Primavera operated a technical solution to licencing, whereas Oracle operates a commercial solution.

Primavera had either Named or CONCURRENT users, whereas Oracle only has "Application Users".

Primavera issued a licence code (linked to the Serial Number of a particular copy of the software) that controlled the number and type of licences allocated to each module within the product. By contrast Oracle issues a CSI Number associated with a particular installation of their software. The permitted number of users is governed solely by the number of licences purchased - there is nothing technically in place to prevent any company from DEPLOYING more licences than they have purchased. However the Oracle Licence and Services Agreement (OLSA) includes a clause stating that the client accepts that Oracle has a RIGHT to visit the client's site(s) at any time to AUDIT licence usage, and that the client agrees to pay the licence costs associated with any unpurchased deployed copies found, PLUS penalty charges and backdated support fees.

Primavera operated a technical solution to licencing, whereas Oracle operates a commercial solution.

Primavera had either Named or Concurrent users, whereas Oracle only has "Application Users".

Primavera issued a licence code (linked to the Serial Number of a particular copy of the software) that controlled the number and type of licences allocated to each module within the product. By contrast Oracle issues a CSI Number associated with a particular installation of their software. The permitted number of users is governed solely by the number of licences purchased - there is nothing technically in place to prevent any company from deploying more licences than they have purchased. However the Oracle Licence and Services Agreement (OLSA) includes a clause stating that the client accepts that Oracle has a right to visit the client's site(s) at any time to audit licence usage, and that the client agrees to pay the licence costs associated with any unpurchased deployed copies found, plus penalty charges and backdated support fees.