# Entitlement sharing in Oracle Database@AWS
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With Oracle Database@AWS, you can share AWS Marketplace entitlements for Oracle Database@AWS across AWS accounts in the same AWS organization. This allows other accounts to provision their own Oracle Exadata infrastructure and ODB network resources using your subscription.

## Sharing methods
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Oracle Database@AWS supports two methods for sharing:

### Entitlement sharing with AWS License Manager
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+ Grant other accounts the ability to provision their own Oracle Exadata infrastructure and ODB network resources
+ Each account operates independently with full resource lifecycle control
+ Best for enabling self-service provisioning across teams or business units

### Resource sharing with AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM)
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+ Share already provisioned Oracle Exadata infrastructure and ODB network resources
+ Centralize infrastructure management while allowing recipient accounts to create VM clusters
+ Optimize costs by having multiple accounts use the same infrastructure

You can use both sharing methods simultaneously based on your organizational needs.

## Limitations for Oracle Database@AWS entitlement sharing
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When sharing Oracle Database@AWS entitlements, keep the following limitations in mind:
+ You can only share with AWS accounts within your AWS organization
+ You cannot share with an entire organizational unit (OU) or the entire organization
+ An account can receive entitlements from only one buyer account (from one private offer)
+ A buyer account cannot share entitlements with another buyer account
+ Recipient accounts must initialize the Oracle Database@AWS service before they can use the shared entitlement
+ Entitlement grant operations can only be performed from the US East (N. Virginia) Region