Auvik Pricing 2026: Costs, Licensing & What IT Teams Pay

Pricing and licensing details verified: September 10, 2026

Quick answer

Auvik pricing in 2026 is primarily quote-based, but Auvik now publishes enough detail to estimate the shape of a real bill. For current Auvik IT Management customers, pricing depends on the feature tier you choose, the number and type of managed assets, and volume. Network devices cost more than infrastructure devices, which cost more than edge devices. Auvik offers Basic and Core tiers, and larger deployments receive lower per-device rates through volume pricing.

Auvik also publishes current Core-tier examples: a small environment with 5 network devices, 5 servers and 100 workstations is approximately $315/month; a mid-size environment with 25 network devices, 10 servers and 500 workstations is approximately $1,250/month; and a larger network-heavy environment with 100 network devices and 20 infrastructure devices is approximately $1,950/month. These are Auvik-published examples, not guaranteed prices for every buyer.

The important point is that Auvik cost is not based on every IP address or every device it discovers. Many access points, printers, UPS systems, storage devices, IoT devices and other asset classes can be discovered or monitored without becoming billable. Your order form, device mix, tier, volume and contracted minimum ultimately determine the invoice.

Key takeaways

• Auvik does not publish one universal public list price. The official pricing page asks buyers to request a tailored quote.
• Current Auvik IT Management packaging uses Basic and Core tiers across network, infrastructure and edge device categories.
• Auvik's official Core pricing example for 5 network devices, 5 servers and 100 workstations is approximately $315/month.
• Official examples rise to approximately $1,250/month for a mid-size deployment and $1,950/month for a larger network-heavy deployment.
• Volume pricing lowers the effective per-device rate as managed asset counts increase.
• Not every discovered device is billable. Many access points, printers, UPS devices, cameras, IoT devices and other classes can be monitored without a separate device charge.
• The billing metric differs by asset type: network device usage can be averaged, while infrastructure and edge categories may use high-water-mark logic under current IT Management billing rules.
• Auvik contracts can include a minimum contracted spend, so removing devices does not automatically eliminate the committed invoice.
• MSPs receive separate pricing structures rather than one universal corporate-IT rate.
• Auvik SaaS Management is a separate product with per-user billing, so it should not be confused with device-based Auvik IT Management pricing.
• Auvik offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

In this guide

• How much Auvik costs in 2026
• Auvik Basic vs Core pricing and feature scope
• Network, infrastructure and edge device licensing
• Which devices count and which are monitored free
• Official Auvik cost examples for small, mid-size and larger environments
• How to estimate your own monthly and annual Auvik cost
• Legacy Essentials and Performance plan terminology
• Monthly usage, high-water marks, overages and minimum commitments
• Auvik pricing for MSPs
• Auvik SaaS Management pricing
• Hidden and overlooked Auvik costs
• A public 2026 Auvik procurement benchmark
• How IT teams should evaluate value and total cost
• Questions to ask Auvik before signing

Scope and research methodology

This page is a vendor-specific Auvik pricing guide. It is not a general network monitoring software comparison, an MSP software ranking, or a broad software license-management guide. That separation matters for both readers and search intent: this URL is designed to answer Auvik pricing, Auvik cost, licensing and billing questions in depth.

Pricing and licensing claims were checked against Auvik's current pricing page, Auvik's 2026 billing documentation, Auvik's current pricing-details article, support documentation describing billable assets, Auvik's MSP material, and a 2026 public-sector procurement record. Where Auvik publishes examples rather than a universal list price, this article labels them as examples instead of converting them into a fake rate card.

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How much does Auvik cost in 2026?

There is no single answer such as "Auvik costs $X per user." Auvik's current commercial model is built around managed asset categories and feature tiers. A small office with only a few core network devices can have a very different invoice from a 500-user business, even if both companies use the same product name.

Auvik's current IT Management pricing structure is driven by three variables: feature tier (Basic or Core), device category (network devices, infrastructure devices and edge devices are priced differently), and volume (the effective per-device rate falls as the number of managed devices in a category increases).

