# Licensing overview

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Licenses are <mark style="color:red;">**required**</mark> to use **GitProtect**. To get a license, please contact one of our sales partners or email us directly at <sales@xopero.com>.
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Cancellation and extension of a license purchased for **GitProtect** through a marketplace (for example, **Atlassian Marketplace**) are handled and billed by the marketplace itself, without **GitProtect** involvement. If you encounter any issues with the transaction or marketplace functionalities, **please contact the support team of the respective marketplace first**.
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## License models <a href="#license_types_from_a_business_point_of_view" id="license_types_from_a_business_point_of_view"></a>

### <mark style="background-color:blue;">Git platforms</mark> <a href="#git_platforms" id="git_platforms"></a>

Licenses for protecting Git repositories (**GitHub**, **GitLab**, **Bitbucket**, **Azure** **DevOps**), assigned based on the number of repositories.

1. **On-premise enterprise** — license type that allows you to backup all on-prem installed systems in your entire company.
2. **Cloud enterprise** — license type that allows you to backup all cloud hosted systems in your entire company.
3. **Cloud pro** — license type that allows you to backup your whole organization— it's dedicated for individuals, startups, and small teams.

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There is no need to assign a license to all repositories. The license is assigned only to the repositories that are to be protected.
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### <mark style="background-color:blue;">Jira</mark>

1. **Jira** — protection for **Jira Cloud instances**, assigned based on the number of users (the license must cover all users in the protected **Jira** instance).

### <mark style="background-color:blue;">Microsoft 365</mark> <a href="#microsoft_365" id="microsoft_365"></a>

1. **Microsoft 365** — protection for **Microsoft 365** data; assigned based on the number of **Microsoft 365** user accounts.

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## Additional license types <a href="#license_types_in_xopero_one_management_console" id="license_types_in_xopero_one_management_console"></a>

In addition to standard licenses, **GitProtect** provides supplementary, worker licenses. These licenses are used to initiate specific operations and processes within the software, depending on the required use case or deployment scenario and must be assigned to an installed agent.

1. **Local worker/cloud worker/feature worker** — free license that allows you to perform various operations, i.e., manage storage, restore your backups, and backup your resources locally (when combined with a dedicated **Microsoft 365**/**Git**/**Jira** license).

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## Useful links and items

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[license-administration](https://helpcenter.gitprotect.io/management/license-administration)
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