Install first at $999 (5 concurrent SQL+ISAM TCP clients). Quote unlimited Standard $3,499 when five seats are the wrong story, and Enterprise $9,999 when they need the testdb replica (33% of SQL Server Enterprise 4-core list $30,246). Trial is 30 days and full-featured including HA; then writes need a license. JOINs are not implemented on TCP 2143. Client Toolkit $199 is not a CAL. Previous customers stay on a fixed $299 upgrade SKU.
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Workgroup Standard 5-user
$999 USD, one-time
Install first at $999. Same dual-engine workgroup as unlimited Standard: Tachyon ISAM (TCP 1583) plus relational SQL (TCP 2143). Cap is 5 concurrent SQL+ISAM TCP clients on 1583 and 2143; the sixth gets ERROR. Cluster 1584, operator HTTP 8098, and UDS are not seats. Windows, Linux, and macOS. 30-day trial is full-featured including HA, then activate the VELOCE-W5- key. Not Lite.
Entry workgroup SKU at $999. Distinct from unlimited Standard ($3,499). Same installer. VELOCE-W5- counts concurrent TCP clients on 1583+2143. Trial, WG, and EE stay uncapped.
Workgroup Standard
$3499 USD, one-time
One perpetual dual-engine workgroup license: Tachyon ISAM (TCP 1583) plus relational SQL (TCP 2143). Unlimited seats. Windows, Linux, and macOS. Engine installs include a 30-day free trial; then activate the key from your account.
Priced in the same conversation as SQL Server Standard 4-core list ($7,890), not Enterprise or Oracle EE. Unlimited seats — not a per-CAL tax. Single-node after the 30-day trial (cluster commands return ERROR enterprise).
Workgroup Enterprise
$9999 USD, one-time
Standard plus testdb HA analog, journal unlock, and dual-audience evidence pack. Unlimited seats. Same installer as Standard; a VELOCE-EE- key unlocks cluster size >1. Writes commit on the primary. Not Always On. Not RAC.
SQL Server Enterprise 4-core list is two×$15,123 ≈ $30,246. Veloce Enterprise is $9,999 — 33% of that floor, and not Oracle EE processor ($47,500). testdb HA analog is not a Microsoft passive node.
Workgroup Upgrade
$299 USD, one-time
Previous customers: upgrade to current Workgroup Standard. Same Windows, Linux, or macOS installer as a new Workgroup license.
Fixed $299 loyalty SKU — not a percentage of the $3,499 list. For licensed earlier versions only. New customers buy Workgroup Standard.
Client Toolkit
$199 USD, one-time
ODBC, JDBC, and CLI for Windows, Linux, or macOS workstations talking to a workgroup engine.
Workstation add-on. Not a Client Access License and not a per-seat tax.
SQL Server traps this page is allowed to name
testdb HA analog is included in Enterprise. It is not Always On, not RAC, and not a free Microsoft passive node. We are not an Azure Hybrid SKU. Published list dated 2026-08-19. Not a quote.
Finding
Microsoft list / rule
Veloce
4-core floor / 2-core packs
Enterprise $15,123 per 2-core pack. A 2-core VM still licenses 4. Floor = $30,246.
Enterprise $9,999 one workgroup. We do not meter cores.
Server+CAL invert
Standard server $989 + CAL $230. Cheaper near 25–30 users, then inverts.
Unlimited seats under one unit. Toolkit $199 is not a CAL.
Software Assurance
~25% / year of perpetual list is the typical published pattern.
No SA meter. Perpetual SKU.
Passive failover
Free only with SA, and only while the replica stays passive.
testdb HA analog in Enterprise. Not Always On.
Readable secondary
A replica that serves reads is a second Enterprise license.
No readable-secondary tax. Analog HA is in the SKU.
Unlimited virtualization
Enterprise + SA only. We are not a hypervisor product.
One workgroup. No virt rights claimed.
vMotion / cluster hosts
A VM can land anywhere. Pin+SA or license every host in the cluster.
No cluster-host license object. Published list, not a measured exposure.
Hyper-thread vs Azure vCPU
On-prem counts physical cores; Azure VM rules differ.
We do not slogan “half the vCPU bill.” We do not meter cores.
Containers / K8s
Each container can be a license object.
No Helm chart. K8s operator leftover EXTERNAL.
Developer in production
Developer edition is non-production. Registry lies get priced at list.
Trial is 30 days. Production writes need a license from your account.
CAL multiplexing
A portal in front of SQL does not erase CALs.
We do not sell CALs. Toolkit is not a multiplexing escape.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
180-day dual-use window. SA lapse drops mobility and AHB.
Not an AHB SKU. Dual-use is a window, not our TCO.
List-price math (published figures)
SQL Server core SKUs sell in 2-core packs with a 4-core minimum per processor. Unlimited users under the per-core model; Server + CAL is Standard-only. Oracle SE2 is licensed per occupied socket (processor list) or Named User Plus (10 NUP floor per server), max two sockets. Veloce is one workgroup license, not a core pack and not a CAL.
