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SoftMeter Pricing
Comparison of the Free vs Pro editions of SoftMeter product analytics
| Free edition | Pro subscription | Pro perpetual | Source code license | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is it for? | ||||
| Opensource developers | • | • | ||
| Indie developers | • | • | ||
| Software companies | • | • | ||
| Companies with multiple software titles | • | • | ||
| Companies who want complete control over the used code | • | |||
| Companies who want to statically compile the source code into their software instead of dynamically linking to a library. Having the SoftMeter source code as part of your source code can also reduce the declarations for Encryption Export Regulations in case they are needed for your software. This means that you will probably not need an extra declaration for SoftMeter and you are covered by the Export declaration for your software. | • | |||
| Implementation and maintenance tasks | ||||
| License terms specific to the edition | See "Free" section | See "Pro subscription" section | See "Pro perpetual" section | See "Source code" section |
| SoftMeter API functions | The SoftMeter API functions are the same for all editions. | |||
| SoftMeter implementation | The implementation is the same for all editions. | |||
| Updates of SoftMeter | You can update to any new release. | |||
| Support | ||||
| Via Github issues | • | • | • | • |
| Via email | • | • | • | • |
| Via priority email | • | • | • | |
| Via remote desktop | • | |||
| "Call home" connections | ||||
| Sends "call home" hits to StarMessage's GA account | • | |||
| Queries the SoftMeter license server | • | |||
| Types and limits of hits (Hits are the calls to the Google Analytics or Matomo tracking server) | ||||
| PageViews | • | • | • | • |
| ScreenViews | • | • | • | • |
| Events | • | • | • | |
| Crashes/Exceptions | • | • | • | |
| Hits number limit per session (per program run). | 2 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
| Hits burst limit | n/a | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Hits replenish rate (per sec) | n/a | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| See also the Google Analytics limits for the free GA accounts. | ||||
| Data defined by the application (your software) | ||||
| Application name, version, license, edition | • | • | • | |
| Page title and page URL | • | • | • | • |
| Screen name | • | • | • | • |
| Event action, label and value | • | • | • | |
| Crash or exception description | • | • | • | |
| Custom dimension index and value (since v1.4) | • | • | • | |
| Data automatically collected by SoftMeter | ||||
| Anonymised user ID | • | • | • | • |
| Sessions (runs) per user | • | • | • | • |
| Country, city (estimated) | • | • | • | • |
| Screen resolution | • | • | • | |
| Operating system version | • | • | • | |
| User's preferred language | • | • | • | |
| Number of CPU cores (since v1.4) | • | • | • | |
| CPU model (since v1.4) | • | • | • | |
| Total RAM memory (since v1.4) | • | • | • | |
| Free RAM memory (since v1.4) | • | • | • | |
| Reporting | ||||
| Real-time application usage dashboards | • | • | • | • |
| Data history of application usage reports | No limits imposed by SoftMeter. (Data history is the same as the Google Analytics data retention) |
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| Ordering | ||||
| Free edition | Pro subscription | Pro perpetual | Source code license | |
| Pricing: We offer free and low-cost editions so that even independent developers can afford to buy SoftMeter and employ in-app analytics in their software. Order now to benefit from the "early bird" prices. |
Free. |
119 USD/year. |
995 USD. |
One time fee |
Notes
- Updating to new SoftMeter releases: In most cases, there are no API changes so the update is a simple replacement of the SoftMeter library file in your project files.
- The activation of the perpetual Pro license is done with a PIN code that you will use when calling the library.
- The activation of the Pro subscription is done via our license servers.
You will get a subscription ID to enable your PRO license when calling the library.
At the computers of your end-users, your PRO subscription will be activated typically in 24 hours.
When ordering the Pro subscription you must specify your Google Analytics account number (the 'xxxxxx' part described below). - Google recently introduced a new type of properties, the Google Analytics 4 property.
For SoftMeter you must create a Universal Analytics property. - Format of Google Universal Analytics property ID:
UA-xxxxxx-y is the complete Google Analytics property ID. xxxxxx is the Google Analytics account number. The license covers this number and all Properties beneath it. y is the Google Analytics Property number (you can have up to 20 properties under one account).