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Licensing

PVS Forge is licensed per installation with a simple, honest model: you buy a permanent license, and updates plus support come with a 12-month term. The License page in the app shows exactly where you stand and what your options are.

Editions

There are two editions, distinguished by how many PVS servers you run:

  • Standard — for environments with up to two PVS servers.
  • Growth — for environments with three or more PVS servers.

Current pricing is on the pricing page.

Permanent license, 12-month update term

This is the heart of the model:

  • Your license never expires. PVS Forge keeps working — there is no license server, no phone-home, and no expiry lock in the app.
  • Your update and support term runs for 12 months. Within that term you get new versions and manufacturer support.
  • Builds released within your term keep running permanently, even after the term ends.

The renewal date is not a cut-off

When your update term ends, nothing stops working. You simply stop receiving new versions and support until you renew — whenever you choose to. The date is the ideal moment to renew, not a deadline that disables anything.

What the License page shows

Open License in the app to see your current status:

  • For a permanent license (Standard or Growth): a "Permanent license" note and the line "Updates and support are included until <date>" — the end of your current update term, in your language's date format.
  • For Growth, a short thank-you and a note that renewing also unlocks features of upcoming products.
  • Before you buy (or during a trial): the full pricing overview with both editions and a button to the pricing page.

You activate a license by pasting the key or loading the .pvsilic file on this page. A renewal or upgrade key is pasted the same way and takes effect immediately.

Upgrading from Standard to Growth

If you started on Standard and grew past two PVS servers, you can move up to Growth at any time. PVS Forge shows an upgrade panel on the License page:

  • Your update term keeps the same end date — the upgrade does not shorten or reset it.
  • You pay a one-time upgrade fixed price — the difference to the full Growth rate, not a second full purchase (see the pricing page for the amount).
  • You receive a new Growth key by email, and the higher server limit is active immediately.

The Upgrade to Growth button opens the pricing page to complete the upgrade.

Trial

A trial gives you the full Growth feature set for 30 days. The trial key is bound to the first machine it is activated on. During a trial the License page shows both purchase options, exactly as before a purchase.