# OnPremise installation: Upgrade from Basic to Gold or Platinum (5.5.2)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 22, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827 "2019-04-22T09:07:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahulka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rahulka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahulka)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/1 "2019-04-22T09:07:34Z")

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How can i upgrade my free or basic Elastic Search installation to either gold or platinum.  
I believe when we talk about in ES/Kibana (Costing and features prespective) we have

1. X-pack
2. Gold or Platinum license

till now I have understood that x-pack is used to enable security features for the product and whose cost is standard irrespective of the subscription (basic, free, gold or platinum) we choose.

do we have separate licence cost

1. Gold Subscription?
2. Platinum Subscription?

apart from x-pack license.

Please validate and correct my understanding if am wrong (version i am referring here is 5.5.2)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/2 "2019-04-22T09:30:09Z")

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A basic license is free. Anything beyond that, Gold and Platinum, does cost. However you can get access to the full Platinum level of functionality on Elastic Cloud.

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**Author:** ![rahulka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rahulka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahulka)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/3 "2019-04-22T09:38:27Z")

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Thanks for the quick response.  
We can't go for Elastic cloud 🙂 But will this cost either for Gold or platinum is over and above the x-pack cost?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/4 "2019-04-22T09:39:13Z")

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I don't know what the cost is, you'd need to contact [sales@elastic.co](mailto:sales@elastic.co).

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/5 "2019-04-22T09:39:58Z")

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It might be easier to keep the discussion in one thread, let's carry on in [What are different subscription available in ES 5.5.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-are-different-subscription-available-in-es-5-5-2/177825/2)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/onpremise-installation-upgrade-from-basic-to-gold-or-platinum-5-5-2/177827/6 "2019-04-22T09:40:01Z")

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