Up-Update: the following text was posted on April Fools’ day, 2013. There is no commercial version of yaxim, and the only money making plans we have is to add donation support, sometime in the far future.
After almost four year of development, we are proud to announce that yaxim, our Open Source XMPP client, is sufficiently mature to fulfill even the needs of large corporate customers. And like with any project that grows from your garage to become a viable product, the day comes when its commercial future needs to be set.
Starting Tuesday, yaxim will adapt its pricing to the competitive levels set by the Mobile Network Operators with their new Rich Communication Services (also known as joyn™). However, there is no need to worry. For most of our loyal customers, the free Basic plan will be more than sufficient. For other customers, we offer the Standard, Advanced and Professional plans at reasonable monthly rates.
With the beginning of the next business week, the following pricing model will be rolled out (all prices are in US Dollar, international offers will be scaled appropriately). All users will automatically be enrolled in the Basic plan, and have the option to purchase additional messages and roster capacity or switch to one of the paid plans via in app purchase.
Basic plan (free)
The Basic plan includes all that is needed for most users, and it is free!
| Included1) | Additional | |
|---|---|---|
| Roster Groups | 3 | 1.00$ / group |
| Roster Entries | 15 | 1.00$ / 10 entries |
| Message Sending | 50 / month | 0.19$ / message |
| Message Receiving | unlimited2) | |
| Files / Images | 5 / month | 0.39$ / file or image |
| Encrypted Messages | not supported | |
1) Unused units expire at the end of the calendar month.
2) Receiving messages is not limited, but no notifications will be
displayed after you received 50 incoming messages.
Standard plan (5.99 $ / month)
The Standard plan includes the typical amount of messages for more sophisticated users, at a reasonable rate.
| Included1) | Additional | |
|---|---|---|
| Roster Groups | 10 | 1.00$ / group |
| Roster Entries | 100 | 1.00$ / 10 entries |
| Message Sending | 500 / month | 0.09$ / message |
| Message Receiving | unlimited2) | |
| Files / Images | 50 / month | 0.19$ / file or image |
| Encrypted Messages | 50 / month | 0.19$ / message |
1) Unused units expire at the end of the calendar month.
2) Receiving messages is not limited, but no notifications will be
displayed after you received 500 incoming messages.
Advanced plan (14.99 $ / month)
The Advanced plan is meant for users who value their communication privacy.
| Included1) | Additional | |
|---|---|---|
| Roster Groups | 20 | 0.50$ / group |
| Roster Entries | 300 | 1.00$ / 50 entries |
| Message Sending | 1000 / month | 0.05$ / message |
| Message Receiving | unlimited | |
| Files / Images | 200 / month | 0.09$ / file or image |
| Encrypted Messages | share the limit with standard text messages | |
1) Unused units expire at the end of the calendar month.
Professional plan (39.99 $ / month)
The Professional plan provides unlimited communication freedom.
| Included | |
|---|---|
| Roster Groups | unlimited |
| Roster Entries | unlimited |
| Message Sending | unlimited |
| Message Receiving | unlimited |
| Files / Images | unlimited |
| Encrypted Messages | unlimited |