Studio Manager 10 Pricing
The Price List
Prices for Studio Manager 10 are shown below. If you are upgrading from a previous version of Studio Manager, you are eligible for a 40-60% discount, see details on our upgrades page.
Keep in mind that Studio Manager 10 requires FileMaker Pro 10 to run, so that is an additional expense if you aren’t already using FileMaker (see below for more on FileMaker purchases).
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All Studio Manager Copies Are Extremely Customizable
Low Risk Startup Option
You Need FileMaker Pro 10 or higher
What do you charge for support and training?
All Studio Manager Copies Are Extremely Customizable
The Full Access version of Studio Manager listed at the bottom of the price table gives you the complete source code of Studio Manager. There are absolutely no restrictions on customization with the Unlimited Site License. All other copies of Studio Manager listed by number of users licensed are still extremely customizable in adding fields, modifying fields, scripting, and creating and modifying layouts.
Low Risk Startup Option
Many of our prospective customers ask to buy a single seat of Studio Manager so they can try it out and customize it a bit to suit their needs. They then want to be able to apply the $895 they paid to a larger number of seats when they’ve decided to move forward.
To help with this, we give you a 90-day grace period when you can add seats and apply your full initial purchase price to the package you decide on. You may ultimately decide, for example, to buy the 10-user license for $2495. As long as you make that purchase within 90 days, your additional cost will be $1600 ($2495 less your initial $895 purchase price).
Our customers often roll out Studio Manager in phases, starting with a single knowledgeable and committed user cracking open the user manual and getting things started. Buying a single-user copy of Studio Manager and a single copy of FileMaker Pro can be a great starting point. You get the full functionality of the product at a very reasonable price. You don’t need a dedicated server. You only need a single copy of FileMaker Pro. Of course, all this is up to you. We just want to provide this low risk option to those who like the gradual approach.
You Need FileMaker Pro 10 or 11
The list price for a single seat of FileMaker Pro 11 is $295. The product is discounted and sold cheaper when purchased in larger quantities. You’ll need to check out the FileMaker website to get a break down of their latest deals.
We recommend FileMaker Server as a wonderful investment in your infrastructure. It offers automated backup and excellent database management features. You’ll have to have FileMaker Server if you need to serve 10 or more users. The list price for FileMaker Server is $995. If your server machine is not on OS X Leopard, you may be able to get by with FileMaker Server 8.
What do you charge for support and training?
By popular demand, we do not BUNDLE support services into the price of Studio Manager and we don’t have a monthly or annual maintenance fee. We’ve been consulting with creative services firms for 20 years and have seen way too many differences from one firm to another. We provide customization, training and support on request.
Recession Bargains. Each member of the Tokerud Consulting Group team has a billing rate. Janet is $150/hour. Scout is $75/hour and Sally is $50/hour. These are our recession rates which will be in force until the economy improves. For customizing and training, Janet is the lead consultant. Janet delegates where possible to Sally and Scout as appropriate to save you money.
We provide one hour of free support to answer any quick questions you have as you are getting started. Janet provides the bulk of our tech support in chunks of 10 minutes for $25 each. By judiciously using those 10 minute increments, our customers keep their support costs to a minimum.
As you might imagine, the more a customer gets out of Studio Manager, the more they are inclined to spend on customization so that they can reap further benefit. On average our customers spend a very reasonable $500 to $1,000 with us on support, training and customization. Some spend thousands and others spend nothing. We’ve taken a great deal of care designing the product and writing our user manual so that your support requirements will be minimized.
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