Licensing and support

CoSort can be obtained via an authorized IRI reseller with a formal quote. Your quote reflects the license fees, typically a one-time charge for perpetual use (i.e., capital expenditure, not lease) per named host, which adequately mirrors the performance benefits derived from the onboard resources of each licensed system.

The reason for this pricing model is that the value of CoSort (besides its functionality) lies primarily in its speed with large job volumes. IRI customers prefer to correlate CoSort pricing with the individual nodes built to support similar jobs. For this reason, pricing is based on the OEM computer's model number or, if generic, on inherent system capacity (primarily RAM, then cores, then storage).

The license fees range from €7,500 to €75,000. Additional CPU cores (threads) that you wish to license for CoSort use will slightly increase the base license fee.

IRI offers discounts for: additional licenses purchased at the same time, certified disaster recovery, qualified nonprofit organizations, and ISV term licenses. Maintenance, including new versions and technical support, is free for the first year after licensing. After that, maintenance can be renewed for 20% of the paid license fee; details can be found here.

support and the licensed (OpEx) usage of CoSort are included in the subscriptions of the IRI Voracity „Total Data Management“ platform. Voracity supports CoSort and all its facilities within Eclipse, playing additional roles in Big Data Management, DW/BI architecture, and Data Governance. Learn more about the Voracity Prices.