Base License : The base license is a perpetual license. The base license is required for AAA and IEEE 802.1x and also covers guest services and Trustsec. Base licenses are required to use the services enabled by Plus and/or Apex licenses. A base license is consumed for every active device on the network.
Base and Plus : A plus license is required for Profiling and Feed services, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Adaptive Network Control (ANC) and PxGrid. A base license is required to install the plus license and the plus license is a subscription for 1,3 or 5 years. When onboarding an endpoint with the BYOD flow, the Plus services are consumed on the active session even when related BYOD attributes are not in use.
Base and Apex : The Apex license is the same as the plus license in that it is a 1,3,5 year subscription, requires the base license but is used for Third-Party Mobile Device Management & Posture Compliance. Does not include Base services; a Base license is required to install the Apex license
Device Administration : There is a device administration license required for TACACS which is a perpetual license, a base license is required to install the device administration license and you only require one license per deployment. A Base or Mobility license is required to install the Device Administration license.
Evaluation : An evaluation license covers 100 nodes and provides full Cisco ISE functionality for 90 days. All Cisco ISE appliances are supplied with an evaluation license. Evaluation licenses will collectively have a base, plus, apex, device administration and so on for 90 days.
