Re: WDS Pricing Structure

If you have four developers, do they all need seats to the compiler?

Only if you want them to compile anything :-)

Yes, the idea as I understand it is that those developers who write in ILE
languages need a paid license to use the ILE compilers and those who write
in OPM languages need a paid license to use the OPM compilers.

Now, I have no idea about the "half off with a 515" idea. There was some
talk along the lines of "these are list prices and most people don't pay
that, most people get discounts". I don't know who gets discounts and why.
But I got the impression that those same kinds of discounts would apply to
the per user pricing as well. So I think that situation is the same.

Susan Gantner

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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WDS Pricing Structure

Susan Gantner wrote:

Yes, compilers are user based pricing as well as the tools:

$1295 per user for the OPM compilers, $1795 per user for the ILE compilers

As Brian said, there's a minimum number of users required for each tier
level. What I don't understand is the bit about being charged a "processor
price". The material I have does not mention any price other than the per
user price for the compilers and the pricing scenarios in the material do
not include any other cost.

e.g., 3 developers on a P10 using both ILE and OPM compilers and either

ADTS

or RDi (not both) costs $11,655.

The per user prices don't change based on the tier level, but there is the
minimum number of users based on the tier. So you can't get a compiler on

a

P30 and just pay for 3 users; you need to pay for 10 users.

Don't forget - existing customers who are on software maintenance (SWMA)

are

entitled to a certain number of users when they upgrade - 4 on a P05, 8 on

a

P10, 12 on P20, etc. Same with the compilers as with the tools.

Yeah, this is where I got really confused. If you have four developers,
do they all need seats to the compiler? It seems like an awfully costly
proposition when currently from what I understand 5722WDS is $3600 a
pop, and you get half off if you buy it with, say, a 515.

Joe