Purchase of License
Enterprise Architect is sold as a licensed product according to the terms and conditions of the EULA. Purchasing a license makes you a registered user for 12 months, which entitles you to:
- Download and activate the current, full version of EA.
- Access free updates and new builds for a period of 12 months.
- Access Sparx Systems' email support services for 12 months.
- Access the registered users area and any associated resources for 12 months.
See further details of subscription benefits below.
Important: At the end of the initial free maintenance period, you can continue to use the latest build of EA that you have downloaded -OR- renew your maintenance agreement (see below) for a further 12 months of access to new builds, upgrades and support.
EA Subscription Benefits
When you purchase EA you are entitled to the following benefits for 12 months:
- Access to the Sparx Systems email support service
- Access to the registered users section of the Sparx Systems website, from where you can obtain:
- The current full version of EA - regardless of if it is a major or minor release (EA, EA Unicode, EA for Linux, EA Lite)
- Zipfiles for the latest EA and EA Unicode versions - to save you downloading the whole installation file each time there is new version released
- User security key to enable security in EA Corporate edition
- SQL scripts and patches for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle 9i and 10g, PostgreSQL, MSDE and Adaptive Server Anywhere (some of these are also available on the Trial version Corporate Resource page)
- Selected previous versions of EA
- EA example projects
- Priority support for registered users
- Priority bug reporting for registered users
- UML tutorials (in both HTML and PDF format - HTML version available from the Resources page)
- UML white papers (available from the White paper Repository)
- Sample EA projects
- Tips and techniques
- MSI installers
- EA dictionary
- EA helpfiles in PDF, CHM and HTML format (also available on the Trial download page)
Renewal of Annual Maintenance/Subscription
If you purchase an Enterprise Architect license, at the end of the 12 months you have the option to renew your subscription for a further year to continue receiving subscription benefits. If you decide to renew, you must renew each of the expired licenses you intend to update, at the renewal rate for edition type you hold.
How to Renew
If your subscription is current: At the beginning of the month your license expires you will be emailed a renewal notice which includes purchase links. This will be sent to the email address we have as current, so if you have changed your email address since you registered, please let us know using our update email address form.
If your subscription has expired: Please contact us at sales@sparxsystems.com for renewal purchase links. To avoid delays, please include your registration key, order number, or the email address you registered with.
Renewal Rates
Current Enterprise Architect renewal rates are as follows:
| Desktop Edition Renewal Pricing | |
| 1 to 4 Licenses |
US$45
|
| 5 to 19 Licenses |
US$39
|
| 20 to 100 Licenses |
US$35
|
| 101+ Licenses |
US$29
|
| Professional Edition Renewal Pricing | |
| 1 to 4 Licenses |
US$69
|
| 5 to 19 Licenses |
US$65
|
| 20 to 100 Licenses |
US$59
|
| 101+ Licenses |
US$55
|
| Corporate Edition Renewal Pricing | |
| 1 to 4 Licenses |
US$79
|
| 5 to 19 Licenses |
US$75
|
| 20 to 100 Licenses |
US$69
|
| 101+ Licenses |
US$65
|
| Corporate Floating Edition Renewal Pricing | |
| 1 to 4 Licenses |
US$111
|
| 5 to 19 Licenses |
US$100
|
| 20 to 100 Licenses |
US$95
|
| 101+ Licenses |
US$88
|
Notes on Renewing
- Once you have purchased EA, if your subscription lapses, you can reinstate it at any time just by paying the renewal fee for the license type you hold. This will entitle you to download the latest version of EA.
- Renewal will only cover the number and type of licenses originally purchased. Any additional licenses must be purchased at the standard price for the edition required.
- If you choose not to renew, you can continue to use your current version of EA, you just won't be able to update it unless you renew.
- If you choose not to renew, you will lose access to the downloadable version of EA from the Sparx website. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you make a back up copy of the EA installation file to a permanent medium such as CD ROM, so that you can reinstall it at any time in the future.
Upgrades
There are 3 versions of Enterprise Architect available - Corporate, Professional and Desktop. Corporate edition has the most features. Please see the Enterprise Architect Editions page for further details of each edition.
You can upgrade your version of EA to a more feature rich edition at any time by paying the current difference between the edition you own and the edition you wish to upgrade to (registered users only). Please note that renewal rates thereafter will be calculated at the higher license level.
Note: Upgrading your license (eg. from Desktop edition to Professional edition) does not renew your subscription period.
Variations to Standard Purchasing
Academic Licenses
Enterprise Architect is available to students and educational institutions at special discounted rates. For academic/educational license details visit our Academic Pricing page.
Enterprise Architect on CD
Both the registered version and the trial version of EA are available for purchase on CD - see our CD purchase page for details.