This is why a headline "Auvik price per device" can be misleading. There is not one device rate that applies to every router, server and workstation at every deployment size.

Auvik Basic vs Core

Auvik's unified IT Management platform currently has two primary feature tiers: Basic and Core. The tier affects what the platform can do and the price per managed asset. Auvik does not publish one fixed public Basic-to-Core uplift because the commercial proposal is still tailored to the deployment.

Basic tier

Basic is the foundation tier. It covers the core network and IT-management workflow rather than advanced analytics. Current Auvik documentation includes automated network discovery, mapping and inventory; device monitoring and alerting across supported network, infrastructure and edge devices; configuration management and automated configuration backups; remote management; global dashboards; and APIs and integrations with IT workflows such as ticketing, documentation and PSA systems.

For an IT team that mainly needs automated discovery, topology, health monitoring, configuration context and remote access, Basic is the logical quote to establish first. Buying Core simply because it is the higher tier can waste money if the advanced telemetry will not be used.

Core tier

Core includes the Basic capabilities and adds deeper analytics and troubleshooting. Auvik currently lists capabilities such as network flow monitoring and analytics; application visibility powered by machine learning; advanced hardware monitoring; historical or forensic traffic data; centralized syslog collection with higher quotas and longer retention; and unified troubleshooting dashboards that combine traffic, syslog and performance data.

Core costs more per managed asset, but it can replace separate traffic-analysis, syslog or troubleshooting tooling. That replacement value matters when comparing Auvik cost with a cheaper monitoring product that requires several add-ons or separate systems.

Auvik licensing: the three device categories

The biggest budgeting mistake is counting every visible device as billable. Auvik's current IT Management model separates assets into three commercial categories. Auvik states that the exact per-device rate depends on the tier and volume. This matters because two companies with 200 employees can have radically different infrastructure footprints. One may have a highly consolidated network with a few switches and servers; another may run many locations with dozens of routers, firewalls and network devices.

Which devices are monitored without a separate license?

Auvik discovers and monitors many assets that do not necessarily increase the licensed device count. Its current pricing and billing documentation identifies free or non-billable classes that can include Wi-Fi access points, printers and copiers, UPS devices, cameras, IoT devices, network storage, IP phones and tablets, hubs and unmanaged switches, load balancers, and collectors and certain supporting devices.

This is one of the most important reasons to run a real discovery or trial before budgeting. A 50-user office might contain dozens of IP-connected devices, but only a small number may fall into paid network or infrastructure categories.

What makes an asset billable? Auvik's support documentation applies more than a simple device-type label. Under current IT Management billing rules, the device must generally be identified as a billable class, be in a managed state and meet the relevant activity or online requirements. The exact logic differs by asset category.

Official Auvik cost examples

Auvik now publishes concrete Core-tier scenarios. These are the most useful public cost signals available because they come directly from the vendor. They should still be treated as examples rather than guaranteed quotes.

These are Auvik-published examples for the Core tier. Actual quotes can differ by tier, category mix, volume, contract term, MSP status, minimum commitments, taxes and negotiated terms.

Small business example: why the device mix matters

Auvik's small-business example is unusually useful because it exposes the math behind the estimate. The scenario uses 5 network devices at $27 each, 5 servers at $6 each and 100 workstations at $1.50 each: network devices are 5 × $27 = $135/month, servers are 5 × $6 = $30/month, and workstations are 100 × $1.50 = $150/month, for an illustrative total of $315/month or $3,780/year.

The workstation count is the largest quantity in that example, yet network devices still represent a large portion of the total because the network-device rate is much higher. This is why estimating Auvik cost from employee count alone is weak. You need the device mix.

Mid-size and larger deployments

At higher volumes, the math stops being a simple multiplication of the small-business rate because Auvik applies volume pricing. Its official mid-size example with 25 network devices, 10 servers and 500 workstations comes to approximately $1,250/month, while the larger example with 100 network devices and 20 infrastructure devices is approximately $1,950/month.

