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You can also buy Sibelius outright for $599.00, BUT you have to renew your support plan at $89.00 annually to keep receiving technical support and product updates. But, Sibelius | Ultimate affords you unlimited updates as long as you pay $19.92 per month each year. It generally costs $100-$149 to upgrade from an older version to a newer version. Finale and Dorico offer versions that tend to come out annually or somewhat-annually, each with more features than the previous version. You can either pay a monthly fee and get the latest features and updates for Sibelius, or pay once to own the software forever. Sibelius took an interesting stance by introducing subscription-based pricing alongside perpetual licenses. I haven’t upgraded to Dorico 2 yet, but it will likely be my next perpetual license once I have the money.

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Dorico only offers perpetual licenses, but with so many features being added, the update from Dorico 1 to Dorico 2 felt a bit like a subscription to me.

Of these, Finale only offers perpetual licenses: you pay once, and you get that version of the program in full, forever. The major players offering paid versions of their music notation software are: Music Notation Software Subscription and License Models Perpetual license: you buy the program once in one lump sum payment (usually a large one) and can use that program forever. Subscription: you have access to the features of the program as long as you keep paying a small recurring fee, usually a monthly charge to a credit card. Let’s take a moment to define the two terms: How does this affect your budget? Music Notation Software – Subscription or Perpetual License? Music notation software is becoming more subscription based, instead of perpetual license-based.

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