SKU / unit
Published list (USD)
What the unit buys
Veloce Workgroup Standard 5-user
$999
1 perpetual workgroup license · 5 users · same installer as unlimited Standard · VELOCE-W5- · 30-day engine trial then account key
Veloce Workgroup Standard
$3,499
1 perpetual workgroup license · unlimited seats · Windows + Linux + macOS · ISAM 1583 + SQL 2143 · single-node after trial · 30-day engine trial then account key
Veloce Workgroup Enterprise
$9,999
Same installer as Standard plus VELOCE-EN- entitlement: testdb failover, round-robin reads on TCP 1584, BACKUP/RESTORE. Writes primary-only. 33% of SQL Enterprise 4-core list ($30,246) — published figures, not a quote
SQL Server Standard — 2-core pack
$3,945
Open no-level ERP · volume licensing / hosting
SQL Server Standard — typical 4-core server
$7,890
Two 2-core packs (4-core minimum). Unlimited users; no CALs under per-core
SQL Server Standard — Server + CAL
$989 + $230 / CAL
CAL required per user or device. Not comparable to unlimited-seat workgroup
SQL Server Enterprise — typical 4-core server
$30,246
Two 2-core packs ($15,123 each). Comparison target for Veloce Workgroup Enterprise. Published list, not a quote
SQL Server Enterprise — 2-core pack
$15,123
Open no-level ERP. Always On is an edition gate on this SKU
Oracle Database SE2 — processor
$17,500
Per occupied socket · max 2 sockets · cores in the socket do not change the fee
Oracle Database SE2 — Named User Plus
$350 (floor $3,500 / server)
Minimum 10 NUP per server
Oracle Database EE — processor
$47,500
Core factor applies. Not the comparison target
Veloce Client Toolkit
$199
Workstation ODBC / JDBC / CLI — not a CAL
Veloce previous-customer upgrade
$299
Fixed loyalty amount for licensed earlier versions → current Workgroup 2.73.13
On-prem workgroup gates
Veloce Workgroup Standard
Veloce Workgroup Enterprise
SQL Server Standard
SQL Server Enterprise
Oracle Database SE2
Licensing unit
1 perpetual workgroup license
1 perpetual workgroup license
2-core packs (min 4 cores / processor) or Server + CAL
2-core packs (min 4 cores / processor)
Processor (socket) or Named User Plus
Seats
Unlimited workgroup seats
Unlimited workgroup seats
Unlimited under cores; CAL per user/device under Server + CAL
Unlimited under cores
Unlimited under processor; NUP named users with a 10-user floor
Cores / sockets
Not metered by core pack
Not metered by core pack
Standard max 32 licensed cores
No Standard 32-core cap
Max 2 populated sockets; 16 CPU threads per database
HA
Cluster port 1584; extra JOIN returns ERROR enterprise after trial
Membership + heartbeat, replica promotion (epoch fence), SET ROLE replica / velocedb-lb GET, drain. Writes primary-only. Not Always On / RAC
Limited vs Enterprise (Always On AG is an edition gate)
Stamp-level leftover vs SQL Server, Oracle, Redis, etcd, Neon/Supabase, DuckDB, Fivetran, Snowflake, QLDB, Azure Ledger, Grafana, Immudb, and Postgres lives on Compare. SHOW METER is the worksheet, not a quote.
SHOW METER · LIVE worksheet
The letter math, in the tab.
SQL Server is Microsoft — SQL Server / Azure SQL is the SAM letter. Azure Ledger is the other Microsoft row.
Not Microsoft's number. Not a quote. Not legal advice. Raw MAP/vCenter/AD attachments refused. Azure Hybrid Benefit leftover EXTERNAL. Software Assurance terms are Microsoft's.
SQL Server · Microsoft · Microsoft
Fair
Microsoft's relational engine. T-SQL, SSMS, Always On, core packs and CALs. Azure SQL is the same holder in a region.
Where they win
T-SQL, SSMS, Always On as a real HA product, the BI stack, TDS.
Why Veloce
One workgroup unit. Unlimited seats. testdb HA LIVE inside Enterprise.
Size class · demonstration, not a measured estate
Line
SQL list
Veloce
4-core EE floor (2 × $15,123 2-core pack)
A 2-core VM still licenses 4. Microsoft. We do not meter cores.
$30,246
$9,999
Software Assurance ~25%/year of perpetual list
No SA meter on the Veloce SKU. SA terms are Microsoft's.
$7,562
$0
Readable secondary = second Enterprise license
testdb HA is LIVE inside Enterprise $9,999. Not Always On.
$30,246
$0
Server+CAL path ($989 + 25 × $230)
CAL path can still be cheaper at tiny user counts. We do not sell CALs.
$6,739
$199
Year 1
Our 2026-08-19 list we are allowed to name. Not Microsoft's quote.. Not a quote.
$68,054
$9,999 enterprise
Year 5
Support compounds on their side. Perpetual on ours.
$98,302
$9,999
Our 2026-08-19 list we are allowed to name. Not Microsoft's quote. Not Microsoft's number. Not a quote. Not legal advice. Raw MAP/vCenter/AD attachments refused. Azure Hybrid Benefit leftover EXTERNAL. Software Assurance terms are Microsoft's. Delta year-1 $58,055. testdb HA is LIVE inside Enterprise — not Always On.
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