Autodesk to do away with perpetual licensing

Autodesk, an American multinational software corporation is transitioning from perpetual software license to subscription-based options. After January 31, 2016, new seats of most individual Autodesk software products will be available only on a pay-as-you-go subscription basis. Sales of new perpetual licenses for these products will be discontinued. This change applies to both standalone and network licenses.

“An existing subscriber will, however, be able to continue using his existing perpetual licenses. For a software that is on Maintenance Subscription, the subscriber will retain access to the benefits and stay up-to-date by keeping the Maintenance Subscription current. Products impacted by this change include AutoCAD®, AutoCAD LT®, and 3ds Max”, says Jeff Wright, vice-president, customer engagement, Autodesk.

Alok Gupta, managing director, Softmart Solutions added, “This notice is intended to provide sufficient time to understand the options, evaluate needs, and take any required action before the change becomes effective”.