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Perpetuals<\/span> still exist, with 2 years’ maintenance compulsory<\/span> on first purchase (in arrears if interrupted). The market trend is towards subscription (flexibility, updates). Ohmycad helps you choose according to TCO, module needs (Simulation, PDM, Visualize) and number of users. We invite you to take a closer look at our Solidworks price<\/a> comparison, to see for yourself the benefits of switching to subscription! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ohmycad guides you to low-cost Solidworks licenses, to the Cloud subscription!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"faq_category":[867,857,843,844,842,853,866],"class_list":["post-92154","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-buying-locally","faq_category-cloud","faq_category-free-license","faq_category-free-trial","faq_category-solidworks","faq_category-startup","faq_category-subscription"],"yoast_head":"\nSolidworks subscription licenses: What you need to know - Ohmycad | Partenaire SOLIDWORKS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Solidworks subscription licenses offer flexibility and performance for all your design needs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Perpetual licenses vs. subscription: what to choose in 2026?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Solidworks subscription licenses offer flexibility and performance for all your design needs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ohmycad.com\/en\/faq-items\/perpetual-licenses-vs-subscription-what-to-choose-in-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ohmycad | Partenaire SOLIDWORKS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ohmycad3ds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-03T16:54:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ohmycad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-Logo-Carre-PNG.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ohmycad.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/perpetual-licenses-vs-subscription-what-to-choose-in-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ohmycad.com\\\/en\\\/faq-items\\\/perpetual-licenses-vs-subscription-what-to-choose-in-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Solidworks subscription licenses: What you need to know - 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