUs per node
* Payment via invoice (bank transfer or credit card)
* Vendor onboarding (ability to purchase via Reseller)
* For commercial (business) use 
* Limited to organizations with ≤ $100 million in annual revenue.

### Enterprise

[**Contact sales**](https://www.portainer.io/contact-sales?hsLang=en) **to explore pricing**

**For business-critical deployments when full access to Portainer's deep expertise is required.**

Everything in Scale plus: 

* From 32 vCPUs to unlimited vCPUs per node
* Production and Non-Production node options
* Assigned support engineer
* Customizable license agreement
* Security assessment report 
* 24/7 Support option
* Managed Platform Services option

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## For Edge/IIoT Deployments

[**Contact sales**](https://www.portainer.io/contact-sales?hsLang=en) **to explore your options and pricing**

### **Professional** 

* Manage up to 100 Edge / IIoT devices with one Portainer Server (nodes licensed separately)
* Onboarding assistance
* 9x5 support
* Click-through license agreement
* Can manage up to a maximum of 100 nodes
* Professional Services available as additional option

### **Enterprise** 

* Manage all your Edge / IIoT devices with one Portainer Server (nodes licensed separately)
* Onboarding assistance
* Prioritized 9x5 support
* Assigned Support Engineer
* Customizable License Agreement
* Vendor onboarding
* Multi-instance available (production, dev, test environments)
* Security Assessment Report
* Professional Services available as additional option


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