Software Licensing

Licensing the Demo Software
You can DOWNLOAD_A_DEMO of the Cogent DataHub software. The demo software will run with no restrictions for a period of 1 hour, and you can restart it as many times as you want. Installing a software license code will unlock the demo version. You do not have to re-install the software, or restart the application.

Modular Licensing
With Cogent DataHub 7.0 we have introduced a new licensing model that allows you to buy just the features you want to use in your application. If you decide later you want to add more features then you just buy an add-on license and that feature becomes enabled, there's no new software to install and you don't even have to restart the program.

Product Pack Licenses
To make it easier for you to decide which licenses you need for your application, we have created a set of DataHub Product Packs. These license packs group together common licenses needed to perform the tasks most requested by our customers. For example, if you are looking for network tunnelling, then you just buy a DataHub OPC Tunnelling product pack for each computer you want to tunnel between. If you want to log data to a database, then you would buy the DataHub Logging product pack license. Product packs are also a great way to save money as they are priced less than if you were to buy each feature individually. Below is a table that shows which features are included in each product pack.

DataHub Features and Product Packs
You can add individual feature licenses to any of the DataHub Product license packs to get all the features you need. If you need help, please see below for our contact information.

SaaS = Software as a Service.
U = Unlimited DataHub WebView Clients.
1 = 1 x DataHub WebView Client for SaaS customers.
5 = 5 x DataHub WebView Clients for SaaS customers.
10 = 10 x DataHub WebView Clients for SaaS customers.

DataHub WebView Licensing
For DataHub WebView there are two products pack licenses.
  1. DataHub WebView Full License - This is the typical product pack for customers looking to license the DataHub WebView feature. It includes the OPC interface and all the other facilities needed to design and present DataHub WebView pages on the web.
  2. DataHub WebView Add-on License - This is provided as a quick and easy way to add DataHub WebView to one of the other product packs.
    3. Unlimited Data and Web Client Connections - When you buy DataHub WebView, you get unlimited data connections (no point count limits) and unlimited web client (browser) connections. It's as simple as that. No sliding scale for adding more data sources, no extra cost to add more users.

Cogent Software as a Service (SaaS) Licensing
We have special licensing terms for customers who want to use the Cogent DataHub (including DataHub WebView) in a SOFTWARE_AS_SERVICE (SaaS) system.

Who are SaaS customers?
We define a SaaS customer to be anyone who wishes to install Cogent software on a system and then charge a fee to their customers for access to the Cogent software, or the data stored therein. The Cogent software license agreement states that a customer cannot sell or rent the software as a service, but we recognize this is a growing market and have created the following special licensing terms for SaaS customers.
  1. DataHub WebView Client license is required for each connection - This means the customer offering the SaaS service must purchase a DataHub WebView Client license for each concurrent end-users connection.
  2. Maintenance Support Package is required for all licenses - The customer offering the SaaS service must purchase the maintenance support plan for all software licenses used in the SaaS system and must renew the support plan each year for the life of the SaaS system.

DataHub QuickTrend
The DataHub QuickTrend program is available in two different versions.
  1. The free standalone version - This version only includes the client side of the Tunnel/Mirror, OPC and DDE interfaces. This means it can only make outgoing connections to read data from these types of server. The free version does not support the DataHub Historian feature, so you will only see past history for data that is stored in the program cache memory.
  2. The version that ships with the Cogent DataHub - This version is fully integrated with the Cogent DataHub program, which means it can automatically configure the Historian when you add trend points and it includes full Tunnel/Mirror, OPC and DDE support. This version is also free, but you do need to license the Cogent DataHub program itself in order to use the QuickTrend feature. Of course, in demo mode, all of the Cogent DataHub features will work for 1 hour, before you need to restart the program.

Cascade DataHub Licensing in QNX and Linux
If you want to run the Cascade DataHub in QNX or Linux, then you will need to purchase a Cascade DataHub Node License for that operating system. This license enables tunnel/mirror connections to a DataHub running on any other Windows, QNX or Linux computer and it enables unlimited client connections from your local QNX and Linux applications (allowing you to read and write data). To connect your program to the Cascade DataHub you need to use the Cogent API for QNX or Linux.

DataHub TCP Link Licenses
If you plan to use the DataHub API to make a TCP connection to the DataHub, then you will need to purchase a TCP Link License for each concurrent connection. You do not need a TCP Link License for the tunnel/mirror connection between DataHubs.

Questions and Pricing
If you have any questions regarding the licensing and pricing of the Cogent DataHub, please contact us.
  • Request a Quote.
  • Contact a local COGENT_SALES_PARTNER.
  • Cogent telephone: +1 (905) 702 7851
  • Cogent sales email: sales@cogent.ca