NextForm Platforms & Pricing

Proven and yet cost-effective data migration

Platform availability

IRI NextForm engines run on Windows, Unix, and Linux command lines as well as through the free IRI Workbench GUI, that is based on Eclipse.™.

The prices for NextForm v3 depend on the edition you choose. You need:

Edition & Services 1. Copy Pricing, Support, and Upgrade Policies

Lite

Equipped with: The NextForm executable file and the entire IRI Workbench (Eclipse GUI).

Convert, replicate, reformat, join, and report on data in flat files such as LDIF and CSV, as well as ASCII data types

  • Free for a single Windows PC, based on version 2018, JRE 7
  • 1,500 euros for other Unix variants
  • If you need assistance, we charge €175 per file or incident hour, or €1,500 per year for 10 incident hours and upgrades. Incidents include assistance with conversions, reports, basic replication, and federation.
  • No credit on license transfers
  • Limited upgrade credit for other IRI software products

COBOL

Equipped with: Lite + Micro Focus libraries

Switching from index to flat file formats, data type conversion, reporting, and reusing this data in new applications.

Support for other sequential COBOL file formats, most MF and RM data types, and endianness states.

  • 5,000€ Windows
  • €6,500 x86 Linux
  • 8.000€ Unix (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, MacOS)
  • As above, or 30% of the basic annual license fee (including support), effective immediately
  • Upgrades to this version are included in paid support
  • Normal support hours and transition assistance
  • Contact IRI Professional Services for VSAM, KSAM, QSAM, and Mainframe DB2 for z/OS
  • limited license transfer credit
  • Full upgrade credit for other IRI software products

DBMS

Equipped with: Lite + ODBC libraries

Replicate, link, and report against data in any ODBC or flat file data source. Update or switch databases like Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, SQL*Server, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and Teradata.

  • €7,000 to €35,000 depending on databases and hardware platforms
  • Same support conditions as above, but 25%
  • Please contact IRI Professional Services, to get help migrating DB triggers, stored procedures, and apps
  • Full license transfer credit
  • Full upgrade credit for other IRI software products

Legacy

Equipped with: Lite + Proprietary drivers

Access and display data in the here legacy formats presented.

  • Prices vary depending on the data source and hardware platform
  • Same support terms as above, but 20%
  • Contact IRI Professional Services for a consultation on accessing the extended list of legacy data sources
  • Full license transfer credit
  • Full upgrade credit for other IRI software products

Modern

Equipped with: Lite + proprietary drivers

Access and migration/use of data in big data and cloud/SaaS repositories.

  • Prices vary depending on the data source and hardware platform
  • Same support terms as above, but 20%
  • Contact IRI Professional Services for advanced or other data sources
  • Full license transfer credit
  • Full upgrade credit for other IRI software products

Premium

Equipped with: Lite + Multiple libraries

Identify, integrate, use and report on structured, semi-structured and unstructured data.

  • Prices vary depending on the data source and hardware platform
  • The first year of standard support is free; thereafter, the fee is 20% of the base license fee.
  • Contact IRI Professional Services for advanced or other data sources.
  • Full license transfer credit
  • Full upgrade credit for other IRI software products

Support is free for the first year; after that, it can be optionally extended for 20%. Support and subscription-based (OPEX) use of most NextForm editions are also included in the subscriptions for the IRI Voracity- „Total Data Management“ platform, which is also provided:

Licensing and support