New Kentico 7 Licence Costs

Kentico CMS 7 will introduce several new features (see the roadmap). The table below shows how these new features are distributed between editions:



Also, A/B Testing, Multivariate Testing and Campaign and Conversion Management will now only be available in Kentico EMS. This change will NOT affect customers who purchase Kentico CMS before version 7 release – they will keep these features even when they upgrade to version 7.

As you can see, we’re introducing new features and enhancements to all editions.

Changes in Pricing

With version 7, we are leaving the prices of 1 Website License and changing prices of our server licenses (changes are marked green):

Changes in Upgrades

Starting from July 1, 2012 we’re introducing a scaling series of credits for clients that would like to upgrade to a higher edition or to a larger license. For example a client that has just purchased in the last two months will receive a 100% credit equal to the value of their purchase towards the new license that they are upgrading to. A client in the first 12 months will receive 75% of the value of their license as a credit, after 12 months they will receive a 50% credit, and after 4 years a 25% credit towards a new purchase. Please note that the client needs to have valid maintenance for their license.

Below, you can find an example of customer who purchases Kentico CMS 1 Website Base License on June 1, 2012:



The customer later decides to upgrade to Kentico CMS 1 Website Ultimate License. Depending on the time when she decides to upgrade, she will pay the following amount for the upgrade:

Date
Credit
Upgrade Price

1 month after purchase
100% x $1,999 = $1,999
$4,499 - $1,999 = $2,500

6 months after purchase
75% x $1,999 = $1,499.25
$4,499 - $1,499.25 = $2,999.75

2 years after purchase
50% x $1,999 = $999.50
$4,499 - $999.50 = $3,499.50

5 years after purchase
25% x $1,999 = $499.75
$4,499 - $499.75 = $3,995.25

Changes in Maintenance

Starting from July 1, 2012, we will change the rules for renewal of expired maintenance. The customers will receive a notification of expiration 2 months ahead, 1 month ahead and at the time of expiration. Then, they will have 30 days to renew their maintenance. After then, the maintenance renewal will cost 50% more.

Ending Kentico EMS Upgrade Offer

With version 7, we will end the special upgrade offer (20% discount) for clients who purchased Kentico CMS before v6 release.

FAQs

Q: Does the new upgrade policy mean I have to pay extra for upgrading from version 6 to version 7?
A: No, upgrades to new versions, such as from v6 to v7, will still require only an active maintenance at the time of new version release.