Then came subscriptions, annual and monthly. Choose between a higher price per month or a better deal if you commit to a full year. Now we have per day, usage tokens. I'm an architect, and over time I'm using these products less and less. I'm just not working as much. So what to do to use these programs in a cost effective fashion. Especially for a person like me that only uses them occasionally.
AutoCAD and Revit both have full versions and LT versions. 3ds Max only a full version. Oh and I forgot to mention the AEC Collection, the whole kit and kaboodle one price. and the AutoCAD/Revit LT Suite, Shish. So here goes:
AutoCAD (3D Capabilities)
2900 CDN$/ Year
360 CDN$/ Month
29.05 CDN$/ Day (7 tokens at 4.15 per token)
AutoCAD LT
755 CDN$/ Year
95 CDN$/ Month
No Flex / Token version available
Revit
4160 CDN$/ Year
525 CDN$/ Month
41.15 CDN$/ Day (10 tokens at 4.15 per token)
Revit LT
770 CDN$/ Year
95 CDN$/ Month
No Flex / Token version available
AutoCAD/Revit LT Suite
945 CDN$/ Year
120 CDN$/ Month
No Flex / Token version available
3ds Max
2780 CDN$/ Year
350 CDN$/ Month
41.15 CDN$/ Day (6 tokens at 4.15 per token)
AEC Collection (AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max and a whole bunch of other software)
5085 CDN$/ Year
635 CDN$/ Month
No Flex / Token version available
WOW, I hope I have not lost you. So many options, depends on how much you are going to use the product or products. Given that I might use a program once a week, and even then perhaps not the same program, flex/tokens might be the route.
Full version of AutoCAD = 29.05/day * 4 days per month = 116.2 per month
slightly more than paying for AutoCAD LT for 1 month.
