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# License Types

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To work with Orchestrator, you can use either a VDP *Premium* license or a VDP *Advanced* license that includes additional Orchestrator licenses. You cannot use Orchestrator with a VDP *Foundation* license as it does not include a section for licensing Veeam ONE.

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Veeam offers the following types of licenses for Orchestrator.

## Paid Licenses

There are 3 types of paid licenses available for Orchestrator:

- **Rental license** is a full license intended for service providers.

  The expiration date of the *Rental* license is set to the contract end date, which is the last day of the month and normally one month from the contract start date.

- **Subscription license** is a full license intended for enterprises.

  The expiration date of the *Subscription* license is set to the end of the subscription term. The *Subscription* license term is normally 1–5 years from the license issue date.

- **Perpetual license** is a permanent license for enterprises. 

  The perpetual license does not have an expiration date and allows you to use product versions issued before the support expiration date.

## Free Licenses

There are 2 types of free licenses available for the Veeam Data Platform *Premium* edition:

- **Evaluation license** is a full license that can be used for product evaluation. 

  The trial license is valid for 30 days from the moment of the product download.

- **NFR license** is a full license that can be used for product demonstration, training and education. 

  This license is not for resell or commercial use.