How much does Ubuntu cost?

Ubuntu publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Ubuntu (Free) up to On request for Ubuntu Pro + Support. The entry tier costs nothing.

What is the difference between Ubuntu (Free) and Ubuntu Pro (Personal) on Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Pro (Personal) costs Free against Free, and adds extended security maintenance (10 years), kernel livepatch, landscape management, up to 5 physical machines (50 for ubuntu community members).

What am I actually paying for with Ubuntu?

The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Ubuntu review carries whatever feature detail is available.

Does Ubuntu charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these Ubuntu prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare Ubuntu against before paying?

Nothing else in this directory is filed close enough to Ubuntu to make a useful price comparison.

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Ubuntu pricing

Ubuntu publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.

Entry price: Free
Model: Freemium
Tiers: 4
Free tier: Yes

Ubuntu plans, side by side

Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.

Ubuntu pricing tiers
Plan	Price	Features listed	Step up from the tier below
Ubuntu (Free)	Free	5	Entry tier
Ubuntu Pro (Personal)	Free	4	+$0/month, 4 more features
Ubuntu Pro (Enterprise)	On request	5	Priced on request
Ubuntu Pro + Support	On request	3	Priced on request

What each tier adds

The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.

Ubuntu (Free)

Free

The entry tier. It covers desktop, server, core and cloud editions, community support, standard security updates (5 years lts), unlimited machines, no licensing fees.

Ubuntu Pro (Personal)

Free

Over Ubuntu (Free), this tier adds:

Extended Security Maintenance (10 years)
Kernel Livepatch
Landscape management
Up to 5 physical machines (50 for Ubuntu Community members)

Ubuntu Pro (Enterprise)

On request

Over Ubuntu Pro (Personal), this tier adds:

10 years Extended Security Maintenance
FIPS 140, DISA-STIG, CIS compliance
Landscape centralised management
30-day free trial available

Ubuntu Pro + Support

On request

Over Ubuntu Pro (Enterprise), this tier adds:

All Ubuntu Pro features
24/7 break-fix and bug-fix support
Expert assistance for infrastructure and applications

Where Ubuntu stops being free

Ubuntu (Free), Free

Desktop, Server, Core and Cloud editions
Community support
Standard security updates (5 years LTS)
Unlimited machines
No licensing fees

No paid tier on record

Ubuntu lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.

Before you pay for Ubuntu

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

Ubuntu runs on desktop, server, cloud, iot, edge, wsl. The full record is on the Ubuntu review.

Ubuntu pricing on the vendor's own site

Ubuntu pricing questions

How much does Ubuntu cost?: Ubuntu publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Ubuntu (Free) up to On request for Ubuntu Pro + Support. The entry tier costs nothing.
Does Ubuntu have a free plan?: Yes. The Ubuntu (Free) tier costs nothing and covers desktop, server, core and cloud editions, community support, standard security updates (5 years lts).
What is the difference between Ubuntu (Free) and Ubuntu Pro (Personal) on Ubuntu?: Ubuntu Pro (Personal) costs Free against Free, and adds extended security maintenance (10 years), kernel livepatch, landscape management, up to 5 physical machines (50 for ubuntu community members).
What am I actually paying for with Ubuntu?: The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Ubuntu review carries whatever feature detail is available.
Does Ubuntu charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these Ubuntu prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare Ubuntu against before paying?: Nothing else in this directory is filed close enough to Ubuntu to make a useful price comparison.

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