Sendense licensing
Licensing built around how you use Sendense.
The table below explains the Sendense licence editions available and who they apply to.
Edition Comparison
What Each Edition Is Entitled To.
| Capability | EssentialsSubscription5-VM packs | StandardSubscription10-VM packs | EnterpriseSubscription10-VM packs | Enterprise PlusSubscriptionQuoted | MigrationOne-time licenceUnits of 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | Direct, Via Resale Partner | Direct, Via Resale Partner | Direct, Via Resale Partner | Direct, Via Resale Partner, CSP | Direct, Via Resale Partner, CSP |
| VM backupScheduled and on-demand backups to an EBA repository. Backup has no destination platform, so it is not scoped by hypervisor. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not included |
| Restore to the same hypervisorFull VM, disk and file-level restore back to the platform the workload was protected from. | Included | Included | Included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Restore to a different hypervisorRecovering a backup onto a different hypervisor family, for example VMware to CloudStack. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Replication to the same hypervisorOngoing replica maintained on the same hypervisor family as the source. | Included | Included | Included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Replication to a different hypervisorOngoing cross-platform replica, for example a VMware workload replicated into CloudStack. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Test and live failover on the same hypervisorRehearsing and running failover from a replica held on the same hypervisor family as the source. | Included | Included | Included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Cross-platform test failoverBooting a cross-platform replica for a rehearsal without committing it. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Cross-platform failoverStarting production workloads from a cross-platform replica. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Reverse replication and failbackReplicating back from the failed-over workload and returning it to its original platform. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Cross-platform migrationPermanently promoting a workload onto a different hypervisor, through a committed restore or a committed failover. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | migration workflow only |
| Same-hypervisor restore after expiryRecovery of data already protected, once the subscription term and its grace period have both ended. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not included |
| Cross-hypervisor restore after expiryCross-platform recovery of data already protected, once the term and grace period have both ended. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included |
| Maximum protected VMsThe largest protected estate the edition may be licensed for. | 30 | no ceiling | no ceiling | no ceiling | one named VM per unit |
The one-time column is a project licence rather than a tier: a unit binds to one named workload and is permanently consumed when the move is committed, so continued protection afterwards needs a subscription licence.
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