SSI Live Benefit Comparison Chart

SSI Live™ has similarities to the rental licenses that were offered, but a subscription offers you substantially more benefits at a comparable price point.

	SSI Live™ Operational	SSI Live™ Network	SSI Live™ Commercial	SSI Live™ Standard	SSI Live™ Basic	Traditional Single- User License
Number of installs	Per agreement	Metered	Two devices	Two devices	One device	One device
Licensing type	Named-user or Concurrent	Concurrent	Named-user	Named-user	Named-user	Named-user
Conditions of use	Commercial operational use	Non-commercial, academic, and educational use	Commercial research, non- operational use	Non-commercial, academic, and educational use	Non-commercial, academic, and educational use	Non-commercial, academic, and educational use
Remote activation and use	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Physical device activation required
Free access to all upgrades or updates	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Offered
Easily move licenses across devices via your SSI account	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Offered
Facilities for IT-managed deployment over network or server-based virtualization	Included	Included	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Additional installs can be purchased and added at any time at substantial discount	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Included	Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Escalating discounts on additional SSI or VPG subscriptions	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Included	Not offered
Standard technical support from experts that you can count on	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Included	Reduced technical support for older perpetual licenses over time
Dedicated expert technical support	Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Software customization	Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Free educator benefit: If you are an instructor at an accredited higher education institution or a workshop instructor, your students may be eligible to access the full version of SSI Live™ programs for free during your course or workshop as long as you have an active Standard subscription.	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Included	Not Included	Not Offered. Older student versions were limited in capacity and no longer available.