So, Vray was *the* one to go to, the one with great software and great customer support - one of its bonuses (on top of being a superb shader) was it had free render nodes, which was great when I run a small company. I championed Vray from the early days to SO many peopel. Now Chaos Group want our m…

Freelancers and Hobbyists are very important part of the V-Ray Community, and it’s one of the primary reasons we’ve reduced the initial cost of a V-Ray User License to 750 euros. Best Regards, Lon

Ooo now that I did not notice! I only looked at upgrades! Wow nice one chaos!!!

I completely agree. The new pricing is pretty absurd! This is going back to the per node craziness of the 90s. It is a MAJOR step backwards. Let’s hope it doesn’t catch on again in the industry. We finally got Mental Ray to give up the per node garbage, and now our beloved Chaos Group decides to go …

[image] Vray 2.30 problem to save 16bits or 32bits images over network rendering The medium sized studios, like our are getting screwed. It is going to cost over $6k to upgrade to VRay3… VRay 2 was about $1k. That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. To get a clearer picture: 1. How many use…

People seem to be reading the first line of render node pricing and having a freak out when they see $350 dollars per node rather than reading any further. Joe, the upgrade from 2 to 3 for a ui license with 1 render node is 420 dollars, for a ui license and 11 render nodes it’s 980 dollars so a 560…

There’s a bit of feedback for the chaos guys so, a few people seem to be arriving at the same conclusion so best highlight the upgrade policy a bit more obviously :smile:

I see flexible term licensing at the bottom… That is a subscription, no? You have to pay every year or the software stops working? Have all the licenses gone to subscription? Usually prices of software drop significantly when they move to subscription… The comapny gives back to the users with lower…

I really hope you guys don’t go to this per node junk for Phoenix… That is whole reason we went with Phoenix over fume…

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1 interactive, 30 render nodes…

I saw the $210/node for 30 nodes…

I did not see upgrade. Looking for that now.

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