Pricing
Simple pricing. Priced by where you connect.
There is no crippled free version, no row limit and no nag screen. What you pay for is where you are allowed to connect — and Query Cloud, the one feature reserved for the paid editions.
Free
Free, community and developer databases
$0 forever
Unlimited connections to databases that are themselves free to use. Everything except Query Cloud federation, which needs a paid edition.
- No time limit, no row limit, no nag screen
- Unlimited connections and namespaces
- IRIS Community, SQL Server Developer/Express
- PostgreSQL, DuckDB, SQLite, H2, MariaDB, Trino
Named User
One professional, any database
$299 per user / year
≈ $25 per user / month, billed annually
The standard licence. Connects to licensed production databases — IRIS, Caché, SQL Server and everything else.
- Commercial and production databases
- Every feature, unlimited connections
- Query Cloud federation over up to 5 sources
- Licensed to a person, not a machine
- All updates and new releases during the term
- Email support
Team
Up to 5 users
$1,190 per year
≈ $20 per user / month, billed annually
One licence key for a small team — about 20 % less than five individual licences.
- Everything in Named User
- Up to 5 users
- A single licence key to manage
- Quote and purchase order on request
Enterprise
Unlimited users, one organisation
$3,499 per year
Site licence for the whole organisation, with unlimited activations under one key.
- Everything in Named User
- Query Cloud federation without a source limit
- Unlimited users and activations
- A single licence key to manage
- Purchase order, invoice and VAT ID
- Priority email support
Prices in USD, net of VAT and local taxes. All paid licences run for 12 months and are billed annually. Monthly figures shown above are the annual price divided by twelve — a way to judge the cost, not a monthly plan. Full 30-day Pro trial with every download — no credit card, no registration. Full money-back guarantee within 14 calendar days of purchase.
The rule, in one sentence
The Free Edition connects to databases that are free themselves — IRIS Community Edition, SQL Server Developer and Express, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, SQLite and the rest. The moment you point it at a licensed production IRIS, Caché or SQL Server instance, you need a paid licence. That is the whole distinction, and the application checks it by asking the server for its licence when you connect.
Why this way round? Because a feature-limited trial teaches you nothing about whether a tool copes with your established schema. This way you evaluate the real thing against the real database.
Edition comparison
| Free | Named User | Team | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 forever | $299 per user / year | $1,190 per year | $3,499 per year |
| Free, community and developer databases | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Licensed and production databases | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| All features, unlimited connections | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Users covered | 1 | 1 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Licence keys to manage | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Billing period | — | 12 months | 12 months | 12 months |
| Quote, purchase order, invoice | — | on request | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email support | best effort | ✔ | ✔ | priority |
Buying for an organisation
A $3,499 purchase rarely goes through a card payment link, and it should not have to. For Team and Enterprise licences we work the way your procurement department expects: a written quote with a validity date, your purchase order number on the invoice, your VAT ID, and payment terms.
Quote
Tell us the edition and the number of users. You get a PDF quote, usually the same or the next working day.
Security review
Vendor questionnaires are answered in writing. Most of the answers are already on the security page.
Renewal
One licence key for the whole organisation, one renewal date, one invoice. No per-seat administration.
Pricing and licensing FAQ
Is the licence a subscription?
A licence runs for 12 months and includes every update and new release during that term. When it expires the application keeps working and falls back to the Free Edition. Your settings, connections and scripts are untouched; you simply can no longer connect to commercial databases until you renew.
What exactly counts as a “free database” for the Free Edition?
Databases that are themselves free to use. The application asks the server for its licence when you connect and classifies it automatically:
- InterSystems IRIS Community Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server Developer and Express editions
- PostgreSQL, DuckDB, SQLite, H2, MariaDB, Trino, Apache Derby
- CSV, Parquet and JSON files, Microsoft Access and Excel
Connect to a licensed production IRIS, Caché or SQL Server instance and the Free Edition will decline the connection with a note pointing at the commercial licence. There is no feature crippling and no row limit — the only difference between the editions is where you may connect.
How do I try the paid features?
Full 30-day Pro trial with every download — no credit card, no registration. Every download starts as a full Pro trial, so you can evaluate against your real production database before deciding anything. If 30 days is not enough for your evaluation cycle, write to sales@sqldatalens.com and ask for an extension — that is a normal request, not a favour.
Named User — can I use my licence on more than one machine?
A Named User licence belongs to a person, not to a machine, so your desktop and your laptop are both covered. If an activation is refused because the permitted number has been reached — usually after a machine has been replaced without deactivating it — write to support@sqldatalens.com and the old activation will be released.
Can I pay monthly?
No — licences are billed annually. We show the monthly equivalent (≈ $25 / month) because it is a useful way to judge the cost, but there is no month-to-month plan and we would rather say that here than at the checkout.
If your situation is a short, time-boxed project rather than ongoing work, write to sales@sqldatalens.com — an extended trial is often the better answer than a licence you stop using after six weeks.
Can I pay by invoice, with a purchase order and our VAT ID?
Yes. Card payment through Stripe is the fastest route and is available for every edition, but for Team and Enterprise licences we are happy to work with your procurement process instead: a formal quote, your purchase order number, and an invoice showing your VAT ID with payment terms. Write to sales@sqldatalens.com or use the quote request.
What happens if it turns out not to be for us?
Full money-back guarantee within 14 calendar days of purchase. Write to sales@sqldatalens.com and the refund is issued to the original payment method — no explanation required. We would appreciate hearing what was missing, but that is a request, not a condition.
Are the prices net?
All prices are net and exclude VAT and any local taxes. EU business customers with a valid VAT ID are invoiced under the reverse-charge procedure. Sales to businesses only (§ 14 BGB). No sales to consumers (§ 13 BGB).
Do you offer academic or training licences?
Yes, free of charge, for accredited teaching: universities and colleges with IRIS or Caché in the curriculum, and official InterSystems training courses. Send a short description of the course to sales@sqldatalens.com. There is no application form and no committee.
We are an InterSystems implementation partner. Are there reseller terms?
Yes — consultancies and implementation partners who put the tool in front of their own clients are the reason a good part of our user base exists. Write to sales@sqldatalens.com and we will find something that works for both sides.
More on payment, invoicing and refunds in the purchasing FAQ. Questions about activating a key you already have: licence activation.
Try it against your own database first
Every download includes a full 30-day Pro trial. No credit card, no registration, nothing to uninstall afterwards.
Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server (64-bit) · ~155 MB · version 4.00 · full 30-day Pro trial included