# Licenses

### How License pricing works

Licenses for paid operating systems or third-party software are usually tied to a product. The best example is a Windows-based Compute instance. Charges accrue hourly.

### Pricing

<table><thead><tr><th width="256.88422971741113">Item</th><th>Hourly price°</th><th>Monthly price°¹</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Microsoft Windows Server (Standard Edition)</td><td>CHF 0.0137</td><td>CHF 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

° Prices are in CHF (Swiss franc) and don't include VAT. 1 CHF is usually [equal](https://www.google.com/search?q=1+CHF+in+USD\&cad=h) to 1 USD.\
¹ Monthly price estimates are based on 730 hours of usage.