How to make the best PLM software license decision
Our PDXpert PLM software subscription license is
significantly less expensive than SaaS PLM solutions, with monthly
subscriptions as low as US$25 per user. You'll also get tighter control over
your product data, much higher performance, and more flexible user training
and upgrades.
PDXpert PLM offers perpetual licenses with maintenance, support
and update services. This proven model provides the
lowest cost over time as well as the most control over system
configuration, data security, and scheduling your backups, upgrades and user
training.
PDXpert PLM software is also offered as a subscription: sign up any number of users for your
preferred period, and freely adjust
your usage at the end of each subscription period. A subscription
minimizes your up-front cost while providing the
operational advantages of managing your proprietary product data
on-site.
SaaS is new & complex... and complexity is expensive
On-demand PLM moves your product data into an off-site facility with
out-sourced IT resources. The PLM application service provider (ASP) lets you
to rent, rather than buy, your software as a
service ("SaaS"). Your data is hosted off-site (in the "cloud") where
details like physical location, update schedules and network infrastructure
are hoped to be irrelevant.
| If your primary concern is: |
Lowest cost solution |
More expensive |
| First-year license & support cost |
PDXpert subscription license |
Off-site hosted PLM |
| Long-term license & support cost |
PDXpert perpetual license |
Off-site hosted PLM |
Off-site hosted PLM requires a complex IT infrastructure, significant system maintenance, sophisticated 24x7 staffing
and rigid maintenance schedules. All of that extra complexity comes at a price.
For example, the price-per-bit of SAN-based disk space and its high-speed
infrastructure can be 10 times the cost of standard data storage.
This added
complexity of "cloud computing" relies on new and emerging
technologies. As a result, the most knowledgeable development resources are
often diverted to working on the SaaS
plumbing - and not on improving your PLM experience.
Prove it yourself: a typical PDXpert license
may cost less than half of a comparable off-site PLM service.
Just how important is your product data?
Regardless of possible savings, off-site SaaS PLM solutions are inherently
more risky. After all, you're handing your mission-critical data to an outside supplier.
And that outside supplier may have processes, people and infrastructure that
could impact your product development schedule.
| These features may be important to you: |
On-site PDXpert PLM |
Hosted off-site PLM |
| Mission-critical data stays within your building |
 |
No |
| Your intellectual property managed by your employees |
|
No |
| Productive "rich client" Windows user interface |
|
No |
| Simple client software upgrades |
|
|
| Supply chain partners can be allowed access to your data |
|
|
Can skip an upgrade to avoid project impact
and
user training |
|
No |
| Upgrades can be coordinated with your product schedule |
|
No |
| Can lock-in a validated FDA/ISO change process |
|
No |
| Single-tenant architecture contains only your data |
|
No |
| Back-end database easily viewed with standard tools |
|
No |
Published web prices prove you're
always
getting best rate |
|
No |
| Published service level or license agreement |
|
No |
| Productivity impact of internet connectivity failure |
External users only |
All users |
| Typical data & file transfer rate |
LAN: 100 to 1000Mbps |
Internet: 0.25 to 10Mbps |
| Add more storage for data & files |
Low cost disk |
Contract negotiation |
| Improve network performance by adding bandwidth |
LAN upgrade |
Limited by telecom |
| Backup & disaster recovery |
Provable |
Promised |
| System downtime per year |
Under your
control |
Up to 165 hours* |
* A 99.5% uptime guarantee may only cover
unscheduled events. For example, acceptable downtime = [(20 min/day
scheduled) + (1420 min/day x 0.5% unscheduled)] x 365 days = 9891.5 minutes
per year. With advance notice, additional service downtime is defined as
"scheduled" and therefore acceptable without penalty. Now add downtime associated with telecom service
or other failures between the two facilities.
There's no getting around the practical convenience of on-site PLM.
Unlike off-site PLM, you'll decide when to accept a software upgrade, you'll
increase data storage for just the price of a hard drive, and you'll enjoy
LAN-based system response that can be 10 to 1000 times better than across
the Internet.
For mission-critical data, on-site PLM provides the
best data access control, system availability, data transfer performance,
and schedule flexibility.
Choose the PLM service model that minimizes your risk
PDXpert PLM software is uniquely crafted to meet the needs of growing companies, with
a comprehensive set of features and a simple evaluation and purchase process.
We offer both perpetual and subscription licenses, which let you configure the software
to your exact needs. You have complete control over performance, storage costs,
maintenance and service interruptions, and - most important - your critical product
data.
- Free, fully-functional evaluation software download
- Unlimited time to install and configure the test environment
- Determine the number of users during evaluation
- Immediate use of test data upon purchase of production license
- Published pricing and volume discounts prevent invoicing surprises
- Flexible licensing accommodates your budget priorities: cost-effective perpetual
(with maintenance and support optional) or affordable all-inclusive subscription
licenses
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