vEOS Router Licensing Model
Figure 1: CloudEOS Router Software Licensing summary
Arista CloudEOS Router Licensing Model
Figure 2: CloudEOS Router product options
CloudEOS Router VM
CloudEOS Router VM is offered in each cloud provider marketplace under either a pre-purchased Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) subscription model or via Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) hourly or annual consumption-based billing. It is also available for download for on-premise use via Arista’s Software Downloads page as BYOL only. For more details, please refer to CloudEOS Router VM datasheet.
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Consumption Model
Under PAYG model, customers will be charged software subscription fees based on hourly or annual usage rates that have been set for the product. PAYG billing will be done via the cloud provider billing cycle. A benefit of the PAYG model is that the customers can start using CloudEOS Router immediately and pay only for the amount that they consume. Note that PAYG consumption does not require the customers to obtain a quote, generate a purchase order or to manage licenses, making it the preferred and de facto consumption model for most public cloud resources.
Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) Purchase Model
Under the BYOL model, customers will need to purchase monthly subscription SKUs from Arista in order to activate and use the CloudEOS Router. The BYOL customer will pay Arista directly for the subscription in advance and will be provided with license activation keys and proof of entitlement for the term of their subscription.
CloudEOS Router Container
CloudEOS Router Container is offered in on-premises Kubernetes deployment under Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) monthly subscription model. For more details, please refer to CloudEOS Router Container datasheet.