How to buy - Licensing and Pricing Information

On this page we discuss how to buy Polarion Software products, maintenance, and training specific for your project environment. We offer extremely flexible licensing options, Polarion offers:

• 2 kinds of license contracts: Term and Perpetual
• 2 kinds of licensed users: Named and Concurrent
• 2 hosting options: On your network, or on-demand on ours

The table below shows the per user fee for each license type. For less than $70 per month you can immediately start using the market´s best Requirements Management software.

Buy it   (Perpetual License)		First Year	Each Additional Year
You buy a lifetime license to use the Polarion software. Software Support and Maintenance for the first year is included. Subsequent years are optional and may be renewed annually.	Named User	$1788	$298
	Concurrent User	$5364	$894

Rent it   (Term License)		First Year	Each Additional Year
You buy a rental license for 12 months use of the Polarion software. The rental fee includes Software Support and Maintenance. At the end of the annual term, the licenses may be renewed. If the licenses are not renewed, the use of the Polarion software will expire.	Named User	$840	$840
	Concurrent User	$2520	$2520

We would be lost without Polarion. Polarion helps us in elicitation, prioritization, and continuous tracking of requirements.

H.-G. Kraffzick
dpa

The Polarion Software License Agreement is included with all Polarion software for your review and acceptance prior to use. Polarion SLA´s are in use by more than 1 million users world-wide. Our SLA´s have been very carefully authored to be fair both to you and to us. Maintaining a standard SLA with all of our customers allows us to keep our costs low, focus our resources on developing and supporting great products, and provide low prices to you. Therefore, no changes are permitted to the SLA. If your organization wants to engage lawyers to review SLA´s please consider IBM.

What is the difference between Perpetual and Term?

• Perpetual: You buy a lifetime license to use the Polarion software. Software Support and Maintenance for the first year is mandatory. Subsequent years are optional and may be renewed annually.
• Term: You buy a rental license for 12 months use of the Polarion software. The rental fee includes Software Support and Maintenance. At the end of the annual term, the licenses may be renewed. If the licenses are not renewed, the use of the Polarion software will expire.

You can mix Term and Perpetual licenses together at any time. This is especially useful when your project team needs to expand for 12 months and shrink again.

What is the difference between Named and Concurrent?

• Named User License: This license type is assigned to a specific user identified by his login name. The license is optimal for users who work regular and frequently with Polarion.
• Concurrent User License: This license type is not for a specific user, this license type counts the number of users working with or enabling Polarion software at the same time. This license is optimal for users who use Polarion from time-to-time and share the license with other team members.

Named and Concurrent licenses from any Polarion software product or license type may be mixed with each other. You may add licensed users to your configuration at any time. With our Named and Concurrent licensing you can easily plan for each user´s needs and frequency of use, to ensure you are only paying for what you need.

When does my Polarion software support and maintenance start?

• For New Term or Perpetual Licenses: Your 12-month software maintenance period will commence from the date of payment confirmation.
• For Perpetual Renewals: Your 12-month software maintenance will commence from the expiration date of the previous maintenance period, regardless of when the maintenance renewal was purchased.

Polarion software products are Polarion REQUIREMENTS, Polarion QA, Polarion ALM, Polarion PRO and Polarion REVIEWER. Can all these exciting products be licensed together?

Yes. You can mix and match all Polarion software products in any manner or fashion you desire - at any time. Additionally, you may add licensed users to your configuration at any time.

If we decide to purchase a Term license initially, can we switch to a Perpetual license later?

Yes. You can switch from Term to Perpetual at any time. Any unused portion of your term licenses will be credited 100% towards your purchase. Contact us to discuss further.

Do you offer volume discounts?

Yes. Volume discounts are available for 10+ quantities on most Polarion software products. Please contact us to receive a quote

Do you offer free license for Academic users or Open Source Projects?

Yes. All Polarion solutions are available for use in recognized educational institutions for free – no license fees of any kind. The same policy applies to bona fide open source projects. Polarion Software benefits from our educators, students, and the open source movement. We now have over 1 million users globally. In appreciation, we give back to the education and open source communities: Polarion REQUIREMENTS, Polarion QA, Polarion ALM, Polarion PRO and Polarion REVIEWER, along with the full suite of Polarion Subversion utilities, are provided to these communities free of license fees to use and enjoy.

• Education License: Polarion offers licenses for educational use in colleges and universities, or recognized educational institutions for use in educational instruction, assignments, or non-commercial research projects. The Education license may not be shared with or utilized by any person who is not an instructor, student, or employee of the colleges, universities, or recognized educational institutions. For information or assistance, please email us.
• Open Source License: Polarion offers licenses for qualified open source software projects as determined solely by Polarion Software. The Open Source license may not be shared with or utilized by any person who is not a member of the licensed open source project. For information or assistance, please email us.

Are there any discounts for government organizations?

Polarion Software does not offer discounts to government organizations that purchase licenses directly from Polarion. Government discounts are only available through Polarion Reseller Partners per the various government contracts (e.g. GSA) negotiated by our Reseller Partners. For help in locating an authorized Polarion Reseller to receive government discounts, please email us

Do you offer on-demand hosting options?

Because Polarion is 100% web based hosting is easy. You may install Polarion locally, or you may install Polarion off-site (for example at your service provider), or you may request for Polarion to provide you with hosting services. If you are interested in an annual contract for Polarion hosting services please contact us.

Does Polarion offer product training and professional services?

Yes. Please visit the Polarion Services and Consulting page to learn more about the expert Professional Services and training we offer.

What is the difference between the Polarion software products: Polarion REQUIREMENTS, Polarion QA, Polarion ALM, Polarion PRO and Polarion REVIEWER?

The current code base is Polarion 2012. Your License key turns on specific functionality for specific products and users. This is part of the amazing flexibility we provide to our customers to ensure that our customers are paying a license fee ONLY for the features they need - when they need it. Click here to review a matrix summarizing the different features in each Polarion product, or contact us with your specific questions.

Where can I find the actual Polarion Software License Agreement?

The Polarion Software License Agreement is included with all Polarion software for your review and acceptance prior to use. To obtain a copy of the Polarion Software License Agreement, or to receive a quote in currencies other than Euros or US dollars, please contact one of the Polarion Software Offices, a Polarion Reseller Partner, or submit our Information Request Form.

How is the software distributed? Will I receive a CD-ROM or shrink-wrapped product?

Polarion has adopted the Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) model. Polarion software is available only via HTTP download.

Further Licensing Questions

Many of the frequently asked questions about our licensing are answered above. If you would like more information on Polarion please contact us.