CATpool prices

CATpool is free of charge for SME - Small and Medium Enterprises (see definition)
All licenses and usage rights for the CATpool data and the CATpool software are free for SME. Only individual services like support or programming of interfaces are billed, of course.

Basic CATpool features are also free of charge for non-SME - Large Enterprises (see definition)
The basic CATpool client software for data import, entry, editing and upload to the CATpool server as well as the data distribution are also free for non-SME data vendors.

CATpool for NonSME - for large enterprises and corporations
The license prices of this page apply to non SME because CATpool is free for SME. The minimal license needed is one for CATpool-PCM. All other licenses are optional. A CATpool membership is available as an UserMember or as a PublisherMember or both separately from one another with separate identities. Here are the definitions..

No commissions, no transaction fees
We are not interested in your sales! CATpool neither charges any commissions nor transaction fees like Internet market places or e-procurement systems do. We only bill our software licenses to Non-SME (see below) and our services when we work for you.

CATpool license prices for Non-SME

We differentiate between "data vendors" and "data consumers". CATpool is available on a subscription basis covering the software licenses as well as the services and the data. This also includes a software subscription, i.e. regular updates to the latest software releases without additional charges.

These rules apply:

• The trial period is six months and during the trial period CATpool is free even for NonSME.
  Billing of software licenses starts when you are cleared as a full member.
• The prices for NonSME1 are valid for full members meeting the requirements for NonSME1
• The prices for NonSME2 are valid for full members meeting the requirements for NonSME2
• A license for CATpool-PCM is required for obtaining any other CATpool license.
• All prices are monthly rents for one PC workstation or per user login.
• Data consumer and data vendor are separate identities and different licenses, which are technically and commercially completely independent from one another.
• "n.a." means that this is not available as such licenses would make little sense.

CATpool support service prices

These prices apply to both types of members but they are lower for members with a support subscription:

These rules apply to support:

• Members holding a support subscription will be served with first priority.
• Support uses email or Internet telephony (VoIP, Voice over IP, software is available free of charge, a headset will be needed costing just a few Euro but it will save plenty of telephone costs).
• To reduce administration costs support requires an advance payment or a user account with deposit.
• All prices are per hour or per case even if handling the case takes more than an hour. "Case" is defined as one concrete problem, question, event etc.
• If a support case was caused primarily or solely by a software bug this support case will be free of charge, of course. Your account will receive a credit in this case.
• We do not support the so called "value-added" telephone numbers as we regard them as being highly suspect because a major percentage is cashed-in by the telephone providers for very little in exchange.

Support subscription
If you are working frequently with the CATpool software and data you might have questions and a need for support more frequently. In this case we recommend you the support subscription, which not only lowers the price for support services but also entitles you to first priority support:

These rules apply to the support subscription:

• The support contract for CATpool-PCM for data consumers does not include any support services.
• "n.a." stands for "not available".
• The support subscription is always billed for six months in advance to minimize administration.
• "tba" to be announced

Enhanced software versions
The CATpool software consists of special versions of Elestore and Elepub, which were modified to communicate with the CATpool server. Some special versions of Elestore and Elepub can also use the data from CATpool so that both side become compatible to one another. More details on the product websites of Elestore and Elepub.

Presentations, consulting and discussions about CATpool

Our low-cost policy does not allow to provide consulting services free of charge. This is also true for all cases where this consulting is titled "sales presentation" because this means explaining the system, the software and the intentions and it therefore is pure consulting. Your lawyer, your tax advisor, your dentist and especially your executive consultant charge for their services and that is just what we have to do - although our rates will certainly be much lower than those of the aforementioned.

Please do also understand that we cannot give you long explanations on the telephone without charge. "Calling or coming around to talk about CATpool" as often required by trade associations is consulting work that we can well provide to you for an adequate charge.

Currently, such consulting work is only provided by our founder who has long-term experience from running a trading company, from developing several large software packages, among them a comprehensive ERP system for technical wholesale and retailers. From this he has in-depths knowledge of the business relations between manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers and the craft in many industries.

We offer you two forms of consulting and presentation:

• A well prepared and detailed telephone conference that is often combined with a product presentation over the Internet. This needs one hour of preparation, the actual conference time and subsequent conceptual work depending on your requirements. This service is billed on an hourly basis.
• Presentation in your office, which requires traveling from Wien (Vienna). This is why this service is only available on a daily basis.

We shall be pleased to send an individual quote by email.