Licensing for WebSphere Application Server

To install WebSphere Application Server, you must have a license for IBM® Enterprise Application Runtimes, IBM Cloud Pak® for Applications, WebSphere® Hybrid Edition, or WebSphere Application Server.

To obtain a license, consult your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. You can schedule a consultation or start a no-cost trial from the WebSphere Application Server web site. To see license terms, click the Review license links in the following table.

Note that entitlement to WebSphere Application Server includes entitlement to the WebSphere Application Server traditional runtime component and the WebSphere Application Server Liberty runtime component.

Table 1. Licenses for WebSphere Application Server
Product name and version License ID and link to license
IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes See the IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes licensing page
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.3 See the IBM Cloud Pak for Applications licensing page
WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5.26 L-LNSZ-7BC9FF
WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.1 See the WebSphere Hybrid Edition licensing page