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Software industry business models include SaaS (subscription-based), PaaS (platform services), IaaS (infrastructure services), and freemium (free with premium features). Others are perpetual licenses (one-time fee), ad-supported (free with ads), open source (free with paid support), pay-per-use (usage-based), and consulting/customization services.
SaaS licenses are usually temporary and charged on a pay-per-usage or subscription basis, [32] although other revenue models such as freemium are also used. [33] Even if the user purchases a perpetual license, it is common for EULAs to allow unilateral termination by the vendor for any number of vague reasons or none at all.
Software as a service (SaaS / s æ s / [1]) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. [2] SaaS is usually accessed via a web application.
In the licensing of software products, a perpetual license means that a software application is sold on a one-time basis and the licensee can then use a copy of the software forever. The license holder has indefinite access to a specific version of a software program by paying for it only once.
SaaS licenses are usually temporary and charged on a pay-per-usage or subscription basis, [17] although other revenue models such as freemium are also used. [18] For customers, the advantages of temporary licenses include reduced upfront cost, increased flexibility, and lower overall cost compared to a perpetual license. [14]
Perpetual access or perpetual license, a license that allows continued access to electronic material (e.g. software) Perpetual Entertainment, an American software development company; Perpetual Maritime Truce, the treaty defining peaceful relations in the Trucial States, today the United Arab Emirates. Perpetual motion (disambiguation)
Credentialing is the process the healthcare facility or managed care organization/health plan uses to collect and verify the “credentials” of the applicant. This includes verification of many elements including licensure, education, training, experience, competency, and judgment. [1]
"X as a service" (rendered as *aaS in acronyms) is a phrasal template for any business model in which a product use is offered as a subscription-based service rather than as an artifact owned and maintained by the customer. Originating from the software as a service concept that appeared in the 2010s with the advent of cloud computing, [1] [2] the template has expanded to numerous offerings in t