Video: Meraki Licensing Co-Term vs. PDL

[Chris_Skees]

Meraki offers two licensing models: a Co-termination licensing (Co-term) model and a per-device licensing (PDL) model. Meraki customers typically use the Co-term licensing model by default unless they convert their organizations to the PDL model.

Check out this explanation of the Co-term model. 

We also offer the per-device licensing (PDL) model. Customers can choose to transition to the PDL model, which offers greater flexibility. Check out this chart comparing the two models. 

	Co-term licensing	Per-device licensing
Where is licensing enforced?	Org-wide	Per-device
How many expiration dates?	One	One or many
Is 30-day grace period still in effect?	Yes	Yes
What happens when device exceeds grace period?	Org shutdown	Device shutdown
When do license keys begin to burn (count down)?	Order generated	Delayed up to 90 days
What are the available license durations?	1, 3, 5, 7, 10 years	1 day, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 years
Is it possible to migrate the license between orgs using both the dashboard and API?	Yes	Yes

This video is part of the Licensing and Inventory module in the Meraki Platform Fundamentals course. If you want to learn more, you can complete the module in about 30 minutes or less!