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For information about licensing your non-production or test SQL Server instances through Azure Arc, see [Manage SQL Server licensed for non-production use](manage-license-billing.md#non-production-licensing).



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## License SQL Server instances by virtual cores
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| License with Software Assurance | Bring your own Standard or Enterprise license with Software Assurance or a SQL Server subscription. Your software usage is reported through a free hourly meter according to the metering rules. See [Metering software usage](#usage-metering) later in this article. | `Paid` |
| License only | You use a perpetual license for Standard or Enterprise edition, or you use the free Developer, Evaluation, or Express editions. Your software usage is reported according to the metering rules. See [Metering software usage](#usage-metering) later in this article. | `LicenseOnly` |

> [!NOTE]
> If the pay-as-you-go model is greyed out follow the [documentation here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/blog/2024/11/06/save-money-on-microsoft-sql-server-licensing-with-microsoft-azure-arc/).

#### Important considerations

- The pay-as-you-go subscription requires the hosting machine to maintain connectivity with Azure. Hourly charges apply only when SQL Server is running on the machine during any part of an hour and the machine is online.
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