Definition
Per-seat pricing charges a fixed fee for each named user or licence, regardless of how much each one is used.
Seat-based licensing is easy to budget but punishes over-provisioning - unused seats become shelfware you keep paying for. Right-size the count, and negotiate the ability to true-down, not just true-up, at renewal.
Go deeperSoftware total cost of ownership: the hidden costsRelated terms
Benchside turns per-seat pricing into the exact questions, exclusions, and lock-in math for your specific vendor - your first project is free.