The larger network-heavy example is particularly important: even though it has far more high-value network infrastructure than the small deployment, the effective unit cost falls because the quote benefits from volume tiers. A procurement model that blindly multiplies the smallest published example will therefore overstate larger deployments.

How to estimate your own Auvik cost before speaking to sales

You cannot reproduce an exact Auvik quote without the vendor's current volume table, but you can build a useful pre-sales estimate. Start with asset counts, not headcount.

1. Count managed network devices: routers, switches, firewalls and wireless controllers.
2. Count infrastructure devices: servers and hypervisors that will be actively managed.
3. Count edge devices: workstations/laptops that require endpoint monitoring.
4. List discovered device classes that should be free or non-billable, such as access points, printers, UPS systems and IoT assets.
5. Decide whether Basic is sufficient or whether Core traffic analytics, application visibility and syslog capabilities are required.
6. Model a 10-20% growth case so the first quote is not obsolete six months after signing.
7. Ask Auvik to show the volume breakpoints and the overage rate for each device category in writing.

A practical planning formula is: Estimated Auvik annual cost = contracted base + network-device charges + infrastructure-device charges + edge-device charges + overages + optional products + onboarding/services + taxes

Do not use one guessed "price per device" across every category. It will produce the wrong result.

Auvik Network Management vs Auvik IT Management: watch the legacy terminology

Auvik's current documentation contains both new and legacy commercial terminology. That is not necessarily a contradiction; it reflects subscription history.

Auvik states that the older Auvik Network Management model with billable devices, billable servers and billable workstations is most commonly used by MSP and corporate IT customers whose subscription started before October 1, 2025. Older documentation also refers to Essentials and Performance site types.

Newer Auvik IT Management documentation instead describes Basic and Core tiers with network, infrastructure and edge device categories. If your organization has an older Auvik agreement, do not assume the current marketing page replaces your commercial terms. The order form and subscription agreement are what matter.

Legacy Essentials vs Performance sites

For customers still on an older Auvik Network Management structure, Essentials and Performance may still appear in billing or site configuration. Essentials includes core mapping, monitoring, management, integrations and user management. Performance adds flow monitoring and analytics, application visibility and centralized syslog management.

Auvik allows site-level upgrades and downgrades in that legacy structure, but a downgrade partway through a billing cycle may only take effect at the start of the next cycle. This is one reason an older customer's invoice can behave differently from a new buyer's quote.

Monthly billing, annual contracts and overages

Auvik's invoice is influenced by both the subscription commitment and actual usage. Older billing documentation describes a base plan fee charged in advance, with billable usage above the plan charged after the month closes. Annual plans are paid upfront for the 12-month subscription amount, with overage usage handled separately.

Current billable-asset documentation adds an important commercial constraint: Auvik contracts can include a minimum contracted spend. Removing devices from monitoring does not automatically cancel the contract or eliminate the minimum invoice. Subscriptions are also generally not cancellable during the term except under the limited conditions in the applicable agreement.

The three billing mechanics IT teams should understand

Those mechanics matter more than the headline per-device rate. A team that rapidly adds and removes endpoints may see different invoice behavior from a stable network with the same month-end asset count.

Auvik overage cost

Auvik does not publish one universal public overage rate. Its documentation states that for plans with overage billing, overages are calculated monthly and invoiced according to the order form. For plans without overage billing, the customer is expected to purchase additional subscriptions or reduce usage to stay within the subscribed quantity.

Before signing, ask for the category-specific overage rates and confirm whether your invoice uses committed minimums plus overage, true usage, or another negotiated structure.

Auvik pricing for MSPs

Auvik has dedicated MSP pricing rather than one universal corporate-IT rate. The company states that it works with thousands of MSPs and offers packages specifically built for that commercial model.

