No automatic renewal payments
No "viewer" licenses
Price is for a license for one user. BUSINESS plan allows one user to activate the XLBuddy on one device, but the number of devices, which the software can be activated on, can be adjusted as per your needs. ENTERPRISE plan is designed for custom needs such as this one.
Please contact us if you need custom solution - we will help.
Yes! Our mission is to make this tool (and its features) accessible to everyone. Whether you are a freelancer or a large enterprise, you can use all features of XLBuddy.
Absolutely not. Every plan contains all features and no usage limits of any sort. You simply buy and use the software, it is truly that simple.
Still, in case you have any doubts, please feel free to reach out to us. We will gladly help and explain :-)
Of course! There is a full version trial, that is exactly like the paid version (it has no limitations). You can and you should try it out before making a purchase to make sure that it is a correct choice for your specific needs.
Billing is processed by out external payment provider - 2Checkout (Verifone). Available payment options may vary depending on your country of residence.
Payments are for yearly periods and there are no recurring payments set up, so you do not have to worry if we will charge you without you knowing or wanting us to do so.
We offer various discount options, for example for freelancers or users from lower income countries to adhere to our company's mission - we want to make this tool accessible to everyone.
Please check the discount policy above. If your specific case is one of the mentioned above, please reach out to us on contact@xlbuddy.com. We can discuss what is possible and give you a dedicated offer.
You can. All plans contain the same set of features but the ENTERPRISE plan allows for custom licensing options - for example activation on multiple devices per license or activation on Virtual Machines.
If you would like to change the licensing model during the existing license, please reach out to us to discuss how we can arrange it.
We try to be as flexible as possible, knowing from first hand experience that every case might be different. Sometimes greatly :-)
Many software providers base their licensing model on "viewers" - you as a buyer need to buy enough licenses to cover all users - creators, editors, data suppliers and viewers of your reports. For example, if you have 3 analysts building reports, 1 reviewer and 15 viewers, you need 19 licenses.
Our licensing is much simpler. It requires you to buy only what you need and pay for what you need. You need 3 licenses for analysts? You buy those 3 licenses and you are good to go. While our software may be a bit more costly on a "per user basis", it is much cheaper in the long run because of the fact that we do not require any licenses for viewers or any other custom roles.
If you want to compare specific solutions, please reach out to us and we will gladly help you prepare a fair comparison. You will be able to decide yourself what is a better option for you.
As described above, we have 2 plans:
Each plan has the same features, but ENTERPRISE plan allow for custom licensing scheme.
If you need a user license to use for yourself or your team, go with BUSINESS. If you need a more tailored solution (multiple activations, VM's), please contact us.
Each license is tied to a user and a one or multiple devices, both at the same time. It means that the single license can be used by a single person on a defined number of devices (for example, work PC and laptop). It depends on the licensing scheme.
In case your organization or way of working require some custom setup - please reach out to us. We will see what can be done to help you in your case.
Yes, they are. No limitations.
Yes. You can use your license for virtually any type of project you want. Whether you are an enterprise employee doing internal reporting or freelancer working on ad-hoc basis for external clients, you can use XLBuddy without risk of license breach.
In case you have any questions about this, please reach out to us. We will gladly answer your questions :-)
As stated in the pricing plan scheme, the price is for the yearly license. It means that you can use a license for a year from the day of activation and receive free updates during that period but once the license lapses, you need to buy another license for another year.
There are no perpetual plans in our offer currently. Why? We want to provide a good quality software and to do that, we need to work on a yearly pricing model to fund our efforts. During your license period, you will receive all updates and new features for free as soon as they are released.
You can but to do that, please reach out to us. We will assist you and promptly transfer your license to another individual. However, please note that frequent transfers - such as on a monthly basis - are not permitted.
There are none. You simply buy the license for a specific user (for example yourself, or your colleague) and that user can use the add-in without any artificially imposed limitations.
We have an ENTERPRISE plan, which allows for setting custom activation scheme, for example for Virtual Machines and has priority support.
As for the volume licensing, yes, we offer volume discounts. Please contact us with your specific case and we will do our best to help.
Nothing. After the yearly period you paid for ends, your license will become invalid and the XLBuddy will turn itself off. Nothing else will happen, as there are NO automatic recurring fees (or anything like that) set during your initial purchase. If you want to stop using XLBuddy, simply do it and nothing bad will happen.
If you decide to leave though, we hope you will come back one day :-)