Licensing Information for SharePoint Forms
SharePoint Forms License is needed to replace standard SharePoint List and Document Library forms with custom made forms that are built to work with Modern SharePoint pages.
The product includes 30 days Trial after which you’ll need to purchase license to continue using the product.
Important
This license is different from our Forms Designer product license which is built to work with SharePoint classic pages.
While offering similar functionality, the products are quite different in how they are built and function.
If you plan to submit SharePoint form to Flow and handle it with Plumsail Forms connector, you also need to have a Public Web Forms License or use a free plan.
SharePoint 2019 (On-Premises)
Forms for SharePoint 2019 (Production farm) is a perpetual license for production environment. Each web front-end (WFE) server requires a separate license. To continue receiving upgrades, getting assistance of our support team, or reissuing licenses after a year from the initial order, you must renew the maintenance on an annual basis.
Forms for SharePoint 2019 (Development farm) is a perpetual license that can be used in test, stage, or development environments only. Each web front-end server requires a separate license. At least one production license is required to buy a developer license.
What is SharePoint Web Front-End server (WFE)
The Web Front-End (WFE) server is a server that handles web page requests from users. Thus, each time the user opens a SharePoint page in a browser, it is processed by the WFE server. SharePoint farm may have several such servers. In this case, Network Load Balancer is distributing requests between them. It is the way to scale SharePoint.
Plumsail Forms for SharePoint on-premises is licensed per Web Front End server. You may need to calculate the number of the WFE servers on your farm to purchase the correct number of licenses.
In SharePoint 2019, you can find the roles of servers in the «Farm information»: Central Administration → System Settings → Manage servers in this farm. The WFE servers will have a «Front-end» role:
