License Costs

peterch · April 30, 2013, 17:37

What is the normal price for a basic CFX license (lease/purchase)?

I've tried Googling for rough numbers without much success. I'm working with our local ANSYS office, but I'm afraid they're jerking our chain around and trying to push us towards the more costly Fluent.

Any advice would be appreciated.

evcelica · April 30, 2013, 18:20

Well ANSYS has a lot of licensing options for different packages / bundles solutions etc. so its hard to say what the prices would be. And i surely don't know what comes with each license.
You won't be able to get prices as low as the U.S. government since I'm sure they purchase thousands of these and get a big discount, but as a general reference check GSA advantage for what the government pays for their ANSYS licences: https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_tex...CELIST2013.PDF

Far · May 1, 2013, 09:54

It may cost you (Fluent/CFX) from 50K $ to higher value. It is just price of one seat Fluent license ( 8 processors) . In addition to that you will have to pay for maintenance and customer support.

oj.bulmer · May 1, 2013, 11:27

Annual packages in UK (as I jog my memory of the quotes ANSYS guys presented):

CFX basic: £25000
CFX Advanced : £30000
FLUENT : £35000
The above licences include one mesher, one post processor and one core to run Solver on.

For additional computational power, HPC pack per 8 cores : £15000

OJ

PS: If you are happy with basic CFX (I think it doesn't have multiphase), it will save you some good chunk of money, over FLUENT.

April 30, 2013, 17:37	License Costs	#1
peterch New Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	What is the normal price for a basic CFX license (lease/purchase)? I've tried Googling for rough numbers without much success. I'm working with our local ANSYS office, but I'm afraid they're jerking our chain around and trying to push us towards the more costly Fluent. Any advice would be appreciated.

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April 30, 2013, 18:20		#2
evcelica Senior Member Erik Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Earth (Land portion) Posts: 1,188 Rep Power: 23	Well ANSYS has a lot of licensing options for different packages / bundles solutions etc. so its hard to say what the prices would be. And i surely don't know what comes with each license. You won't be able to get prices as low as the U.S. government since I'm sure they purchase thousands of these and get a big discount, but as a general reference check GSA advantage for what the government pays for their ANSYS licences: https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_tex...CELIST2013.PDF

May 1, 2013, 09:54		#3
Far Senior Member Sijal Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Islamabad Posts: 4,558 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 54	It may cost you (Fluent/CFX) from 50K $ to higher value. It is just price of one seat Fluent license ( 8 processors) . In addition to that you will have to pay for maintenance and customer support.

May 1, 2013, 11:27		#4
oj.bulmer Senior Member OJ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United Kindom Posts: 473 Rep Power: 20	Annual packages in UK (as I jog my memory of the quotes ANSYS guys presented): CFX basic: £25000 CFX Advanced : £30000 FLUENT : £35000 The above licences include one mesher, one post processor and one core to run Solver on. For additional computational power, HPC pack per 8 cores : £15000 OJ PS: If you are happy with basic CFX (I think it doesn't have multiphase), it will save you some good chunk of money, over FLUENT.