Customers Now Can Choose Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Plans
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2013--
Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) customers will now be able to pay as they go for
all of the company’s latest Design
and Creation Suites, Autodesk
3ds Max, Autodesk
Maya, and the new Autodesk
Maya LT.
For the first time, customers can purchase access to a range of Autodesk
desktop software on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, in addition to
traditional licenses, broadly expanding choices in how to access and pay
for Autodesk software. It’s never been more cost effective for
designers, engineers and visual effects artists to get started with
Autodesk software with virtually no up-front capital costs, and to
quickly ramp up projects using industry-leading Autodesk software.
Customers who choose to purchase monthly, quarterly or annual rental
plans will receive similar benefits to Autodesk
Subscription customers including staying current with the latest
product updates, access to select Autodesk
360 cloud services and basic support.
“Our customers wanted more choices and flexibility in how they access
our portfolio of design, engineering and entertainment creation tools.
We expect rental plans to be attractive across all the industries we
serve, especially for freelancers, startups or businesses that are
project-based in nature,” said Andrew Anagnost, senior vice president of
Industry Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. “This model allows
customers to compete with the highest quality, industry leading
software, while using only what they need when they need it.”
Evolving Customer Choices in the Subscription Economy
People are increasingly seeking out experiences with less financial or
time investment, and consuming products and services through renting,
sharing and purchasing subscriptions. Lisa Gansky, author of The
Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing wrote, “We’re in a
moment in which access to goods, services, and talent is going to
triumph over the ownership of them.”
“It's no secret; it has been a challenging time to be in the visual
effects business,” said CEO and executive producer Will Cohen
from UK-based VFX start-up Milk. “Everyone needs to rethink the business
model, and Autodesk launching rental plans will really help change the
industry. Having scalability -- the flexibility to easily ramp up or
back depending on the project -- means we can better compete in the
modern visual effects industry.”
Availability
The option to purchase a monthly, quarterly or annual rental plan will
be available starting September 16, 2013. New rental plans apply to
products including Autodesk
AutoCAD Design Suite, Autodesk
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite, Autodesk
AutoCAD Revit LT Suite, Autodesk
Building Design Suite, Autodesk
Entertainment Creation Suite, Autodesk
Factory Design Suite, Autodesk
Infrastructure Design Suite, Autodesk
Plant Design Suite, Autodesk
Product Design Suite, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Autodesk
Maya LT. Availability varies by country. For more information, visit http://www.autodesk.com/pay-as-you-go.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital
artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their
creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit autodesk.com or
follow @autodesk.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Inventor, Maya and
Revit are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All
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respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and
services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without
notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors
that may appear in this document.
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Clay Helm, 415-547-2425
clay.helm@autodesk.com