Commercial open source: Not relevant for Splunk.Some vendors do offer premium support services, which come for an extra price. Recurring cost is low in this pricing model and may include the cost for updates, maintenance, upgrades, and patches.
#Splunk pricing license
Upfront cost involves the fee for installation, customization, and integration with existing systems, besides perpetual license fee.Perpetual license: - Relevant for SplunkĪ common pricing model for on-premise applications, perpetual license requires a customer to pay an upfront sum to own the tool or other intellectual property on-premises for a fixed term.The total cost may vary from starter to mid range to enterprise level apps in both cases. All in all, the total cost of ownership in the both cases is almost the same and may span over a period of 7-10 years, though you may have to pay a higher perpetual license fee upfront.Additionally customers using premium support services must pay an extra fee. Recurring cost is greater as customers are required to make monthly payments as a subscription fee.
Subscription/Software-As-A-Service: - Relevant for Splunk.There are primarily three common pricing models – Perpetual License, Subscription, and Commercial Open Source.