Together with the introduction of the latest version of the system (XTRF™ 2.0), a new form of licence payment has been initiated – the so-called "pay-per-use". This proposal is mainly aimed at newly established, small translation agencies searching for the possibility of limiting the initial investment expenses.

Until now, the XTRF™ system was sold in two basic and well known forms – the purchase of the licence and SaaS (System as a Service).

The purchase option is the most often used by companies with a stable financial situation and consolidated market position, for which the purchase of several or even more licences is a relatively minor investment expense. In the case of companies with a less stable financial potential, the SaaS form of purchase of the licence seems to be less risky and difficult for the company budget to cope with. A company, however, has to incur additional costs connected with the maintenance of an external server.

That is why, in order to reduce the costs of using the XTRF™ system even more, the software seller has introduced the "pay-per-use" option – the only offer of its type in the market. In the very same way as in the SaaS version – the user obtains temporary, as defined in the contract, entitlement to use the licence, paying monthly or quarterly subscription amounts. The system is installed on the internal company server, which enables its complete administration and control. The "pay-per-use" is, therefore, a perfect solution especially for developing companies that, already at the beginning of their operation on the market, would like to introduce an efficient and comprehensible method of company management and full control over the process of project realisation. Translation companies obtain substantial financial benefit and development potential without the necessity to incur the costs of investment.

The "pay-per-use", as well as the "SaaS" option, has another advantage that is important from the perspective of the company’s accounting department.

The subscription payments, as mentioned above, are treated as the costs of business activity, the same as e.g. the payment for the electricity used in the office.

Therefore, there are no depreciation costs, as there is no purchase of a fixed asset by the licencee.

Moreover, the costs of using the XTRF™ system are proportionate to the real turnover of a translation company. The software seller allows for the introduction of changes in the number of the licences used. Thus, if the number of translation projects happens to decrease, the costs can be reduced quickly by announcing the decrease in the number of the system users. In addition, the other way around – if the turnover of a company grows, the number of licences possessed can be proportionally increased.

The risk of overestimation of the needs, and of the purchase of an excessive number of licences, is thereby entirely eliminated, and the adverse influence of the seasonal fluctuation of the number of projects is also minimised. Obviously, the lack of one’s own fixed assets may be treated as a disadvantage of that particular solution. However, in the present times of crisis, in very many industries worldwide, such a solution may turn out to be much safer for a licencee.

The main advantage of the above-mentioned solution is the possibility of initiating the unlimited use of the XTRF™ advanced technology after having paid the first instalment – not so high, as it is only a small percentage of the full licence purchase price.

For complete information on the conditions of purchase and the forms of payment for using the system, please contact the XTRF™ consultants.