New Licensing Announcements

Note:  As of 5/16/2015, the pricing referred to in this blog post is no longer current.  Please see the Registration Keys page for current licensing limits and pricing.

Today we are announcing a number of changes to unRAID Server OS registration key licensing.

• New pricing and licensing changes
• Formalized key-replacement and transfer policy
• Streamlined purchasing process

Pricing and Licensing Changes

As of 6.0-beta13:

• The unregistered (free) version, previously called Basic, is now named Trial, and supports up to 3 devices.

• We are now offering a Basic registration key that sells for $29 and supports up to 4 devices.

• The Plus version now supports 8 devices at the same price of $69.

• The Pro version remains unchanged, supporting up to 25 devices at $119.

• All feature restrictions have been removed in all key types (i.e., Private Shares and Active Directory are available in all editions).*

• There are no changes to unRAID 5.x supported key types and feature restrictions.

As of 6.0-RC1:

• The Trial version will impose a 250GB capacity limit per HDD/SSD storage device.  During the first server start following purchase and installation of a registration key, all file systems are automatically expanded to full device size.
• Certain features may be omitted/limited in future releases.
• There will be a modest price increase for all registration types.

Formalized Key-Replacement and Transfer Policy

Also starting with 6.0-beta13, we are formalizing our registration key replacement and transfer policy:

• Any original registration key may be traded for a replacement key at any time.
• A replacement key may be traded for another replacement key after one year.
• Any upgrade purchase yields an original key.
• Registration keys are not transferable.
• At this time replacement key requests are handled manually via email; but an automated on-line replacement capability is coming soon.

Streamlined Purchasing Process

We’ve introduced a number of improvements here.

• On the Web interface Flash Device Settings page there is a link to a landing page on the Lime Technology website which automatically presents purchase options based on your current registration type.  There is also an input field to accept the link to your registration key file (provided in the email receipt).  After you paste the link and click Install, your new registration key is recognized – no need to reboot the server.  We will be expanding and streamlining this functionality soon as well.
• We’ve also automated the delivery of registration keys.  After a user purchases their key via the unRAID web interface, they will immediately be sent a system-generated e-mail with their registration key file(s).