That distinction matters because an MSP may manage dozens or hundreds of customer sites with very different asset mixes. Pricing needs to leave room for the MSP's own margin, client growth, minimum commitments and contract terms.

Auvik's MSP material also emphasizes that collectors are free and flexible to deploy. The collector itself is therefore not the thing you should count when estimating managed-device licensing.

Questions MSPs should ask about Auvik pricing

1. What are the minimum committed quantities by device class?
2. What is the rate for each device category at our current volume?
3. What are the next volume-discount breakpoints?
4. How do overages work when a customer adds devices mid-term?
5. Can devices move between customers/sites without creating duplicate billing?
6. What happens when a client churns before our Auvik contract ends?
7. Are longer 3-year or 5-year terms available, and what price protection do they provide?
8. Which capabilities are Basic versus Core, and can different customers/sites use different tiers?

Auvik SaaS Management pricing is different

Auvik SaaS Management should not be confused with the device-based network and IT-management pricing described above. Auvik states that SaaS Management uses a per-user model charged monthly.

A user becomes billable when the platform discovers the user, qualifying SaaS activity exists within the relevant period, and the user is not disabled or expired. The monthly billable quantity is based on unique users rather than the number of SaaS applications they access.

This matters if you are buying a broader Auvik platform package. A company might therefore have device-based Auvik IT Management charges and separate per-user SaaS Management charges on the same commercial relationship.

Auvik hidden and overlooked costs

Auvik's pricing is more transparent than a generic "contact sales" page once you understand the billing documentation, but there are still several ways the final invoice can differ from a simple device-count estimate.

1. Core instead of Basic. Flow analytics, application visibility, centralized syslog and advanced troubleshooting can justify Core, but the tier increases the per-device price. Do not pay for Core across an environment if the advanced telemetry is not operationally useful.

2. Device-category expansion. Your network may stay the same while server or endpoint scope expands. Adding hundreds of workstations can change the bill even if the number of routers and switches is unchanged.

3. High-water-mark billing. Temporary infrastructure or endpoint peaks can affect the monthly quantity. This is easy to miss when teams budget only from an end-of-month inventory export.

4. Minimum contracted spend. Reducing managed devices does not necessarily reduce the committed invoice. This creates under-utilization risk if a site closes, a business unit is sold, an MSP loses a client, or the monitored footprint shrinks mid-term.

5. Overage charges. Growth above the committed quantity may be invoiced as overage. Ask for the exact overage rates and volume-breakpoint rules before signing.

6. Long contract terms. Longer terms can improve price certainty, but they also reduce flexibility. A lower annual rate is only valuable if the platform continues to match the network footprint and operational requirements throughout the term.

7. Taxes and payment costs. Auvik supports multiple currencies, including USD, CAD, EUR, GBP and AUD. Taxes may apply depending on jurisdiction. Payment-method rules can also matter for enterprise procurement.

8. Optional products. Auvik now spans more than network monitoring. Server, endpoint and SaaS management capabilities can change the commercial scope. Make sure the quote separates the products and billable asset types instead of evaluating only the total.

For a broader framework on these non-obvious software costs, see CostLoop's Hidden Costs of SaaS guide.

A public 2026 Auvik procurement benchmark

Public procurement can provide a useful reality check, but it must not be treated as a universal price list. In February 2026, the City of Coldwater / Coldwater Board of Public Utilities recommended an Auvik Network Management engagement priced at $32,602.50 for an 18-month period plus a one-time $500 onboarding fee, for a total award of $33,102.50.

The public record states that the scope included the platform, implementation, configuration, staff training and ongoing technical support. That works out to roughly $1,839/month when the onboarding fee is spread across the 18-month period, but the procurement record does not make that figure comparable to a normal commercial quote because the device counts, negotiated grant requirements and service scope are specific to that buyer.

Use this benchmark only to understand that real-world Auvik engagements can include services and support around the software, not as a "typical Auvik price."

What does Auvik cost for a 50-user office?

