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Enterprise Agreement to CSP

Leaving an Enterprise Agreement? Settle the dates first.

An Enterprise Agreement is a multi-year commitment through a Licensing Solution Provider or Microsoft. CSP subscriptions are bought per product and term. Moving between them is a planned transition, not a transfer, and it is worth starting well before the agreement date.

Plan an EA transition

At a glance

EA through
A Licensing Solution Provider or Microsoft
EA eligibility
Generally from 500 users or devices
CSP through
A CSP partner such as MSP Hub
Moves by
Planned transition, not partner transfer

How they differ

Two ways to buy the same products.

  • Enterprise Agreement

    Commitment
    A multi-year agreement
    Seat changes
    Per the agreement's true-up terms
    Who you deal with
    Your LSP or Microsoft
    Where you see it
    Your agreement's portals and reports

  • CSP

    Commitment
    Per subscription: monthly, annual or three-year terms where offered
    Seat changes
    Add any time; reduce within seven days under NCE
    Who you deal with
    Your CSP partner
    Where you see it
    With MSP Hub: subscriptions, renewals and invoices in HubX

Questions to answer

What the plan needs before anything moves.

  1. 1

    Dates

    When the agreement and each enrolment end, and what notice they need.

  2. 2

    Workloads

    Which products are on the agreement, by user group, and which would move.

  3. 3

    Terms

    Which monthly, annual or three-year terms suit each group under NCE.

  4. 4

    Azure

    How Azure consumption, reservations and savings plans would be handled.

  5. 5

    Sequence

    What moves first, and what stays until the agreement date.

Not every case is the same.

Eligibility and transition routes depend on the agreement, the products and Microsoft's current programme rules, and change over time. MSP Hub reviews each case individually; this page does not promise eligibility, savings or unchanged terms.

Microsoft sources

Related pages

Next step

Share the agreement dates.

Tell us when your agreement ends and what it covers. The licensing desk replies by email.

Plan an EA transition