Oracle Database Enterprise Edition is a 47,500 USD per processor base license. Every option stacks on top with its own per processor list price. The combined estate can carry six options at once on a single workload, lifting the per processor cost above 100,000 USD on list.
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition is priced per processor at 47,500 USD list. Every option, every pack, every additional feature carries a separate per processor list price on top of the base.
Most production estates run between two and six options at any one time. The combined per processor cost commonly lands between 90,000 and 150,000 USD on list before any discount.
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Oracle ships fifteen plus chargeable database options on top of Enterprise Edition. The active list moves with each major database release. The audit relevant list is the one referenced inside the Oracle Software Investment Guide.
Oracle publishes list pricing on the Software Investment Guide. The list rates below are the audit reference points for budget and renewal modeling.
| Option | List USD per CPU | Common audit trigger | Typical buyer side discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database EE base | 47,500 | Base license | 60% to 75% |
| Partitioning | 11,500 | Partitioned tables anywhere | 40% to 65% |
| Multitenant | 17,500 | 4th PDB on 19c, 1st on 12c | 30% to 55% |
| RAC | 23,000 | Active active cluster | 25% to 50% |
| Advanced Compression | 11,500 | OLTP, secure files, backup compression | 35% to 60% |
| Advanced Security | 15,000 | TDE, redaction, audit vault | 30% to 55% |
| Active Data Guard | 11,500 | Read on standby | 30% to 55% |
| Real Application Testing | 11,500 | Replay or SPA run | 35% to 60% |
A typical production OLTP estate carries Partitioning, Diagnostics Pack, Tuning Pack, Advanced Compression, Multitenant, and Active Data Guard. The per processor list cost adds up fast.
Oracle Database 19c and 23ai allow three pluggable databases per container database without a Multitenant license. The fourth PDB triggers Multitenant for the entire container, per processor. A development team consolidating ten databases into one container is one PDB away from a 17,500 USD per processor obligation.
Oracle License Management Services runs the same scan on every audit. DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS shows option usage by name, by date of first use, and by date of last use.
Oracle discounts options alongside the database base. The discount level moves with workload size, ULA history, and the renewal posture.
| Context | EE base discount | Options discount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New buy on a competitive deal | 65% to 80% | 55% to 75% | Discount tightens when no exit pressure |
| ULA certification true up | 50% to 70% | 40% to 65% | Volume helps, scope discipline helps more |
| Mid term true up after audit | 30% to 55% | 20% to 45% | Audit posture punishes discount |
| Support renewal uplift | 0% to 8% | 0% to 8% | Default 8%, holdable at 0% with discipline |
The seven step buyer side checklist puts the EE options estate on a clean licensing footing before the next Oracle conversation, audit, or renewal cycle.
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition lists at 47,500 USD per processor and 950 USD per Named User Plus, with a 25 NUP per processor floor. The Oracle core factor table applies on premises, scaling most Intel and AMD processors by 0.5. Authorized Cloud Environment compute applies the two vCPU to one processor mapping with hyperthreading on.
Every option stacks per processor on top of the EE base. Partitioning lists at 11,500 USD, Multitenant at 17,500 USD, Real Application Clusters at 23,000 USD, Advanced Compression at 11,500 USD, Advanced Security at 15,000 USD, Active Data Guard at 11,500 USD, and Real Application Testing at 11,500 USD. The per processor option count drives the audit math.
Oracle Database 19c and 23ai allow up to three pluggable databases per container database without a Multitenant license. The fourth PDB triggers Multitenant for the entire container, billed at 17,500 USD per processor. The rule did not exist on 12c, where the first PDB triggered Multitenant.
License Management Services sends the option pack scripts at the start of an audit. The scripts dump DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS, which shows every Oracle feature touched since the database was created. Feature names map to chargeable options. The settlement quote is option usage multiplied by processor count, priced at list less Oracle discretion.
Yes, on most options. Disable the feature, drop the dependent objects, and document the change date. The historical feature usage view stays in the database, so prior use remains in the audit record. Forward usage stops at the disable date, capping the audit window.
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