Auvik itself gives a useful rule-of-thumb example: a 50-user office may have only 3-4 network devices plus 2-3 infrastructure devices that are billable, while many access points, printers, UPS devices and IoT assets are monitored for free.

The exact invoice still depends on whether endpoints are licensed, whether you choose Basic or Core, and your negotiated volume tier. But this demonstrates why the total number of IP-connected assets is a poor proxy for Auvik cost.

What does Auvik cost for 100 workstations?

Auvik's own Core-tier small-business example includes 100 workstations alongside 5 network devices and 5 servers for approximately $315/month. In that example, the workstations contribute $150/month, the servers $30/month and the network devices $135/month.

If you only need network management and do not license endpoint monitoring for every workstation, your commercial structure may be different. Ask sales to show exactly which edge assets are included in the quote.

Is Auvik expensive?

Auvik can look expensive next to a low-cost or open-source network monitoring tool because it bundles automated discovery, topology, configuration backup, alerting, remote management and, on Core, traffic analytics, application visibility and syslog capabilities.

The useful comparison is not Auvik versus the cheapest monitoring license. It is Auvik versus the total cost of the monitoring stack and the IT labor required to maintain it.

A cheaper product can still cost more if it requires separate topology tools, log management, configuration backup, heavy manual maintenance or technician time. Auvik can also be poor value if your environment is tiny, highly static, or does not need the advanced capabilities you are buying.

A simple Auvik ROI model

Use an operational model instead of vague "visibility" claims: Annual benefit = technician hours saved × loaded hourly IT cost + avoided downtime value + tools replaced + avoided truck rolls. Net annual value = annual benefit - annual Auvik cost.

For example, if Auvik saves a network engineer 15 hours per month and fully loaded labor costs $85/hour, the labor value alone is $15,300/year. That is before downtime, configuration recovery or tools replaced. If the deployment costs $15,000/year, labor savings by themselves would roughly cover the subscription. If it saves only two hours per month, the economics are completely different.

How to control Auvik cost after you buy it

The commercial model rewards teams that know exactly what they are monitoring. Treat the Auvik contract as a managed software asset, not a "set it and forget it" infrastructure bill.

• Record the current contracted quantities by device category.
• Record the Basic/Core scope and any legacy Essentials/Performance sites.
• Review Auvik Billing usage monthly rather than only at renewal.
• Track the minimum commitment separately from actual managed usage.
• Review servers and edge agents before the renewal to avoid paying for retired assets.
• Document overage rates and the next volume-discount breakpoint.
• Track the renewal date, notice period and contract owner.
• Keep the order form and any amendments attached to the software record.

If you need a central record for software costs, owners, seats and renewals, see License Tracking Software and Software License Inventory.

Questions to ask Auvik before signing

1. Which Auvik product and commercial model is this quote using: current IT Management or a legacy Network Management structure?
2. Are we being quoted Basic or Core, and can you show the incremental price for Core?
3. What counts as a network, infrastructure and edge device under this order form?
4. Which discovered device types are free and explicitly excluded from billing?
5. What are the per-device rates at our current volume for each device category?
6. What are the next volume-discount breakpoints?
7. How are network, infrastructure and edge quantities measured each month?
8. What is our minimum contracted spend or minimum committed quantity?
9. What overage rates apply if we exceed the commitment?
10. Can we reduce committed quantities during the term if our environment shrinks?
11. What happens if we remove or replace a device mid-month?
12. Are server and endpoint monitoring included in this quote or separate commercial line items?
13. Is Auvik SaaS Management included, and if so, how many billable users are committed?
14. What onboarding, deployment, training or professional-services fees apply?
15. What support level is included?
16. What currencies, taxes or payment-method fees apply?
17. What is the renewal notice period?
18. What price increase or renewal cap applies at the end of the initial term?
19. Can you provide a 1-year, 3-year and 5-year total-cost comparison?
20. Can the quote show our expected invoice at current usage plus a 20% growth case?

