Student
For learners and personal labs
Free
Never expires. No licence file.
- Every core feature
- 5 concurrent labs
- 100 nodes per lab
- 1 user
- Assist, MCP API, packet capture
- Full template catalogue
Pricing
Free to learn. Ready to scale.
Both editions are the same downloadable software, installed on infrastructure you provide. Your edition sets capacity and unlocks classroom and directory features. No hosted labs, no cloud bills.
Editions
Enterprise
For instructors, institutions, and teams
Contact us
Offline signed licence, bound to your appliance.
- Everything in Student
- Unlimited labs, nodes, and users
- Classroom timers, dashboard, grading, PDF, Proctor
- LDAP, SSO, and RADIUS
- Commercial template pack
Compare in detail
| Feature | Student | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Core UI, QEMU and Docker, consoles, starter images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Packet capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generate Lab and Migrate Lab | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lab bundle import | ✓ | ✓ |
| Containerlab import and export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configuration Studio and Automation Studio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lab Hub (local packages) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cluster Manager | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assist (OpenRouter) | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP agent API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full commercial template catalogue | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concurrent labs | 5 | Unlimited |
| Nodes per lab | 100 | Unlimited |
| Users | 1 | Unlimited |
| Classroom timers, dashboard, grading | – | ✓ |
| LDAP, SSO, and RADIUS | – | ✓ |
- Enterprise limits are written into your signed licence file.
- Older Pro, Academic, Team, and Trial licences are retired; appliances with those files run the Student profile until an Enterprise licence is installed.
- Vendor OS images are not included in either edition.
Pricing questions
Is Student really free forever?
Yes. It needs no licence file, never expires, and includes every core feature, with capacity set at 5 concurrent labs, 100 nodes per lab, and 1 user.
How do I upgrade to Enterprise?
Create an activation request under Administration → Licence, send it to us, and upload the signed licence file you receive. Your labs stay where they are.
Do I pay for cloud compute?
No. VEX-NX runs on your own VMware host or server; there is no hosted lab or compute plan to buy.
Does the licence need internet access?
No. Licences are offline signed files bound to your appliance, with no licence server to call.
Are vendor images included?
No edition includes vendor OS images. FRRouting and Alpine ship with the appliance; import other images you are licensed to use.
I have an old Pro or Academic licence.
Those editions are retired, and the appliance runs as Student until an Enterprise licence is installed. Contact us to move to Enterprise.
Start free today.
Download VEX-NX, install it on your own hardware, and upgrade to Enterprise when you need more.