5 Reasons Why You Should Move to Subscription
Sage 50cloud Pastel is only available on subscription. What does that mean? In its essence subscription is simply an alternative way to pay for your software, that has more benefits that a traditional perpetual licence where you paid once for your software and sometimes continued to pay a maintenance and support contract whilst the product was ‘alive’.
You probably already pay a couple of subscriptions, like DSTV, iTunes, and your cell phone contract.
There are distinct benefits for you to subscribe to software rather than purchase it “forever”.
- Subscription licenses offer lifetime value through automatic and free upgrades. There is no end of life for a product and patches and hotfixes are always available.
- Subscription can be more easily scaled up or down, so the licensing can match your business as its requirements fluctuate.
- Subscription is more affordable than an upfront one-off payment; and it comes with minimal risk.
- It’s easy to decide about purchasing software – you do not need the many approvals, as it is a limited commitment.
- Upgrades and new features are released in real time and rolled into the monthly price, ensuring no compatibility or obsolescence issues.
When thinking about subscription licencing for software, as a business owner, bookkeeper or accountant, IT manager, you should ask:
- Cash flow: Does our business have available cash to fund the software upfront?
- New releases: Is it important for our business to have the latest technology available without any hassles?
If you are on any Sage Pastel Xpress or Sage Pastel Partner product, then Sage 50cloud Pastel will work for you.
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