Free MicroStrategy license

License, MicroStrategy,

Finally MicroStrategy has woken up the truth and I must say my blog is definitely a contributor for them (MicroStrategy employees form a very good amount of user of this blog, specially the tech support).

One needs to create a MicroStrategy account before downloading. Account creation is 100% free, no need to have purchased MicroStrategy. (If you are a MicroStrategy professional, you can create a free account and access MicroStrategy tech support unlimited. You just need to use official email address. But don’t think that you can migrate your account to your new employer)

After having created your account, click here for your free license key.

You can get free license for up-to 100 named user with 1 CPU restriction. Broadly, MicroStrategy have two types of licensing. Named user and CPU based.

Various support options are here.

But don’t expect ability to create hi-fi reporting as this is a scaled down version which doesn’t include Reporting Services (dashboard), in-memory BI, Multiple Warehouse and many more. To know instantly know what is in and what is out in this free license, have a look at this illustration.

I don’t know what MicroStrategy plans by giving a half hearted version. Pretty frustrating. Why don’t they think of SME license like SAP or country specific differential licensing. They are just interested in big corps and satisfying the reporting requirements of them. (MicroStrategy future development is mainly concentrated to top 50 clients. They decide and direct the development, thet’s what they call or feel the world by beta program) and MicroStrategy, Inc thinks what suites them (beta program users) will suit all.

MicroStrategy is a very good employer and the most of top employees are like full time MicroStrategy veterans, but I think it a time they should get some fresh recruit to get some fresh ideas for a better future of them and mine too. On whole, I pity on this idea of free MicroStrategy because they have removed the juice out of MicroStrategy in free version. IT would take a quite longer time for compnaies to decide going for purchasing an add-on.
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I’m not well for last 3 weeks, hence no posts. Not fully recovered. Hope to get well soon and post periodically. So bad that I dozed off in office last Monday 😉


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5 thoughts on “Free MicroStrategy license”

  2. MicroStrategy are a good employer???? Do you know how many consultants in MicroStrategy UK have more than one year experience?
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    ONE!

  3. First of all, great blog. I'm am ETL developer trying to move into a BI Reporting. I'm thinking Microstrategy as one of the options since we have an evaluation version. I will be installing it and trying it out, before that, a few questions:
    1> Will I have the architech privilege? Create schema, etc?
    2> I'm planning to buy new hardware/software. What hardware config is right? Can I install and run on Windows XP?
    3> Can I install and run on Windows 2003 Server?
    4> Also, the license is for 1 CPU. I'm hoping Dual Core processor shouldn't be a problem?

    Please advise.

    Thank you..Som

  4. @Anon1
    Check out my Linkedin profile. The link is just right in front of you.

    @Anon2
    I do not have much connection with MicroStrategy UK office. Just having one person over one year of exp is defiantly a concern about the consulting services that MicroStrategy can provide to UK/EU clients.

    @Anon3
    thanks for your encouragement.
    1. Yes 2. Depends upon your need. Yes but PROD MicroStrategy is not certified running of Windows Xp. 3. Yes, certified too. 4. Nah Som. Go ahead and try best BI product out there.

  5. Hi Ashish,

    Great Blog.

    Regarding your post “But don’t expect ability to create hi-fi reporting as this is a scaled down version which doesn’t include Reporting Services (dashboard), in-memory BI, Multiple Warehouse and many more. To know instantly know what is in and what is out in this free license, have a look at this illustration.”

    MicroStrategy does include 2 named user licenses in the Reporting Suite that will allow you to try all the functionality of the platform, including Dashboards, Report Services and In-Memory. For more please check.

    http://www.microstrategy.com/freereportingsoftware/learnmore/

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