Developing software is incredibly time consuming and hence costly and that has to be recouped and profit made. The reason that some software costs so much more than others is primarily down to how specialised it is (i.e.is it likely to have a few thousand users or vastly more) and how complex it is to develop and maintain. Just one development tool I use is over $4000 USD and in total I have probably three times that invested in the software I use. My day job is working in software and there are many software applications that are in the several thousand or more USD price range and used all over the world. I use Chief but am not a typical user as I am just an amateur using it to plan the remodelling of my home, however I still decided the cost was worth it for various reasons. Is this unique to the American consumer market or do other countries share it?
May I ask why they are so high? What does so much money go into? Who can afford to pay so much and why would they invest so much? Is this unique to the American consumer market or do other countries share it?Īlso, you're right about Chief Architect Premier, by comparison to the other CAD software you mentioned. I'm quite astounded by the high fees asked. No, you're quite right, I'm not too familiar with said software at all. Thank you for your rather enlightening feedback. If you ask me, Chief Architect Premier is a bargain. and some CAM software packages such as CATIA can easily cost $50,000 or more-in fact, the yearly maintenance fee alone can cost twice as much as Chief
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Sounds like perhaps you're not too familial with CAD/CAM/BIM software.ĪutoCAD Architectural-> $1,260 per year or $4,950ĪrchiCAD-> Not positive, but $5,000+ last I checked (I think it was actually closer to $8,000 but I'm not sure) and could cost quite a bit more with some of the various add-onsĪll Plan and other full featured CAM/BIM software can easily cost $12,000+
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