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NETLAB+® Pricing

Pricing below is NDG suggested retail pricing. Prices are subject to change.

System Purchase Price for Academic Institutions

Termination of VMware IT Academy and Academic Software License Programs by Broadcom VMware

If you currently have or acquire a VMware vSphere license, NETLAB+ will continue to function as intended. Please note that a VMware vSphere license is not included with NETLAB+. The NDG team is working on a NETLAB+ version that will utilize Proxmox instead of VMware vSphere.

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Current NETLAB+ Customers: Please contact us to request NETLAB+ VE. Please note that you must be current with your software support and maintenance contract.

New Customers: Please submit a price quote request after reviewing the pricing information below.

NETLAB+ Virtual Edition is sold in blocks of 16 active pods, up to 64 pods.

Academic NETLAB+® Virtual Edition, Active Pods Price (USD)
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 16 active pods $9,995.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 32 active pods $19,990.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 48 active pods $29,985.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 64 active pods $39,980.00

Make sure NETLAB+ is available in your country.

Pricing includes NETLAB+ software and first year maintenance / support.


Maintenance Plans for NETLAB+ Virtual Edition

System maintenance is included for the first year after purchase. Maintenance in subsequent years is renewed by ordering one of the plans below. Maintenance includes:

  • Ongoing usage rights for NETLAB+ Virtual Edition.
  • NETLAB+ software updates.
  • Content updates for authorized training programs.
  • Product support (up to maximum hours indicated).

Customers transitioning from NETLAB Academy Edition or NETLAB Professional Edition receive credit toward NETLAB+ VE support.

Plan Term Max Email Support Hours/Year Price (USD)
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 16 active pods (1YR) 1 year 5 hours/year $1,995.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 32 active pods (1YR) 1 year 10 hours/year $2,995.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 48 active pods (1YR) 1 year 10 hours/year $4,495.00
NETLAB+ Virtual Edition with 64 active pods (1YR) 1 year 10 hours/year $5,995.00

NETLAB+ Virtual Edition is sold in blocks of 16 active pods. The maintenance price for systems with more than 32 active pods increases by $1500.00 for each additional block of 16 active pods, as shown in the table above.

Maintenance fees are due on or before the designated renewal date. Your timely renewal ensures the sustainability of your NETLAB+ system. NDG is committed to supporting the dynamic nature of academic training programs, which require a continuous investment by NDG in both labor and equipment. NDG also provides enhanced support for an additional fee (see below).

Enhanced Support and Training (EST)

NDG offers Enhanced Support and Training (EST) to get you up and running. This option provides scheduled hours to work with you using Zoom, WebEx, or Google Hangouts. Hours expire after 90 days and can be scheduled in 1-2 hour blocks, once per day. EST is recommended for the following tasks:

  • Determining the components needed for a NETLAB+ installation.
  • Setting up a NETLAB+ system for the first time.
  • Setting up host servers and virtual machines.
  • Reviewing custom topologies and pod designs.
Enhanced Support and Training (EST) Price (USD)
Up to 10 hours of scheduled support within a 90 day window $995.00

Additional Customer Information

There is only one distributor for NETLAB+ software products. This distribution partner, ConvergeOne, offers the NETLAB+ product at Network Development Group’s suggested retail price. You have the option of working with the reseller of your choice.

NETLAB+ is purchased by institutions throughout the world. Because there is a wide variety of sourcing arrangements held at these institutions, resellers are often given quotes to resell NETLAB+. This is necessary because there is no way to know every reseller Academic institutions work with for purchasing products. Providing a request for quote to the reseller does not grant exclusivity or any rights to the reseller. Rather, potential NETLAB+ customers are encouraged to verify that resellers are offering a fair and reasonable price by comparing the prices they are quoted with the suggested retail prices indicated on this page.

Commercial Site License for NETLAB+:

NETLAB+ is designed to help academic institutions teach industry academic programs. NETLAB+ is designed to host hands-on labs. NDG bundles all components required for an organization to host and develop hands-on labs.

NDG receives inquiries from non-academic training organizations that want to utilize NETLAB+ for training. The following are the minimum pricing NDG will charge for a NETLAB+ site license:

Product Price Quantity
NETLAB+ Site License (Annual) $250,000 Total $250,000
NETLAB+ 16 Pod License (Annual) $30,000
$60,000
$90,000
$120,000
$150,000
$180,000
$210,000
$240,000
Annual Fee
$310,000
$340,000
$370,000
$400,000
$430,000
$460,000
$490,000

* Please review NETLAB+ designated operating environment for details on deploying NETLAB+.
* Does not include labor for system administration, onsite installations or development of lab content.
* Does not include rights to any content including 3rd party content.

Request a meeting with NDG staff members to learn more about NETLAB+.

Academic Cloud:

NDG NETLAB+ can operate as a node in a cloud. NDG has partnered with academic institutions to host labs in an academic cloud. This model enables academia to host hands-on learning labs for academia. If you are interested in adding this model to your project, please contact us.

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