Where CostLoop fits

CostLoop does not replace Auvik. Auvik manages and monitors IT infrastructure; CostLoop tracks the commercial record of software your business pays for.

If Auvik is part of your stack, CostLoop can help keep the purchasing and renewal context visible: current recurring cost, billing cycle, contract owner, renewal date, notice period, order form or contract link, supporting invoice documents, cancellation/renewal path, and internal notes about committed quantities or quote changes.

That process is part of broader SaaS Cost Management and software-spend governance. You can also use CostLoop's Software Budget Template to model Auvik alongside the rest of your recurring IT stack. Before the contract renews, a structured Renewal Tracker helps ensure the quote is reviewed before the commitment rolls forward.

See CostLoop Features and CostLoop Pricing for the current product scope.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Auvik cost in 2026?

Auvik does not publish one universal list price. Current Auvik IT Management pricing depends on Basic vs Core, network/infrastructure/edge device quantities and volume. Auvik publishes Core examples of approximately $315/month for a small environment, $1,250/month for a mid-size environment and $1,950/month for a larger network-heavy environment.

What is Auvik's price per device?

There is no single universal per-device price. Network, infrastructure and edge devices use different rates, and volume changes the effective price. In Auvik's small Core example, network devices are modeled at $27/device/month, servers at $6 and workstations at $1.50, but larger examples use lower effective rates because of volume pricing.

Does Auvik charge for every device?

No. Auvik states that many classes can be discovered or monitored without separate licensing, including access points, printers, UPS devices, cameras, IoT devices and other supporting infrastructure. The exact commercial treatment is defined by the product and order form.

What devices are billable in Auvik?

Current Auvik IT Management categories include network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless controllers; infrastructure devices such as servers and hypervisors; and edge devices such as workstations and laptops. The device must also meet the applicable managed/activity criteria.

What is the difference between Auvik Basic and Core?

Basic provides core discovery, mapping, monitoring, alerting, configuration management, remote management, dashboards, APIs and integrations. Core adds deeper traffic analytics, application visibility, advanced hardware monitoring, forensic traffic data, centralized syslog and unified troubleshooting dashboards.

Does Auvik offer a free trial?

Yes. Auvik currently offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required and all features available during the evaluation period.

Does Auvik have MSP pricing?

Yes. Auvik states that MSPs have dedicated pricing structures. MSPs should request a quote based on client sites, device categories, volume and commercial commitments rather than assuming the corporate IT example pricing applies.

Is Auvik billed monthly or annually?

Auvik supports subscription billing structures that can include monthly or annual commitments, and MSP material emphasizes annual contracts with longer terms available for price certainty. The final billing schedule and overage treatment are defined in the order form.

What is Auvik SaaS Management pricing?

Auvik SaaS Management uses a separate per-user commercial model rather than the per-device model used by Auvik IT Management. Auvik does not publish one universal public per-user price on its main pricing page, so buyers should request a separate line item in the quote.

Can I lower Auvik cost by removing devices?

Possibly for usage above your commitment, but not necessarily for the committed subscription. Auvik's current billing documentation states that contracts can have a minimum contracted spend, and removing all devices does not automatically cancel the contract or avoid the minimum invoice.

Final verdict

Auvik pricing in 2026 is much more understandable once you stop looking for one universal sticker price. The real structure is device-category licensing, feature tier and volume.

For a small Core deployment, Auvik's own example is approximately $315/month. A mid-size environment is roughly $1,250/month in Auvik's example, and a larger network-heavy deployment is about $1,950/month. Those numbers are useful planning signals, but the order form still controls your actual cost.

The most important procurement task is therefore not asking "What does Auvik cost?" in isolation. Ask exactly which assets are billable, how they are counted, which tier each site receives, what the minimum commitment is, what happens when usage grows or shrinks, and how overage is priced. That is what turns a custom Auvik quote into a budget you can actually manage.

About the author

Milosh Mladenovski is a CostLoop founder and works on subscription discovery, license inventory and recurring software cost workflows. Author profile · LinkedIn