What's the upgrade path of OS X Server? If I bought Lion Server from Mac App Store, am I eligible to upgrade to Mountain Lion Server for free? Or if I'm based on Mountain Lion Server, can I upgrade to Mavericks Server?
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Best Answer
OS X Server doesn't follow the same pricing structure as the recent operating systems. While 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks) have both been free their respective server apps have still had a cost associated with them.
The only change from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server and Mavericks Server was a reduction in price from $49.99 to $19.99.
10.10, Yosemite, has been announced and is following the same free pricing scheme as it's two predecessors but I haven't seen pricing for it's Server app yet. Personally I'd be surprised to see Yosemite Server cost less than $19.99.
With all of that said. Apple is typically pretty good about honoring recent purchases when a price reduction or new version is released. For instance, if you purchased Mavericks Server today for $19.99 and then see that it's been dropped to $9.99 or free next week then Apple will often issue a credit for the difference if you inquire.