Pro Tools 2022.4 - Costs, Customer Migration And Off Plan Reinstatements
With any change a big as those introduced in Pro Tools 2022.4 with new customers no longer having the option of buying a perpetual licence and the inevitable questions holders of Perpetual licences will have here are the answers to the most common questions users will have.
Customer Migration
These are significant changes and the question uppermost in the minds of current users is understandably going to be “How does this affect me?”. Here’s a breakdown:
Pro Tools Ultimate user with perpetual licence and current support plan - You will be automatically migrated to the current version of Pro Tools Ultimate the cost is unchanged at $399
Pro Tools Ultimate user with perpetual licence and expired support plan - You have the option to get to a current version with a 12 month support plan for $749 or to buy an annual subscription for $999.
Pro Tools Ultimate user with active subscription - You will be automatically migrated to Pro Tools Flex for the new reduced cost of $999 annually or $99 monthly.
Pro Tools user with perpetual licence and current support plan - You will be automatically migrated to the current version of Pro Tools Studio the cost is unchanged at $199
Pro Tools user with perpetual licence and expired support plan - You have the option to get to a current version with a 12 month support plan for the new reduced price of $349 or to buy an annual subscription for $299.
Pro Tools user with active subscription - You will be automatically migrated to Pro Tools Studio at a cost of $299 annually, $31.99 monthly as part of an annual commitment or $39.99 monthly.
Pro Tools First User - Pro Tools First has been discontinued.
What Can Perpetual Licence Holders Who Are ‘Off Plan’ Do?
The options for people with perpetual Pro Tools licences who don’t have current support plans, so called ‘off-plan perpetual licences’, are that they can either do nothing and stay at their current version, they can purchase a subscription for $299/year or they can purchase an upgrade to get to the current version and get 1 year of updates and support by buying a one-off renewal for $349.
For the Pro Tools Ultimate user who is off-plan the options are similar. They can do nothing and stay at their current version, they can purchase a subscription for $999/year or they can purchase an upgrade and get current with a year of updates and support for $749. Buying a subscription doesn’t affect your perpetual licence.
What If I’m A Perpetual Licence Holder With A Current Support Plan?
If your perpetual licence is covered by a support plan then you can continue to maintain your support plan at $199 for Pro Tools Studio (was Pro Tools) or $399 for Pro Tools Ultimate