UPDATED: The pricing and edition information in this post is outdated.  Please see this post to see the new pricing information for OnTime 2007.

Just to be clear, we're still a ways away from the release of OnTime 2007.  It's scheduled for Q1 of '07, but there are some details that we can start to share today, so here it goes...

OnTime 2007 Product Logo Revealed

The OnTime 2007 product logos representing each of the different editions will be...

We hope you like them.  We went through about 50 design iterations before the new box emerged.

Three Different Editions

With the release of OnTime 2007, we're going to offer 3 different editions of OnTime:

• OnTime Standard Edition - This version will contain all the core functionality of what makes OnTime great: tracking defects, features, tasks and (new to V7) incidents.  You'll be able to create filters, users, run reports and even enforce your development process through a workflow.  The target audience for this edition is teams of 1 to 20 team members.
  
• OnTime Professional Edition - For larger organizations that have multiple teams, each with their own development process and different sets of custom fields, the OnTime Professional Edition will meet their needs by adding unlimited field templates, workflows, alerts (new to V7) and the full project dashboard.  The target audience for this edition is teams of anywhere from 10 to 100 team members.
  
• OnTime Enterprise Edition - For even larger organizations where complex deployments, user training and custom reports are all necessities, the OnTime Enterprise Edition is designed to meet their needs.  The target audience for this edition is teams of anywhere from 50 to 2,500 members.

Hosting OnTime 2007

One of the biggest motivating factors for OnTime 2007 is eliminating setup and implementation barriers. We think we've accomplished that with our complete re-write of OnTime 2007 Web.  Since it now provides a rich AJAX-based user experience, we're investing heavily in our hosting infrastructure to meet the anticipated demand.  I'll discuss our data center upgrades in a later blog post.

Essentially, OnTime hosted will provide a similar, if not superior, experience to having it installed at your own facility.  Best of all, with the new hosting investments we have made, you can be up and running with OnTime 2007 Web in less than 60 seconds!

Pricing

So what about pricing?  The great news here is that for many customers, pricing will be as much as 25% LOWER than before with OnTime 2007 Standard Edition.  On the other hand, prices are increasing for OnTime 2007 Professional and Enterprise editions due to added functionality, a different sales process, included services and training that we are providing to meet the needs of bigger customers.

We're also eliminating the Web, Windows and VS.NET specific licenses and moving to an all mixed-mode licensing structure where all users will have the ability to use any client type they wish.

And finally, we're providing a 5-User Starter pack at a substantial discount in each of Standard, Professional and Enterprise lines that will eliminate another barrier to entry for smaller teams with tighter budgets.

The following pricing chart provides all the details of the different editions and pricing for each:

As you may have noticed, the single-user edition will remain free and we're now introducing a free single-user hosted edition.

For a quick pricing example, to figure out the price for 8 users, you would first start with the 5-User Starter pack for the edition you are interested in, then add 3 additional users at the per-user cost.  So 8 users for Standard would cost $842 ($395 + 3 x $149 = $842) for installed or $84 per month for hosted ($39 + 3 x $15 = $84).

Of course, we still have a few months before OnTime 2007 is finally released, so don't hesitate to let us know what you think of the new pricing model.

What About Existing Customers?

There are a few things existing customers need to know:

• If your maintenance is current at the time OnTime 2007 comes out
  • Your upgrade to OnTime 2007 will be free
  • You will have an opportunity to pick whichever edition of OnTime 2007 you want
  • If you are currently using OnTime 2006 Small Team Edition, you will be able to switch to any edition you want, however, if you go with Professional or Enterprise, there will still be an upgrade charge associated with your 11th user (just like there is today).  If you choose OnTime 2007 Standard Edition, you can upgrade to any number of users based on the $149 per user price (without any additional fees).
• If you don't have maintenance or your maintenance lapses before OnTime 2007 comes out
  • You should get or renew maintenance now :-)
  • There will likely be a 50% discount to upgrade to OnTime 2007, but getting maintenance today will make it significantly less expensive and increase your options.

We're extremely enthusiastic about the upcoming release of OnTime 2007 and your participation and feedback is essential to making it a success.