Active Directory is licensed based on your customer type and transaction model. Review the following table to understand the licensing basis, usage reporting, and overage enforcement for your scenario:
|
Customer Type |
Licensing Model |
Basis |
Usage Reporting |
Overage Enforcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Direct, Channel, and Marketplace Private Offer |
Heartbeat |
Total number of employees in your organization (full-time, part-time, contractors). |
Not reported |
Does not apply |
|
MSP and Marketplace Utility |
Per-enabled-user-account |
Enabled user accounts in Active Directory and Entra ID. |
Metered and reported |
Applies |
Review the section below that applies to your transaction type.