--- title: The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s... description: The European Commission is gathering information on Oracle's cloud software licensing practices, following a similar inquiry that led SAP to settle in July by... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP | daily.dev og:description: The European Commission is gathering information on Oracle's cloud software licensing practices, following a similar inquiry that led SAP to settle in July by... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OYRm7RxPA.png og:image:alt: The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The European Commission is gathering information on Oracle's cloud software licensing practices, following a similar inquiry that led SAP to settle in July by easing contract termination and switching terms. No formal investigation has been opened against Oracle, and the company has not commented. The concern centers on licensing terms that make it costly or difficult to run Oracle software on rival clouds, an issue heightened by Oracle's databases underpinning long-lived financial, government, and industrial systems, and by Oracle now being a major cloud provider itself. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What did SAP agree to in its settlement with EU antitrust regulators over software licensing? SAP settled concerns raised by the European Commission in July by agreeing to make it easier for customers to switch away from its software and terminate contracts. This avoided potential fines that could have reached 10% of its global annual revenue, and the settlement came before any formal antitrust case was opened. _Track how licensing disputes like SAP's settlement reshape vendor contract terms via daily.dev._ ### Is the European Commission formally investigating Oracle for antitrust violations? No, as of the inquiry there is no formal investigation into Oracle, according to a Commission spokesperson. The Commission is gathering information from third parties on Oracle's cloud licensing practices, a preliminary step that can precede a formal case but often resolves without one, similar to how the SAP matter began. _Follow evolving antitrust scrutiny of cloud vendors like Oracle on daily.dev before it affects your contracts._ ### Why do Oracle's software licensing terms matter for cloud provider competition? Licensing terms that make Oracle software more expensive to run on a rival cloud, or contracts that are hard to exit, can keep customers locked to a provider without needing to win their business on merit. This matters more now because Oracle is itself a major cloud infrastructure provider, so restrictive licensing can indirectly benefit its own cloud business. _daily.dev helps engineering and procurement teams stay ahead of licensing shifts affecting cloud vendor choice._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Oracle may be next in EU software licensing hot seat following SAP deal](https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-may-be-next-in-eu-software-licensing-hot-seat-following-sap-deal-acy9912ei) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SAP averts an EU antitrust fine by opening up its support market](https://daily.dev/posts/sap-averts-an-eu-antitrust-fine-by-opening-up-its-support-market-j8mth26cy) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [EU probes SAP over alleged software support stranglehold](https://daily.dev/posts/eu-probes-sap-over-alleged-software-support-stranglehold-nwdkjduq7) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SAP makes it easier for customers to shop for legacy product support, ending EU antitrust probe](https://daily.dev/posts/sap-makes-it-easier-for-customers-to-shop-for-legacy-product-support-ending-eu-antitrust-probe-qhdldodoz) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#oracle](https://daily.dev/tags/oracle) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T09:20:32.811Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T09:20:56.397Z","description":"The European Commission is gathering information on Oracle's cloud software licensing practices, following a similar inquiry that led SAP to settle in July by...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c9bd21fe8d434f13558ea6e102d13fe7?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c9bd21fe8d434f13558ea6e102d13fe7?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud,oracle","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-european-commission-is-looking-at-oracle-s-licensing-two-months-after-settling-with-sap-oyrm7rxpa#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What did SAP agree to in its settlement with EU antitrust regulators over software licensing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SAP settled concerns raised by the European Commission in July by agreeing to make it easier for customers to switch away from its software and terminate contracts. 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