Every DASH installation starts with the Core Licence, which comprises all data collection and reporting functions for interviewer-mediated surveys. The Web Licence and Telephony Licence are optional add-ons.
DASH licences are structured to provide the maximum flexibility within reasonable boundaries. Read about DASH Licence Provisions.
The Core Licence includes all functions related to data entry, CATI, tabulations, and survey management. Access to these Core Licence functions may be local or remote using secure connections.
The Core Licence is priced by the number of users that may access DASH at any one time. The minimum number of users in a Core Licence is 1. Additional users may be added at any time and are priced at the difference between the previous level and the expanded level.
The first 10 users are priced on a declining cost-per-user basis.
| Users | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $ 2,000 |
| 2 | $ 3,800 |
| 3 | $ 5,400 |
| 4 | $ 6,800 |
| 5 | $ 8,000 |
| 6 | $ 9,000 |
| 7 | $ 9,900 |
| 8 | $10,700 |
| 9 | $11,400 |
| 10 | $12,000 |
From the eleventh user on, the cost per user is fixed at a specific rate. This rate also decreases as the number of users passes the threshold of 20, 30 and 40 users.
| Users | Cost |
|---|---|
| 11-20 | $500 each |
| 21-30 | $400 each |
| 31-40 | $300 each |
| over 40 | $200 each |
| 10 users | $12,000 |
| 25 users | $19,000 |
| 50 users | $26,000 |
| 75 users | $31,000 |
| 100 users | $36,000 |
| 200 users | $56,000 |
The Web Licence is an optional add-on for web surveys in which respondents each access a single case for self-completion. The minimum licence is 250 users, and this allows up to 250 respondents to access a case simultaneously in any number of different surveys.
A minimum of a single-user Core Licence is required for purchasers of a Web Licence.
Added to this is the cost of the initial 250-user Web Licence, as follows:
Additional users may be added in any number to the initial Web Licence at a cost of $20 per user.
The Telephony Licence is an optional add-on for CATI surveys to provide power dialing, the recording of full or partial interviews, and the playing of sound clips during interviews. Staff members (including but not limited to interviewers) may work in any number of different surveys either locally or remotely. The minimum licence is 20 users.
The minimum number of telephony users is 20, but any number of users may be added individually above that level.
| Users | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1-20 | $500 each |
| 21-30 | $400 each |
| 31-40 | $300 each |
| 41-50 | $200 each |
| over 50 | $100 each |
| 20 users | $10,000 |
| 30 users | $14,000 |
| 50 users | $19,000 |
| 75 users | $21,500 |
| 100 users | $24,000 |
| 200 users | $34,000 |