Which License is right for me

[Outside5 Ltd]

I am planning on setting up a dedicated server for a client. This server will have 2 sites on initially, on different IP addresses, but potentially moving up to 7 sites at a later date.

After looking on the Adobe site am I right in thinking that I will need to pay almost £6,000?!?!?!

Will I need the Enterprise version or would I be able to use Standard version?

Thanks,
Paul

[Newsgroup_User]

No you do not need the Enterprise version.

Yes you can use the Standard Version

Yes the Adobe site has confused many people.

What they are referring to is that the Standard version can have *only*
one 'instance' of ColdFusion on the server. The Enterprise version can
have as many separate 'instances' of ColdFusion as you think your
hardware can handle. This allows for increased hardware utilization,
application isolation and failover affects between the different
instances if one chooses to do this.

A single instance of ColdFusion can be connect to as many web sites on
the same server and|or separate web servers as you care to load it down
with. And the configuration you are considering is a very common one.

[Outside5 Ltd]

Thank you Ian,
That makes sense now.

[Fetch]

If you want to save on startup costs you may be able to lease CF from your webhost - many offer fairly cheap monthly rates. Of course, purchasing the license outright saves you money in the long run. When you're leasing though, the webhost will often upgrade the CF version for free when a new version comes out and continue to charge you the same monthly rate. Also, they're sometimes more likely to help out with config issues if you're using their license rather than your own.

Also, on the topic of Standard vs Enterprise, running multiple instances of CF in the Enterprise environment may be preferred because then if one instance crashes it doesn't affect the other - so your sites are a little more independent, rather than CF being a crutch that could bring them all down.