VPG Benefit Comparison Chart

A subscription license offers you substantially more benefits at a comparable price point than a traditional single-user license.

	VPG Operational	VPG Regular	VPG Network	VPG Academic	VPG Basic	Traditional IRTPRO License
Number of installs	Per agreement	Two devices	Metered	Three devices	One device	One device
Licensing type	Named-user or Concurrent	Named-user	Concurrent	Named-user	Named-user	Named-user
Conditions of use	Commercial operational use	Commercial, nonoperational use	Non-commercial, academic research, instruction, and learning use	Non-commercial, academic research, instruction, and learning use	Non-commercial, academic research, instruction, and learning use	Non-commercial, academic research, instruction, and learning use
Remote activation and use	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Physical device activation required
Free access to all upgrades or updates	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Offered
Easily move licenses across devices via your VPG account	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Offered
Facilities for IT-managed deployment over network or server-based virtualization	Included	Not Applicable	Included	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Additional named users can be purchased and added at any time at substantial discount	Included	Included	Not Applicable	Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Escalating discounts on additional VPG or SSI subscriptions	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Included	Not offered
Standard technical support from experts that you can count on	Included	Included	Included	Included	Not Included	Reduced technical support for older perpetual licenses over time
Dedicated expert technical support	Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Software customization	Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Not Offered
Free educator benefit: If you are an instructor at an accredited higher education institution or a workshop instructor, your students may be eligible to access the full version of VPG programs for free during your course or workshop as long as you have an active Standard subscription.	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included	Included	Not Included	Not Offered. Older student versions were limited in capacity and no longer available.