SPX Licensing Options

SPX requires a license/activation key to run. Before using the software, read the End User License Agreement.

Annual Subscription License

Arcserve offers licenses with one-year, or two-year subscription options and maintenance. Included with the license is access to updates, upgrades, and standard technical support during the subscription period.

Perpetual License

Arcserve licenses SPX on a one-license-per-system basis. For example, to use SPX to backup 10 servers requires 10 server licenses. This is true for both physical and virtual environments.

Trial License

Arcserve provides a fully-functional Trial license for SPX which is valid for a period of 30 days. See Getting a Trial Key and Activating SPX for additional information. During the trial period SPX can create and restore backup image files for both system and data volumes. SPX can also restore specific files and folders.

After 30 days, the license expires and the backup functions cease to operate. Images created during the trial period are fully restorable if you have a registered (perpetual) license version of the software. You can download and use the Recovery Environment CrossPlatform to restore system volumes.

You don’t need an active SPX license to use VirtualBoot or mount recovery points.

MSP Licenses

Arcserve offers an MSP License for SPX as well. An MSP license is a subscription-based model for Managed Service Providers (MSP). As an MSP you can also offer your customers a 14-day free trail for SPX. See the SPX Trial for MSPs page for additional information.