What if I crossgraded from a perpetual license to a subscription, but I want to take advantage of this opportunity for a perpetual license upgrade?
SIBELIUS APP UPGRADE
Unlike with a perpetual license, there is no additional cost to initially acquire the software.Īvid has added the perpetual license upgrade option to its menu of upgrade and renewal paths for Sibelius Ultimate and Sibelius.
SIBELIUS APP SOFTWARE
A subscription costs $199/year (unless you “crossgraded” from a perpetual license, in which case you were eligible for $79/year for the first two years of your subscription), and, if you stop paying, the software stops working and you can only use it in very limited ways.If you stop paying, the software still works, but you don’t get any more software updates or support - and, until today’s announcement, there was no longer a way to get back on board, other than subscription
SIBELIUS APP UPDATE
A Software Update + Support Plan for perpetual licensees costs $99/year, after you pay for the perpetual license itself, which is $599 and includes one year of updates and support.Both a perpetual licensee with an active plan, and a subscriber, get software updates and support, for both the desktop and mobile apps.Practically speaking, for Sibelius Ultimate (the “pro” tier), it’s this: Welcome, friend, to Scoring Notes, where we valiantly try to help answer this question! Wait - what’s the difference between a perpetual license with updates + support, and a subscription?
If you are upgrading from Sibelius 7.5 or earlier, you will need to purchase the upgrade through a reseller, even if you originally purchased Sibelius through Avid.
SIBELIUS APP CODE
In other words, if your license does not appear in your Avid account (because it precedes their current database or because you bought from a reseller), you need to purchase this reinstatement from a reseller, and then redeem the code with Avid. Customers can purchase the upgrade directly from Avid or from their preferred Avid reseller - with the caveat that only licenses registered in a user’s Avid account can be upgraded directly from Avid, while upgrades purchased through a reseller can be applied to all eligible licenses.It’s “only” available to anyone who had a license for Sibelius 5 or later (Sibelius 5 was released in 2007, so this is quite generous) Unlike some previous reinstatement offers, this one doesn’t go back to the beginning of Sibelius time.
SIBELIUS APP FULL
There is no deadline to activate the plan - it does not expire, so you can purchase it now and “start the clock” some time in the future, and get a full 12 months of updates and support
You may recall that Avid discontinued reinstatements at the end of 2019 (you’ll find some extended analysis on the subject at the end of our Sibelius 2020.1 review). This is what used to be termed a “reinstatement”, although Avid is not using that word this time around. Available only from Decemthrough December 31, 2021, the “ 1-Year Upgrade with Software Updates + Support Plan” is $59 for Sibelius (mid-tier) licenses or $129 for Sibelius Ultimate licenses. Avid has reintroduced the ability for Sibelius customers with a perpetual license to get current with the latest updates and support, by bringing back a discounted option for those customers.