License Types
Metered License
A Metered License allows you to use all features of the product on as many servers as you want as long as your license is current. As you use the product, the number of documents processed will be automatically reported to Accusoft. When you renew your license, the new expiration date is applied automatically.
To purchase a Metered License, contact info@accusoft.com.
OEM License
An OEM License allows you to use the features you have paid for according to the terms of your agreement until your license expiration date. All usage reporting is manual, and no network requests are made to Accusoft. When you renew your license, you will be given a new license key with an updated expiration date, and you will be required to reconfigure and redeploy your PrizmDoc Server instances with your new license key.
To purchase an OEM License, contact info@accusoft.com.
Cloud License (Deprecated)
A Cloud License allows you to use the features you have paid for on a limited number of logical CPU cores until your license expiration date. At runtime, the total number of server virtual CPU cores is tracked and, if bringing up a server exceeds the core limit, its functionality is disabled. In order to track the number of cores in use, a Cloud License requires you to configure an AWS S3 bucket which all of your PrizmDoc Server instances can read and write from.
Despite the name, a Cloud License can be used for both on-premise and cloud deployments as long as your PrizmDoc Server instances have access to an S3 bucket which you own. But a Cloud License has several disadvantages: 1) you must correctly configure an AWS S3 bucket and properly configure your PrizmDoc Server instances to access it, 2) renewing your license requires reconfiguration and redeployment, and 3) you cannot scale beyond the number of virtual CPU cores you paid for without upgrading to a new license.
The Cloud License type has been deprecated, and the ability to run the product with a Cloud License will be removed in a future release. If you are currently using a Cloud License, we recommend you migrate to a new Metered License.
To purchase a new Metered License or renew your existing Cloud License, contact info@accusoft.com.
Node-Locked License (Deprecated)
A Node-Locked License allows you to use the features you have paid for on a specific number of physical machines ("nodes") which your license has been "locked" to. Because this license type is locked to physical machines, installing the license is not as simple as configuring the product with a particular license key. Instead, you must run a tool (the Prizm Licensing Utility) which communicates with Accusoft to register the physical machine with your license.
A Node-Locked License is not suitable for use with virtual machines, Docker containers, or the cloud.
The Node-Locked License type has been deprecated, and the ability to run the product with a Node-Locked License will be removed in a future release. If you are still using a Node-Locked License, we recommend you migrate to a new Metered License.
To purchase a new Metered License or renew your existing Node-Locked License, contact info@accusoft.com.
Feature Licensing
For OEM Licenses, Cloud Licenses, and Node-Locked Licenses, you can choose whether or not you want to pay to activate the following features:
- Microsoft Office Conversion (MSO) - Native rendering of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents when Microsoft Office is installed on the machine where PrizmDoc Server is running. For configuration, see:
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Form Field Detection - Enables APIs for automatically detecting form fields in PDFs and images. See:
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OCR - Enables Content Conversion Service option to automatically recognize text in raster documents (such as image-only PDFs or TIFFs) to produce a text-searchable PDF. See:
For Metered Licenses, there are never any restrictions on features; all product features are always enabled.
If you need to purchase a feature which your current license does not enable, contact info@accusoft.com.