# Maintenance Costs?

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622>\
**Category:** Licensing\
**Tags:** filemaker-server, maintenance\
**Created:** [January 24, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622 "2021-01-24T21:03:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![steverichter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/steverichter/32/1022_2.png) [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622/1 "2021-01-24T21:03:36Z")

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I have an annual FMS subscription. I’m considering switching to the three-year perpetual version and paying for annual maintenance starting in year four. However, I don’t see pricing for maintenance on the Claris website. How much will maintenance cost?

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**Author:** ![jormond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jormond](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/jormond)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622/2 "2021-01-24T21:16:55Z")

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Maintenance happens as part of the renewal process. Maintenance pricing is 1/5 of the full license cost. So in your case, the 3 year contract is:

- Year 1 - Perpetual pricing for Full License ( or the conversion price if you had an annual ).
- Year 2 - Maintenance pricing. 1/5 of the Full price for a license, plus any discount added for the multi-year contract.
- Year 3 - Same as year 2. The discount applied may or may not be the same, but the difference is minor.

With the 3 year contract, you just pay it all up front. After the contract is over, or just before, Claris will want to renew your contract, and may offer you another 3 year contract with similar discounts. The difference will be that all three years would then be based on maintenance pricing.

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**Author:** ![steverichter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/steverichter/32/1022_2.png) [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/maintenance-costs/1622/3 "2021-01-24T21:21:49Z")

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> [@jormond](#):
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> Maintenance pricing is 1/5 of the full license cost.

Thanks — I’ll call Claris to discuss my options this week.