Oracle Primavera Licensing & P6 License and costs

In this article, you will be given a short introduction to Oracle Primavera Licensing and the costs for Oracle project management software.

The short version

Oracle Primavera is a project portfolio management software widely accepted as the industry standard and used by project-intensive businesses to manage the entire project portfolio lifecycle across various industries, including engineering and construction, aerospace and defense, utilities, oil and gas, and more.
Oracle Primavera EPPM (Enterprise Project Portfolio Management) licenses are sold as a product suite that consists of multiple programs, including Primavera P6 Professional (Windows) client and Primavera P6 Web Access client.
These licenses are available on a perpetual or annual basis and include access to updates and technical support. A perpetual license costs $3,520.00 for Primavera P6 Professional Project Management and $3,850.00 for Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management.
Oracle Primavera Cloud is a modern and comprehensive project management platform that combines powerful and unique tools for managing projects easily.
It is available in four licenses: Schedule License, Portfolio License, Progress License, and Tasks License, which determine what apps, pages, functionality, and mobile apps a user can access.
Oracle Primavera Cloud is available on a subscription basis, with prices starting at $144.00 per user per year for the Progress License and $660.00 per user per year for the Tasks License.
A minimum of five user licenses per module must be purchased. Updates and technical support are included with the subscription.

What is Oracle Primavera?

Primavera P6 is an enterprise project portfolio management software that is widely accepted as the industry standard and is used by project-intensive businesses to manage the entire project portfolio lifecycle, including projects of all sizes, across various industries.
Primavera is a database-driven platform that allows users to log in from their computers and work collaboratively on the same project simultaneously. It is estimated that projects totaling more than $6 trillion in value have been managed with Primavera products.
The Oracle Primavera product suite provides industry-specific project, portfolio, and resource management software to over 75,000 customers worldwide. These solutions are assembled to fit the roles of project stakeholders with modules specific to their industries.
Oracle Primavera EPPM (Enterprise Project Portfolio Management) licenses are sold as a product suite that consists of multiple programs, including Primavera P6 Professional (Windows) client and Primavera P6 Web Access client. Both programs are fully functional project management software programs that access the same database of projects.
High-level executives and managers typically use P6 Web Access to view a variety of Dashboard Reports and conduct Portfolio Analyses. In contrast, P6 Professional is used by power users, schedulers, and project managers for its quicker interface and advanced tools.

Primavera Licensing

Oracle’s commercial licensing model now applies to “Application Users” Each license corresponds to a certain number of users authorized to use Primavera. You may not share user licenses.
A CSI Number is assigned to each purchase of licenses. These licenses grant user rights and allow a certain number of users to access the program, as specified by the number of licenses purchased.
Perpetual licenses do not expire, but without Oracle Support, you cannot upgrade to later versions of the software. Oracle also reserves the right to expire your licenses or request migration and charge backdated support fees. Oracle Support is recommended for long-term use.
Oracle Support can be purchased with Perpetual licenses and allows you to upgrade your license at no extra cost.
Yearly licenses are no longer available as of September 2020.
Oracle Support is an optional add-on that gives users access to My Oracle Support forums, knowledge base, service requests, patches, fixes, upgrades, and technical documentation.
The Primavera P6 PPM license includes only the Primavera P6 Professional Windows client with full built-in Administrative Menu items.
The Primavera P6 EPPM license includes the Primavera P6 Professional and Primavera P6 Web Access clients. The P6 Professional client does not have any Administrative Menu items, and all P6 Administration, including adding users, must be done through the P6 Web Access client.

Additional Oracle licenses are included in Primavera.

The Primavera P6 EP Management license includes the following restricted-use licenses:

