Why Pay 100% when
you only used 1%?
Pay-per-use ensures that wasteful expenditure is avoided as users in an organization do not utilize IAM software uniformly.
- The security department typically sees > 90% usage, while sales may have less than 20%.
Commit a minimal amount to cover overheads, then pay for consumption. The model puts pressure on us to see you succeed. You will always experience high ROI, as the cost is always in line with the expenditure. - Track your costs by department and take appropriate monitoring actions.
Perpetual | Subscription | Cross Identity Pay-Per-Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charges � | CAPEX | OPEX | Pay as you use |
| Flexibility in Pricing � | Price cannot be changed after purchases | Possibility of price negotiation at the end of each year | Price adjusted automatically to consumption |
| Ownership � | You own the software | You rent the software | You rent the software |
| Usability � | Can be used perpetually for the number of users purchased | Can be used for the subscription period on the no. of users subscribed | Can be used for a user band (ex: 1000-2000) for the band subscribed |
| Termination � | Cannot be terminated | Can be terminated after the subscription period | Can be terminated any time with 15 days notice |
| Initial Investment � | Very High | Lower than Perpetual | Minimal |
| Investment in Hardware � | Required | Not Required | Not Required |
| Implementation Support � | High cost Not available from OEM | High cost Not available from OEM | Multiple Options Available from OEM |
| Support Cost � | High | Medium. Not many options | Low Multiple options |
| First Year ROI � | Negligible | Moderate | As high as later years |
| Cost Control � | Negligible | Low | Very High |
