Pricing
The IBWedge product is available in two forms:
- The IBWedge Service alone
- The IBWedge Service and the IBWedge Agent application
If you are going to be using IBWedge for personal use, like for handing passwords for websites, you will need to purchase the Service with the Agent.
For professional use, like bundling/inclusion with your custom product, you will need to decide on the best way to distribute the product. Normally, most products only require the IBWedge service, as that is what is necessary for converting iButton data into keystrokes.
The IBWedge Agent is what is used for configuration and interaction with the service. Normally, you would use the Agent internally to create the necessary configuration, and then you would distribute the Service with the previously-created configuration.
This is the most cost-effective model for using the IBWedge product. The FAQ section contains more information on how to do this. However, depending on the type of product you are developing, you may need to distribute the Agent with your product. This model incurs slightly additional cost.
License Models
There are three (3) license models that grant you the right to redistribute IBWedge as part of your product: Per-Instance, Per-Product, and the Site License. Note that the license models and/or pricing may be customizable depending on your particular usage scenario. Contact us for more information.
Per-Instance License
In the Per-Instance Licensing model, you purchase a block of licenses up-front and can then distribute that many instances of the IBWedge product. For example, if you believe you are going to be selling 500 licenses of your product, you can purchase 500 corresponding IBWedge licenses. Buying larger numbers of licenses gives additional discounts.
Per-Product License
The Per-Product Licensing model allows you to pay a single price for a product-specific license which then grants you unlimited redistributions of IBWedge with any number of product installations, but is specific to a particular product. For the purposes of this license, a particular product includes any non-major version releases of the same product.
For example, YourApp version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 are all the same product as far as the license is concerned. Version 2.0 would be considered a major version release, and would require an additional license. Note that the cost of purchasing an additional license in this scenario is reduced by 50%.
This kind of license is useful if you believe that you will be selling between 1,000 and 30,000 licenses of your product, but do not want to have to keep purchasing additional IBWedge licenses when sales increase, or if you want to cap the total cost of IBWedge.
Site License
The last option is the Site License model. A Site License grants your company unlimited redistributions of IBWedge for an unlimited number of products. It is like a Per-Product License, but it can be used with more than just one product.
A Site License also gives you access to priority support and development assistance, where you can get help implementing custom data formats, or assistance with deploying/integrating the product.
License Fees
Per-Instance Licenses
| IBWedge Service without the IBWedge Agent | |
| # of Licenses | Price/License ($USD) |
| 1-25 | $25.99 |
| 26-250 | $20.99 |
| 250-1000 | $15.99 |
| 1000+ | $11.99 |
| IBWedge Service with the IBWedge Agent | |
| # of Licenses | Price/License ($USD) |
| 1-25 | $35.99 |
| 26-250 | $30.99 |
| 250-1000 | $25.99 |
| 1000+ | $21.99 |
Per-Product Licenses
| IBWedge Service without the IBWedge Agent | |
| # of Licenses | Price/License ($USD) |
| 1 | $25,000 |
| 2+ | $23,500 |
| This license includes free implementation of one custom data format by JRTwine Software, LLC, which is freely redistributable. | |
| IBWedge Service with the IBWedge Agent | |
| # of Licenses | Price/License ($USD) |
| 1 | $30,000 |
| 2+ | $27,500 |
| This license includes free implementation of one custom data format by JRTwine Software, LLC, which is freely redistributable. | |
Site License
| IBWedge Service with the IBWedge Agent | |
| # of Licenses | Price/License ($USD) |
| 1 | $59,995 |
| This license includes free implementation of two custom data formats by JRTwine Software, LLC, which are freely redistributable. | |
Current Specials
None at this time. But feel free to contact sales regarding any pricing concerns.