There are two ways to buy iShell for commercial use, a subscription or a purchase. When you subscribe to iShell, you get access to every iShell upgrade in the next year, technical support from iShell engineers, access to the TribalForum email list, and more (see chart below). When you purchase iShell, you have permanent access to the current version of iShell, but cannot download future versions without buying an upgrade. Technical support is limited for Purchasers, but everyone is encouraged to use the message board.
Subscribers can renew for an additional year for a discounted price; purchasers
of iShell 4 can upgrade to newer versions of iShell for an additional fee, which
will vary depending on the upgrade.
The chart below outlines the major differences between a purchase and a subscription.
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definition
| Purchase | Subscription | ||
| Prices includes... |
$495* Single Platform $795 All Platforms |
$795 First Year License
(All Platforms) $595** Renewal Year Licenses (All Platforms) |
|
| iShell Software |
current version | 1 year license including all upgrades | |
| Requires
Annual Renewal |
no | yes | |
| Support |
web board based support | priority support with engineering and the TribalForum list |
|
| iShell In
Depth Book |
included | included | |
| Customized Splash Screens |
yes | yes | |
| iShell SDK |
no | yes | |
| TribalForum
List |
no | yes | |
| TribalExchange
FTP |
no | yes | |
| Updates |
included | included during year | |
| Upgrades |
purchased separately | included during year | |
| Cross-Platform |
only for All Platform purchase | yes | |
| iShell SDK |
no | yes | |
* Single platform licenses are for delivering to only one platform. If you want to deliver to both Mac and Windows, you must have a multi-platform license or subscription, even if you use only one platform.
** If you renew 30 days or more before you subscription expires, the price is $595. Otherwise the price becomes the standard $695.
EDU Pricing Any student, instructor, or developer at a school or university may take $100 off any price listed on this page. If you are interested in licensing iShell for a computer lab, please visit our Education Page.
To see a complete pricing list, visit the tribalmedia store.