Licensing models
Your licensing model depends on when you purchased License Statistics and what version you are running:
- Licensing Model 2025 was introduced with License Statistics v7.0, and it will continue to work with License Statistics v7.0 and newer
- Licensing Model 2019 is deprecated as of License Statistics v7.0, but it will continue to work with License Statistics v6.0 and newer
- Licensing Model 2013 is discontinued as of April 30, 2026, but it will continue to work with License Statistics v5.0 and newer until the end of your existing maintenance period
License type by purpose
License Statistics needs to have a valid license loaded in order to work. The types of licenses are described in the tables below.
| License Type | Limits | License Expiration | Maintenance Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | Unlimited | 30 Days | No Maintenance | Delivered with License Statistics installer only. Can be used for evaluation and testing purposes only. This is the default license type that is loaded if no other valid license was delivered. It is not possible to run a Trial license:
Trial licenses have some data collection limitations, as described in the Trial section of the FAQ. |
| Subsription | Limited users | 1 year | 1 year | Commercial license delivered to customers. This license type has a License Statistics application expiration date. |
| Perpetual | Limited users and license servers | Permanent | 1 year | Commercial license delivered to customers. This license type has no License Statistics application expiration date; however, it has time-limited maintenance. |
| University | Unlimited | 1 year | 1 year | Commercial subscription license for academic use only. |
| Test | Depends on Sales or Support decision | Technical license delivered by X-Formation Sales or Support team in order to solve a customer's problem. | ||