1/25/2006

Robo Form Freeware vs Trial vs Pro

Robo Form has a freeware and a paid version too (called Robo Form Pro). Now, when you first download and install Robo Form you actually have installed the professional version, and have a 30 day trial version. After those 30 days, you will be able to either pay and upgrade to Robo Form Pro, or don't pay and use the freeware version.

So what differences are between these editions? Here is a list of features for each edition:

    Robo Form 30-day trial:
  • Business/Government Use: Allowed

  • Number of Passcards: Unlimited

  • Number of Identities: Unlimited

  • Tab Instances in Identity: Limited to 3

  • Custom Fields in Identity: Limited to 3

  • Support: Online Only



    Robo Form Freeware:
  • Business/Government Use: Not Allowed

  • Number of Passcards: Limited to 10

  • Number of Identities: Limited to 2

  • Tab Instances in Identity: Limited to 3

  • Custom Fields in Identity: Limited to 3

  • Support: Online Only



    Robo Form Professional:
  • Business/Government Use: Allowed

  • Number of Passcards: Unlimited

  • Number of Identities: Unlimited

  • Tab Instances in Identity: Unlimited

  • Custom Fields in Identity: Unlimited

  • Support: Online Only


So, the bad part is that after the 30 days you are only allowed to have 10 passcards and 2 identities. So if with the trial you stored more than 10 passcards, now a window will prompt you to either upgrade to the professional version or delete some of the passcards. Same with identities.
Another thing is the business/government use prohibition. Good is that they don't say anything about educational use, so that's free too.

The professional version costs $29.95, but I've found out how you can get a $10 discount on Robo Form Professional, down to $19.95, if you have less than $20,000 income per year. This is their statement:
You can claim a US$ 10.00 discount if your 2005 income is less than US$ 20000.00. To claim the discount enter SNC into the Discount Code field and click Update button. By claiming the SNC discount you certify that your 2005 income was less than US$ 20000.00 and you agree to send to Siber Systems documents that verify your income, if requested.

Robo form discount

Download the latest version here (approx. 2MB): Robo Form 6.6.3
Download portable version of Robo Form from here: Pass 2 Go 6.6.3

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This information is dated January 2006.
Is this information still correct 6 years later?

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