What Is a Billable Unit (BU)?
Billable Units (BUs) are used in vScope to measure the assets and resources included in your license. Below is an overview of how BUs are calculated based on different asset types.
Backup
- 1 BU = 1 Backup Job, Backup, or Repository
Certificate
- 1 BU = 1 web (SSL) certificate
Client
- 1 BU = 1 machine where the operating system is classified as Client.
Cloud
- 1 BU = 1 Azure or Amazon EC2 virtual machine
Cloud Spend
- 1 BU = 1 licensable user account in Azure (Microsoft EntraID)
Container
- 1 BU = 1 Docker Container
Database
- 1 BU = 1 database (e.g., MS SQL, MySQL) or schema (e.g., Oracle)
Directory
- 1 BU = 1 user account (local or domain accounts)
Web Server (IIS)
- 1 BU = 1 site
Mobile
- 1 BU = 1 mobile OS (e.g., Android, iOS, iPadOS)
Network
- 1 BU = 1 network-connected device (e.g., switches, access points, etc., excluding printers), found via SNMP
Printer
- 1 BU = 1 printer (found via SNMP)
Server
- 1 BU = 1 asset identified as a server via operating system
Storage
- 1 BU = 1 concrete storage pool
Virtualization
- 1 BU = 1 virtual machine or virtualization host