The customer can acquire the system free of cost without having to incur any upfront license fee.

Commercial open source: Not relevant for WhatsUp Gold.

Some vendors do offer premium support services, which come for an extra price.

Recurring cost is low in this pricing model and may include the cost for updates, maintenance, upgrades, and patches.

Upfront cost involves the fee for installation, customization, and integration with existing systems, besides perpetual license fee.

Perpetual license: - Not relevant for WhatsUp GoldĪ common pricing model for on-premise applications, perpetual license requires a customer to pay an upfront sum to own the tool or other intellectual property on-premises for a fixed term.

The total cost may vary from starter to mid range to enterprise level apps in both cases.

All in all, the total cost of ownership in the both cases is almost the same and may span over a period of 7-10 years, though you may have to pay a higher perpetual license fee upfront.

Additionally customers using premium support services must pay an extra fee.

Recurring cost is greater as customers are required to make monthly payments as a subscription fee.

Upfront cost for customization and integration is less compared to perpetual license cost because there is not much flexibility with SaaS systems in this area.

Subscription pricing model is more common with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) apps.

Ideally, customers are required to pay a recurring monthly fee until a specific period for using the tool. The payment is made either on a per user basis or subscription basis. Under this pricing model, the system is accessed over the internet, as opposed to installed on-premises. Subscription/Software-As-A-Service: - Not relevant for WhatsUp Gold.There are primarily three common pricing models – Perpetual License, Subscription, and Commercial Open Source.

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