WebLogic Server Standard Edition: This license allows the WebLogic Server Standard Edition to only be used in conjunction with the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management software and prohibits the deployment of other web applications in the instance. It also restricts WebLogic Server Standard Edition to only its standard features and does not allow for clustering, coherence, or EJBs. Suppose a customer wishes to cluster their Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management instance. In that case, they will need to purchase a full-use license of the WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition or WebLogic Suite.
JRockit JVM: This runtime license only allows the JRockit JVM to be used with Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management servers. It does not allow the JRockit JVM to be used with other applications or instances. Suppose users wish to amend or create new workflows using web services and events from Primavera appl.. In that case, they should purchase Named User Plus licenses for the Unified Business Process Management Suite, SOA Suite for Oracle Middleware, or WebLogic Suite. There is no minimum NUPs requirement for these products.
WebCenter Content: This license is only valid for workspaces or folders that are created from the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management software and for repositories that store Primavera P6 EPPM documents, artifacts, and work products. Creating additional repositories, folders, workspaces, etc., manually outside the Primavera applications will require a full-use license. Only licensed Primavera application users are allowed access to the repository. For example, creating a new dep. workspace or folder would require a full-use license.
Application Development Framework: This license does not allow customers to build, deploy, or resell ADF user interface components or applications.
Oracle HTTP Server: This license allows for the use of the Oracle HTTP Server for access outside the corporate firewall and single sign-on purposes only. It may not be used for any other purposes.
EclipseLink: This license allows using EclipseLink only for Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management persistence. It is a runtime-only license and may not be used to build any other applications.
UBPM Suite and its prerequisites (SOA Suite for Oracle Middleware and WebLogic Suite): These licenses are only valid for licensed users of the Primavera application who are consuming/participating in Primavera workflows (within Primavera applications or integrating with Oracle apps) or forms. Users who need to change or create new workflows will need a full-use license of the Unified Business Process Management Suite and its pre-req products. There is no minimum Named User required for full-use licenses.
Web Center: This license is only valid for portals built using Primavera portlets. It is not valid for adding non-Primavera portals, workspaces, etc. For example, creating additional organizational or departmental portals would require a full-use license of Web Center. Modifying Primavera portals would also require a full-use license.
Primavera Gateway: This license is for integrating Primavera P6 EPPM with other Primavera applications.
Oracle Analytics Publisher (formerly Business Intelligence Publisher): This license allows users to schedule, process, and run reports within the Primavera application. Any users who need to customize or create new reports will need a full-use license of Oracle Analytics Publisher. There is no minimum named user requirement for Oracle Analytics Publisher for Primavera applications.
Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM): This license is for the exclusive use of protecting Primavera Web Services.
Oracle Entitlement Server Basic.
Embedded OutsideIn component: This license allows for the use of the OutsideIn component only in the scope of the Primavera P6 EPPM application and prohibits its use to process documents or data outside of that application.
Oracle’s Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE): This license is used only in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management.

Most common noncompliance reasons for Primavera

Sharing of user licenses to multiple individuals.
Providing access to users and not end-dating them when they no longer need to use P6.
Indirect access, which is explained below

Primavera Indirect access

Developers and/or users who are not already licensed for the Primavera P6 EPPM program and who access applications, including through Access Points, must be licensed for the Primavera P6 EPPM Web Services program. Access Points include, but are not limited to, third-party, Oracle, or custom versions of interfaces, APIs, web services, and database links.

Let us explain:

That developer and/or users who are not already licensed for the Primavera P6 EPPM program but who access applications, including through Access Points, must be licensed for the Primavera P6 EPPM Web Services program.

An Access Point refers to any third-party, Oracle, or custom versions of interfaces, APIs, web services, and database links that allow access to the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management program. An Access Point is a way for users to interact with and use the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management program without directly accessing it.

For example, a company has purchased a license for the Primavera P6 EPPM program and has granted access to 5 users. However, additional employees within the company need to view and use certain information from the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management program. These employees do not directly access the program itself, but rather they access it through a custom interface that has been developed to allow them to view and interact with certain data from the program. In this case, these employees would be considered users accessing the program through an Access Point and would therefore need to be licensed for the Primavera P6 EPPM Web Services program to legally use this custom interface to access the program.

Primavera Licensing Costs

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (On-Premises) is a comprehensive solution that helps improve planning and execution and provides visibility and control over resources, projects, programs, and portfolios. It is an on-premise software and is available as an SW License for $3,850.00.
Primavera P6 Professional Project Management (On-Premises) is a powerful and easy-to-use solution for planning, managing, and executing projects and programs. It is also an on-premise software and is available as an SW License for $3,520.00.

This includes one year of technical support.

Primavera Cloud Costs

Oracle Primavera Scheduling Cloud Service costs $1,320.00 per user per year.
Oracle Primavera Task Management Cloud Service costs $660.00 per user per year.
Oracle Primavera Progress Cloud Service costs $144.00 per user per year.
Oracle Primavera Portfolio Planning Cloud Service costs $2,640.00 per user per year.
A minimum of five user licenses per module must be purchased.
There are no start-up fees, and updates and technical support are included with the subscription.
Optional modules can be added to the subscription at any time.
Each Oracle Primavera Cloud environment is assigned an Oracle Client Success Manager to sponsor and support the deployment.
Oracle Primavera Cloud is more affordable compared to Primavera P6, which costs a minimum of $3,904 per user and does not include access to updates without an annual support subscription.

Oracle Primavera Licensing & P6 costs