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AppDynamics Licensing
There are two licensing models for AppDynamics products:
- Infrastructure-based Licensing - new model launched February 23, 2021
- Agent-based Licensing - original model
Infrastructure-based Licensing Model
The Infrastructure-based Licensing model offers license packages for Application Performance Monitoring (APM), End User Monitoring (EUM), Application Analytics, and security. Each package includes a combination of AppDynamics Agents and is based on a single metering unit: CPU Core. Because each agent can pull from a single metering unit, Infrastructure-based Licensing can support diverse applications and provide better license usage estimates.
This table shows how licenses in the Infrastructure-based Licensing model bundle multiple AppDynamics products.
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Enterprise | Enterprise for SAP Solutions | Real User Monitoring (RUM) Peak | IoT Peak | Premium | Real User Monitoring (RUM) Pro | Infrastructure Monitoring | Synthetic Monitoring | Log Analytics Pro | Secure Application | |
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Agent Version Recommendations
Machine Agent: All versions of the Machine Agent are compatible with Infrastructure-based Licensing packages, but we recommend Machine Agent >= 20.11 for better performance and accurate license counting. See Agent and Controller Tenant Compatibility for supported versions.
Database Agent: To monitor the databases concurrently, the Controller Tenant requires a license for the total number of databases. Though all the versions of the Database Agent are compatible, we recommend Database Agent >= 21.2 for Infrastructure-based Licensing packages. For Database Agent license details, see License Entitlements and Restrictions.
Controller Tenant UI for Observing Usage
If you have an Infrastructure-based Licensing license and Controller >= 21.2.0, you have a new UI to manage licenses in the Controller Tenant. See the Infrastructure-based Licensing tab on Observe License Usage.
Agent-based Licensing Model
If you purchased AppDynamics licenses before February 23, 2021, you most likely have licenses in the Agent-based Licensing model. Agent-based Licensing is the original model in which each AppDynamics agent is licensed and metered individually. For Agent-based Licensing license entitlements, restrictions, and definitions, see License Entitlements and Restrictions.
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APM | APM Microservices | Real User Monitoring (RUM) | IoT | APM | APM Microservices | APM | APM Microservices | Real User Monitoring (RUM) | Browser RUM | Mobile RUM | Synthetic Monitoring | Database Visibility | Log Analytics | |
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Controller Tenant UI for Observing Usage
If you have an Agent-based Licensing license, you have the original UI to manage licenses in the Controller Tenant. See the Agent-based Licensing tab on Observe License Usage.
- RUM, RUM Analytics, Log Analytics, and Secure Application licenses are available outside the IBL Model.
- The same entitlement as 5 APM Any Language units, restricted to use with the following: Docker Containers, all CloudFoundry-based providers, Redhat OpenShift, Heroku Dyno, Microsoft Azure App Services (including Azure WebApps, Azure WebJobs, and Azure API Apps), Microsoft Azure Functions hosted on a Microsoft App Service plan, Microsoft Azure Service Fabric, Microsoft Azure Containers, Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, Oracle PaaS (Java and Node.js only) and Bluemix Containers.