# Enterprise Edition guide

Welcome to the OpenProject **Enterprise Edition guide**.

Here you find support for the [OpenProject Enterprise Edition](https://www.openproject.org/enterprise-edition/). The Enterprise Edition extends the Community Edition and provides **premium features**, additional **security feature**s as well as **professional support**.

The Enterprise Edition builds on top of the free Community Edition. An upgrade is possible at any time. Please see a detailed [feature comparison](https://www.openproject.org/pricing/#features) between the different versions of OpenProject.

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**Note**: This guide only describes the administrational part of the OpenProject Enterprise Edition. The feature descriptions for the premium features are included at the respective parts in the OpenProject [user guide](../user-guide/#readme).
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## Overview

| Popular Topics                                               | Description                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Enterprise Edition trial](#create-an-enterprise-edition-trial) | Can I test the Enterprise Edition for free?                  |
| [Activate the Enterprise Edition](#activate-the-enterprise-edition) | How can I upgrade my Community Edition to an Enterprise Edition? |
| [Installation support](#installation-support)                 | How can I get installation support?                          |

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## Frequently asked questions - FAQ 



### How can I upgrade to the OpenProject Enterprise Edition?**

The Enterprise Edition is an upgrade of the self-hosted Community Edition. When you are already using the Community Edition, you can purchase an Enterprise Edition license to upgrade your OpenProject environment to the Enterprise Edition. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to https://www.openproject.org/enterprise-edition/.
2. Click on the "Book now" button.
3. Follow the steps to purchase the Enterprise Edition license.You will then receive an Enterprise Edition license key by email which you can use to upgrade your Community Edition to the Enterprise Edition.If you prefer to test the Enterprise Edition before purchasing, you can request a 14 day trial license from https://www.openproject.org/enterprise-edition/. Simply click on "Get free trial license" to receive a 14 day trial license. After 14 days it will automatically downgraded to the community edition. 



### Is it possible to buy and upgrade to enterprise version on a community edition already installed?**

Yes, you can upgrade your existing OpenProject Community Edition to the Enterprise Edition. You can then continue to use the same data as before but also use the premium features. When you purchase the Enterprise Edition, you receive an Enterprise Edition license. You can use this license to upgrade your Community Edition.

### Do you have a reseller program for OpenProject?

We provide a [reseller program](https://www.openproject.org/reseller-program/) exclusively for the OpenProject Enterprise Edition (currently not for the Cloud Edition) and offer a 25% discount on the regular prices as a part of this. Once you purchased the first Enterprise Edition license for a client, you receive an Enterprise Edition license for 25 users free of charge (for internal use).
Please let us know if you have a particular customer request that we can send you a quote for.