# Understanding Pollination Subscriptions Types

## Pollination Subscriptions Types

Pollination provides a hybrid licensing model with two main complementary subscription types: Concurrent Use License and Authorized Users.

Think of it like a fleet of company cars. You have **5 cars (Concurrent Use Licenses)** available for a department of **50 employees (Authorized Users)**. Any of the 50 *registered* employees can check out a car if one is available. **You don't need to buy a separate car for every single person**.

Subscriptions for authorized users are considerably more affordable, costing as little as one-twentieth the price of a full concurrent use license. This approach makes it feasible to provide access to all individuals in need without bearing the significant expense of separate licenses.

### Determining the Number of Concurrent Use Licenses versus Authorized Users

You can decided on the subscription for your organization in two steps:

**Step 1: Choose how many people need to use the software *****at the same time*****.**

* This is where you select the number of **Concurrent Use Licenses**. This determines the maximum number of simultaneous sessions.

**Step 2: Choose *****who***** on your team needs access.**

* This is where you select the number of **Authorized Users**. This determines the total number of users eligible to use the licenses when they are not occupied by others in the organization.

### Comparison Table

| Subscription Type                               | Concurrent Use License                            | Authorized User                                       |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Primary Purpose</strong><br><br></p> | Defines simultaneous active sessions.             | Defines total pool of eligible people.                |
| **Portability**                                 | Floating. Moves between any authorized user.      | Tied to a specific Pollination account.               |
| **Access Type**                                 | "First come, first served" from the license pool. | Provides the permission to request a license.         |
| **Cost**                                        | Higher (full plugin price).                       | Lower (fee for organization and license pool access). |

### Examples

Let's go through a couple of examples:

#### First example

You need a license of the Rhino plugin and a Revit plugin license  just for yourself as a single user.

In this scenario, purchase only a "Bundled Pollination Rhino and Revit Plugin Concurrent Use License." There is no need for any additional authorized user subscriptions.

#### Second example

You have a team of 10 modelers, and you require 2 of them to use the Pollination Revit plugin at the same time.

In this scenario, purchase two "Pollination Revit Plugin Concurrent Use License" and one "10 Authorized User" package. Keep in mind that you will have 11 authorized users in total because the organization already includes 1 which is usually used by the IT to set up your organization.

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We chose the "10 Authorized Users" package instead of purchasing nine "1 Authorized User" subscriptions because it's more cost-effective.
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### Pricing

[Check our pricing page for details on "concurrent use licenses" and extra "authorized users"](https://www.pollination.solutions/pricing).

### Questions

For additional questions, visit the [FAQ section on our pricing page](https://pollination.solutions/pricing#faq). If you have further inquiries about subscriptions, [please contact us](https://www.pollination.solutions/contact).


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