Canonical has upgraded the Ubuntu Pro subscription service from a beta release to a GA release.

Ubuntu Pro is an expanded security maintenance and compliance subscription program from Canonical, originally designed for large enterprise customers who provide global services, because such customers usually want their infrastructure and applications to have more long-term stability.

Ubuntu Pro is a more comprehensive product than standard Ubuntu, extending security coverage to thousands of applications in addition to providing extended security updates for critical, high, and moderately common vulnerabilities Programs and toolchains, including Ansible, Apache Tomcat, Apache Zookeeper, Docker, Drupal, Node.js, Puppet, Power DNS, Python 2, Redis, Rust, WordPress, and more.

In addition to providing various security updates, Ubuntu Pro also gives you various compliance management and hardening tools in a regulated and audited environment, as well as FIPS 140-2 certified encryption packages.

The Ubuntu Pro beta was released last October when Ubuntu Pro The free individual subscription package includes up to five systems. Every Ubuntu LTS release since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now available in Ubuntu Pro, with GA releases further tuned to comply with compliance/hardening certifications like HIPAA and FedRAMP. In addition, Ubuntu Pro also has the option to get 24×7 enterprise support.

Ubuntu Pro costs $25 per year for workstations and $500 per year for servers. Public cloud service providers such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud also offer Ubuntu Pro for about 3.5% of the average base computing cost, with free tiers available for up to five systems for personal/small business use.

Those interested in learning more about Ubuntu Pro services can visit ubuntu.com/pro to find out more.