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Kaspersky provides business cybersecurity solutions for endpoint protection, threat investigation, and incident response. Selecting a Kaspersky License means matching the product, protected environment, and operational capabilities to your organization. The current Kaspersky Next range extends from foundational endpoint security to advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and managed protection.
Start with the selection guide below. For a renewal or migration, include the exact product name, license identifier, installed versions, and expiry date so the proposed entitlement can be checked against your existing deployment.
- Product scope: Kaspersky business security, with Kaspersky Next as the main endpoint, EDR, and XDR product line.
- Protection level: Prevention, investigation, cross-source response, or managed monitoring.
- License quantity: Confirm the selected product’s user or device metric and included capacity.
- Management: Cloud-managed or on-premises options, depending on the product and entitlement.
- Quotation inputs: Devices, operating systems, required capabilities, management model, term, and purchasing region.
Request Kaspersky Pricing: Send workstation, server, and mobile-device quantities separately. Include required response capabilities and any existing agreement.
Send your device inventory, required protection level, and subscription dates for a tailored Kaspersky quotation.
Which Kaspersky Business Solution Do You Need?
Choose the protection and response capabilities your team can use. Confirm platform support and included components for the exact proposal.
| Your Requirement | Option to Evaluate | What to Confirm Before Ordering |
|---|---|---|
| Core endpoint protection and security controls | Next EDR Foundations | Supported devices, prevention controls, and management requirements |
| Endpoint investigation with accessible response tools | Next EDR Optimum | Required EDR functions and supported operating systems |
| Broader detection across security sources | Next XDR Optimum | Included components, connected sources, and integration prerequisites |
| Managed detection alongside internal XDR capabilities | Next MXDR Optimum | Service scope, onboarding, and customer response responsibilities |
| Advanced endpoint investigation and threat hunting | Next EDR Expert | Analyst workflows and infrastructure requirements |
| Enterprise-wide correlation and response orchestration | Next XDR Expert | Telemetry sources, playbooks, deployment, and included entitlements |
For wider portfolio planning, browse our security software license categories. Compare alternatives against the same coverage requirements rather than product names alone.
How Kaspersky Licensing Is Counted
Licensing differs across products. In the documented Kaspersky Next Pro model, one licensed user covers one desktop, laptop, or file server and up to two mobile devices. Consumption is calculated from the protected-device totals, not simply the number of people entered in the console.
Under that model, compare the desktop/laptop/file-server total with half the mobile-device total and use the larger quantity. Confirm rounding and minimum-order rules in the quotation. Do not apply this rule automatically to every enterprise package or separate security product.
Ordering Guide and Sizing Example
Your Kaspersky License order should identify the full product name, capacity metric, quantity, term, purchasing region, and support coverage. Use verified part numbers from the quotation rather than assuming an old product code remains orderable.
Example: Protecting Workstations, Servers, and Mobiles
Suppose the selected Kaspersky Next Pro entitlement must cover 40 laptops, 10 file servers, and 80 mobile devices. The computer/server total is 50; half the mobile total is 40. Under the documented rule, the starting requirement is 50 licensed users, before growth and commercial conditions are checked.
This illustrates counting only. Product suitability, server compatibility, and response functions must still be verified.
Prepare These Details Before Ordering
Provide device quantities, operating systems, server roles, management preference, and required investigation capabilities. Identify who will review alerts and carry out containment. For renewals, provide existing product and license information through the agreed sales channel.
Kaspersky Pricing & Quote
Pricing depends on the product, protected quantity, term, region, and new-purchase or renewal status. Optional modules, managed services, and deployment work should be listed separately where applicable.
As of November 2026, Kaspersky publishes some small-business online offers, but their quantities, regions, and renewal conditions are not universal enterprise prices. Request a quotation for the exact environment rather than treating an advertised starting price as a per-device business rate.
Confirm currency, taxes, included capacity, activation timing, contract dates, and renewal conditions. For older Endpoint Security for Business deployments, request a compatibility and entitlement review before accepting a Next proposal.
Buying, Delivery and Activation with GoLicense
1. Confirm the Product and Coverage
Approve the product name, quantity, term, supported deployment, and regional availability. Confirm delivery method, timing, and activation assistance in the quotation.
2. Confirm Account and Deployment Ownership
Identify the organization and administrator that will manage the entitlement. State whether the order is for a new cloud workspace, an existing management server, or an expansion.
3. Receive and Check the Entitlement
Verify the supplied activation information against the order. Check the covered product, capacity, validity, and ownership details before distributing it to production devices.
4. Activate and Validate Protection
Use the workflow for the purchased product. In Kaspersky Next Pro, license information is available under Information panel > License, including capacity and remaining validity; this area also provides the activation-code action.
For other consoles, follow their product-specific activation instructions. Deploy protection to a pilot group, confirm updates and policy application, then verify reporting and the response functions included in the entitlement.
Management and Restricted-Network Requirements
Cloud management requires connectivity to the hosted service. For a restricted network, validate the supported on-premises architecture, update distribution, activation method, and required security-service connections before ordering.
Some products support activation with a key file. That does not mean every product operates fully offline. For example, Next XDR Expert documentation distinguishes online activation-code use from key-file activation; its deployment requirements still need separate review.
Before You Order: Prerequisites and Common Mistakes
Pre-Order Checklist
- List workstations, servers, and mobile devices separately.
- Check operating-system and application compatibility.
- Confirm the management console and deployment ownership.
- Identify required EDR, XDR, or managed-service capabilities.
- Review current entitlements and renewal dates.
- Plan pilot deployment, updates, and alert handling.
Common Buying and Activation Issues
Counting employees instead of covered devices: Validate the purchased metric against the actual inventory.
Assuming all features work on every platform: Check the feature matrix for each operating system and product version.
Confusing EDR, XDR, and managed services: Specify the technology and operational support required. An investigation platform does not by itself supply an external monitoring team.
Replacing an existing security agent without a pilot: Review coexistence, removal, exclusions, and rollback before broad deployment.
Buying a renewal without matching the existing entitlement: Confirm product eligibility, capacity, and dates before payment.
Ready to order? Send your security requirements and request a Kaspersky quote.