Business License Options

What is a single-user license?

A single-user license for Stata is an identified-user license. The registered user is the only authorized user of that license.
A single-user license allows Stata to be installed in up to three locations (a computer at work, a computer at home, and a laptop) as long as the authorized user is the only one with access to the software.
Upgrade discounts are available for perpetual single-user licenses only.
A single-user license comes with PDF documentation.
Single-user licenses of Stata/IC, Stata/SE, Stata/MP (2-core), and Stata/MP (4-core) may be either perpetual or annual.

Perpetual licenses do not expire and may be upgraded to a new version or flavor at a reduced price.
Annual licenses expire one year from the date of purchase. Although annual licenses may be upgraded to a higher flavor, the expiration date remains the same as the original purchase.

What is a network license?

An N-user network license is a license that allows a maximum of N concurrent users. It is a perpetual license without an expiration date.
A network license is appropriate for use by machines within a single local geographic location or physical site.
The minimum size network license that may be purchased is a 2-user license.
The size of the license can be increased at any time at a reduced charge. If you currently own a 5-user network license, the price of adding another user would be the price of adding user number 6.
All users of a network license have access to the PDF documentation.
Upgrade discounts are offered as new releases of Stata become available.
View the network license terms and conditions.

What is a volume purchase?

Volume purchases are purchases of single-user licenses of Stata placed at the same time in order to take advantage of reduced per-unit costs.
Purchasing N copies of Stata under volume-purchase pricing does not mean that the copies are "tied" together. For example, you may elect to upgrade only 1 of the N copies and wait to upgrade the other (N - 1) at a later time.
View the single-user license terms and conditions.

What is an annual license?

A Stata annual license is an N concurrent-use network license that must be installed in a single geographic location or physical site. Annual licenses expire after one year. If a new release of Stata occurs during the year, the new release is sent to the annual license holder at no additional charge.
The minimum size annual license for Stata/IC and Stata/SE is 15. The minimum size annual license for Stata/MP (2-core), Stata/MP (4-core), Stata/MP (6-core), and Stata/MP (8-core) is 10. The minimum size annual license for Stata/MP (12-core) and above is 5. Other license sizes are 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, etc.
All Stata annual license users have access to the PDF documentation.
View the annual license terms and conditions.

Maintenance allows you pay an annual amount and receive the next release of Stata automatically and without extra charge. Many companies and instutitions prefer a predictable annual cost. Maintenance lets you combine the convenience of paying annually with a perpetual license.
When you purchase maintenance for Stata software, you will automatically be sent any major release upgrades which are made available while your maintenance agreement is in effect.
Maintenance charges are yearly, and maintenance may be purchased only when you buy a new license or upgrade an existing one.
Updates and bug fixes for the purchased release of Stata are automatically included with a perpetual license purchase and do not require the purchase of maintenance.
Read Stata’s maintenance terms and conditions.