| Edition | Ideal for | |---------|------------| | | Highly virtualized datacenters & cloud environments (unlimited VMs + Software-Defined Networking) | | Standard | Physical or lightly virtualized servers (2 VM entitlements) | | Essentials | Small businesses (up to 25 users & 50 devices) | | Hyper-V Server | Standalone hypervisor (free, but only includes Hyper-V role) |
