The PDFlib product family is available in three different flavors:
PDFlib, PDFlib+PDI (PDF Import), and the PDFlib Personalization Server (PPS).

All products of the PDFlib family are distributed within a single package which is fully functional, but displays a demo stamp across all pages unless a valid license key is applied. According to your order the license key will activate PDFlib, PDFlib+PDI, or the Personalization Server.

One license covers a single computer running under the selected operating system (platform), regardless of the number of CPUs.

Development licenses for machines which are not used for production purposes and run under the same operating system are free with each purchase.

Redundant (backup) machines do not require a separate license, provided they are never used concurrently with the actual production machines.

Groups of load-balancing servers require a license for every server in the group.

A license covers all virtual machines (VMs) and logical partitions (LPARs) on a computer.

Supplying the name of the target operating system platform is a strict requirement since the license is bound to a specific platform. Refer to the corresponding system requirements document for deployment details. The license is valid for all supported language bindings (programming languages) on the selected platform.

Details of the commercial PDFlib license can be found in the document General License and Support Conditions which is also contained in the PDFlib distribution. 

Please contact sales@pdflib.com for IBM zSeries pricing.

See below for redistributable (Premium) licenses.

Customers in the Americas, Australia and Japan will be invoiced in US-$, all other regions in Euro.

Like all EU businesses, PDFlib GmbH’s invoicing and VAT handling is governed by EU law:

Customers from non-EU countries will not be charged VAT.

Customers from Germany will be charged 19% VAT (MwSt.).

Customers from all other EU countries must provide their VAT identification number to avoid VAT being added to the invoice.

For more information please see here.

An update changes an older license to a license for a newer version on the same platform, thereby invalidating the old license. A valid license key must be supplied with each update order. Licenses for PDFlib 7 and 8 products can be updated to PDFlib 9 at a reduced license fee. Each license entitles to an update to a version 9 license.

Customers without a support contract can add support when updating to PDFlib 9. In this case the support fee is based on the full license fee of the product (not the reduced update fee). The discount percentage for updating PDFlib, PDFlib+PDI, or PPS 7 or 8 to version 9 is the same for all combinations.

An upgrade changes an existing license for a PDFlib 9 product to a license for a more advanced product on the same platform, thereby invalidating the old license. All licenses can be upgraded at a reduced fee. A valid license key must be supplied with each upgrade order. The following table indicates the fees for various upgrade combinations as a percentage of the target product’s list price:

We offer optional support contracts in combination with a new product license, or to renew an existing support contract. An active support contract includes the following advantages:

technical support with short response times

all minor (maintenance) and major (functional) updates included

early availability of bug fixes

maintenance releases and technical support available until the end of a product's lifetime

additional licenses can be purchased until the end of the lifetime

Customers without an active support agreement can only use the licensed version, but not any later maintenance updates. This differs from earlier versions where we offered maintenance updates on a voluntary basis.

For a detailed description of support benefits refer to our General License an Support Conditions or our support pages. The support fee is 20% of the license fee per year.
Support contracts can optionally be renewed automatically every 12 months until the support is expressly terminated by the customer. In order to terminate a support agreement with automatic renewal please inform us one month before the support expires.

Volume discounts are available for multiple licenses of the same product according to the table below, provided all licenses are ordered with a single combined order.

In addition to machine-based licenses PDFlib GmbH offers Premium licenses with extended rights, such as site licenses, integration licenses, and source code licenses. Premium licenses are available at a fixed license fee and do not require any additional royalties, e.g. PDFlib 9 site license for one platform: starting at
Euro 16 000, with discounts for multiple platforms.
Please contact premium@pdflib.com for more information about Premium licenses.