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Should I buy a Stata network license or several Stata single-user licenses?

The price is the same for purchasing N single-user licenses at the same time as for purchasing one network license for N users.

The minimum size network license that may be purchased is a 2-user.

The size of a network license can be increased at any time at a reduced charge. If you currently own a 5-user network license, the cost of adding another user would be the cost of adding user number 6.

Single user licenses, but not network licenses, can be installed on home computers, in addition to workplace computers.

If you have purchased several single-user licenses of Stata, you may elect to upgrade only some of the licenses and wait to upgrade the other at a later time. With a network license, there is only one license, so it cannot be broken up.