SDK Licensing options and pricing

PathEngine is offered in three packages, with different levels of source code access, as follows:

Binaries only Interface layer Full source
Prices start from: 4500 euros 8500 euros 13000 euros
Royalty free yes yes yes
License term unlimited unlimited unlimited
Initial support term 3 months 6 months 1 year
3D content processing no yes yes
Tool and interface layer source code no yes yes
Can control memory and interface checking instrumentation no yes yes
Core source code no no yes
Possibility for special builds (e.g. single threaded, full release) no no yes

Notes

  • All packages are fixed fee, with no royalty component, and with unlimited licence term (i.e. the rights to distribute with your product do not expire).
  • All packages include access to all SDK upgrades (both major and minor releases) posted during the support term.
  • Packages cannot be mixed. (It's not possible, for example, to purchase a full source licence for a first product and then a binary licence for a second.)
  • See below for per-platform pricing and availability.
  • Prices are for the games sector and include labelling requirements.
  • Prices quoted are valid for licensing until end of third quarter 2008.
  • Ask about possibilites for reductions when licensing for multiple products.

Binary only licensing

The binary package includes all SDK functionalty except for 3D content processing, and all optimisations (our benchmarks are run against this package), but this package does include some default instrumentation that can be turned off with the source packages for better performance.

Binary packages are currently available for PC and Xbox 360 platform targets only.
(Where 'PC' means Windows OS and x86 architecture build target.)

Package Platform targets Cost, single product
Binaries only PC only 4500 euros
Binaries only Xbox 360 only 5000 euros
Binaries PC + Xbox 360 9000 euros

Interface layer package

This package includes source code for the PathEngine tools and 'interface layer', to be built and linked against supplied static libraries for other core components.

This enables interface layer functionality such as thread synchronisation, context management, path post processing, XML and tokenised XML processing and generation to be modified, and it is also possible to customise PathEngine's internal memory management with this package, but note that linking against supplied libs imposes some significant linkage constraints, and this package is only currently available on the PC platform.

Package Platform targets Cost, single product
Interface layer PC only 8500 euros

Full source licensing

The full source packages include all source code required to build the PathEngine DLL, TestBed, and content tools.

This makes it possible to customise all aspects of the SDK, make special builds, turn on and off API checking and memory instrumentation, statically link with the SDK without linkage constraints, and so on.

Platform targets

Platform targets are defined in terms of target OS type and processor architecture, with build configuration and optimised platform specific components currently available for the following platforms, in addition to the PC (Windows, x86) target:

  • Xbox 360
  • Cell BE platforms, PS3
  • Windows, x64
  • Linux/FreeBSD, x32
  • Linux/FreeBSD, x64
Package Platform targets Cost, single product
Full source PC only 13000 euros
Full source Single platform, not PC 14000 euros
Full source Two platforms, including PC 19000 euros
Full source Two platforms, not including PC 20000 euros
Full source All platforms 25000 euros

Support

Support is by email and includes responses to queries about: how the SDK works, how to integrate the SDK effectively and how the SDK is intended to be applied within the context of the licensed product. Standard support does not cover modifications to the source code.

The support term can be renewed, in each case, for 20% of base licence cost.

Additional support can be provided, on a time-worked basis, to include application specific consulting and customisation of the SDK and tools. (Please ask for more details.)

VAT

Prices quoted are exclusive of VAT.

  • For entities inside France: VAT at 19.6 percent will be added to the invoiced amount.
  • For entities inside the European Union (but outside France): if you are registered for VAT, and can provide us with a valid EU VAT number then we will invoice you without VAT, otherwise VAT (at 19.6 percent) will be added to the invoiced amount.
  • For entities outside the European Union: VAT will not be invoiced.

Contact details

Contact details can be found on this page.

Who's using the engine?

For a list of developers already licensing the SDK see this page.

Requesting an evaluation

To request a commercial evaluation use this form.