NCP VPN Licensing Models: Perpetual, Pay-Per-Use, and Subscription
NCP offers four flexible licensing models for its Secure Enterprise Management solution.
Each supports a different deployment pattern, from a fixed, owned license count to elastic usage that scales with headcount to short-notice surge capacity for usage spikes. Each model determines how you pay for client, server, management, and tunnel licenses, and whether maintenance and support are bundled in.
Use the comparison below to find the model that fits your organization’s deployment size, budget structure, and growth plans.
Find the right licensing model
Perpetual
- Best for: Organizations that want to own licenses outright and control upgrade timing
- Billing: One-time purchase, license to current version
- Maintenance/Support: Optional annual maintenance contract
- Available for: NCP Secure Entry Clients, NCP Secure Enterprise Solution
Pay-Per-Use
- Best for: Organizations with fluctuating usage that want to avoid over-buying licenses
- Billing: Monthly, based on actual usage Reports
- Maintenance/Support: Included
- Available for: NCP Secure Enterprise Solution
Subscription
- Best for: Organizations that need a stable core deployment + fast burst capacity for emergencies or seasonal spikes
- Billing: Annual upfront payment licenses, monthly usage reports
- Maintenance/Support: Included
- Available for: NCP Secure Enterprise Solution
Perpetual Licensing
NCP’s perpetual license purchases the current software version outright, with no recurring licenses fee. Ideal for enterprises with stable, predictable, remote-access headcount.
An annual maintenance contract is available for the Enterprise solution, including updates and technical support for the length of the contract.
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Pay-Per-Use Licensing
NCP’s pay-per-use model lets you license only what you use. Ideal for organizations with fluctuating or hard-to-forecast usage. Monthly usage reports track consumption and ensure accurate billing, covering all necessary enterprise licenses: client, server, management, and tunnel in whatever quantity your deployment needs at any given time.
Maintenance services, including product updates and technical support as included as stipulated in the contract. This model works like a rental: license volume scales up or down with actual usage instead of a fixed upfront purchase.
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Subscription Licensing
This license provides all the components of the NCP Secure Enterprise solution based on an annual contract with the flexibility of a dynamic license model like pay-per-use/concurrent use.
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FAQ
This page answers common questions about NCP's licensing models.
Pay-Per-Use includes maintenance/support as part of the contract. Perpetual licensing offers maintenance as an add-on.
Perpetual licensing covers NCP Secure Entry Clients and the NCP Secure Enterprise Solution. Pay-Per-Use and Short-Term Use are available for the NCP Secure Enterprise Solution.
It works like a rental: you only pay for a dynamic license volume based on actual usage, tracked through monthly usage reports. It covers all needed client, server, management, and tunnel licenses, plus maintenance and support, and is available for the NCP Secure Enterprise solution.