Pricing

Switchboard is free up to 20,000 Activations. Pricing is negotiated thereafter.

Free license

Free prototyping license for small scale projects and to get you started.

US$ 0


• Maximum 20,000 Activations
No embedded
No commercial installations

Commercial license

Starting from:

US$ 1000 + usage fee


  • Simple amendment to the MSA reduces usage based restrictions

  • $1000 setup fee plus usage based fees depending on desired limit (e.g. max # of MAU, devices, etc.)*

  • Can be made monthly, annual, or perpetual.

Enterprise

For a customized solution.

Contact sales


Enterprise is for:

  • Projects requiring fewer restrictions and at larger scales (e.g. more than a million devices or MAU)

  • Budgets starting at $20,000+

  • Pricing models and contracts with complete flexibility

Conditions

Free license conditions

-Total number of Activations is the number of devices Switchboard has been installed and activated on.

-You must agree to the Switchboard SDK master license agreement.

-Synervoz may contact you to learn more about your use case.

-Get started to get your free key.
(Then go to the Downloads and Docs Portal to view all SDK features.)

Commercial license conditions

-You must Contact Sales to set this up.

*A fixed monthly or annual fee is typically negotiated, providing for usage up to a certain limit. Above that limit, pricing is usage based. Pricing can be per MAU, per device install, or whatever makes sense for your project. Negotiated and limitations are set depending on the specific use case, which nodes are used, # of platforms, and other factors.

-Perpetual licenses can also be negotiated in this pricing tier, subject to usage based limitations.

Commercial licenses are always necessary for installations in public venues (such as a bar, theater, or conference hall), embedded projects, and for any other limitations mentioned in the Switchboard SDK master license agreement.

Enterprise conditions

Flexible pricing models include:

  • Per device, per MAU, per minute

  • Revenue share

  • Per developer seat

  • And more

For larger upfront fees we can sell

  • Perpetual Licenses without usage based limitations

  • Source code licenses

Support Packages

Hourly support base fee of $150 / hr

  • Discounts available for monthly packages

  • Additional to license costs above

Support can be used for:

  • Help integrating Switchboard

  • Added support for your platform targets

  • Adding new Nodes / Extensions / other features you request

  • Help porting your technology to Switchboard (e.g. so that you can use it instead of building your own SDK, or to make your offering available to all Switchboard users)

  • any other help you may need

Frequently asked questions

How does Switchboard’s SDK pricing work?

The pricing above is for Switchboard only. It does not include the cost of third party extensions.

How does pricing work for third party extensions?

Typically you would contract directly with the third party extension provider.

Nevertheless we have partnerships with certain providers so we encourage you to get in touch to discuss your use case and the extensions you’d like to use, as we may be able to help.

What if I need help integrating or special features?

Yes we can provide this help through the Support Packages mentioned above.

Do you also offer design and development services?

Yes we provide a variety of consulting services through our parent company, Synervoz.

How do you mitigate dependency risk?
  • Some parts of the SDK are Open Source. See Introduction page.

  • We offer world class support and broader consulting services through our parent company, Synervoz. Having this support interface (e.g. via a shared Slack channel) is a huge help for urgent requests and should help mitigate risk overall.

  • Escrow is another option we are open to, but only for sizable enterprise deals.

Can I get access to source code?
  • Some aspects of Switchboard are already Open Source. You can learn more about this on our Introduction page.

  • We also provide Example apps that are Open Source.

  • We plan to continue our FOSS contributions and welcome partners to get in touch.

  • For the closed-source aspects of Switchboard, we may offer partial source code licenses based on your needs. This option is generally cheaper, faster, and more robust than developing it yourself. Pricing typically ranges from $XX,000 to $XXX,000, depending on the modules required.

What exactly is Switchboard / how it works / what’s included?
  • Sometimes developers wonder what Switchboard is, since much of the final functionality is often provided by third party extensions. In short, Switchboard makes it much faster to use these extensions and without diving into C++.

  • While Switchboard has some of its own DSP modules as well as open source extensions you can leverage, much of its value exists in the core C++ audio engine and how we’ve integrated that with higher level languages, operating systems, and popular extensions / audio modules. This makes it much easier to experiment with and glue new audio modules and extensions together.

  • See How it works and the Introduction page in our docs to learn more.

Do you offer a warranty or Service Level Agreement?

We can provide this option if needed, but it is available only at the enterprise tier and will incur additional costs.

Otherwise, we offer support on a best-effort basis, and typically recommend a monthly support package to address this concern.