Annual subscription
Last updated on
11 June 2024
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With VIP Marketplace, the administration of licenses is very manageable and flexible, with licensing options to meet your organization’s or institution's needs. To save you time and effort at renewal, licenses renew automatically by default on your Anniversary Date, and you can adjust quantity and change products as needed before your Anniversary Date. See the Renewal section in VIP Marketplace: Overview and terms for more information.
Licensing options: Annual and Extended
VIP Marketplace offers three licensing options to fit your organization’s needs:
Annual subscription
An annual subscription allows VIP Marketplace Members to pay up front for a 12-month license subscription.
Extended paid-up-front subscription
Before placing the first VIP Marketplace order, Members may pay upfront for an extended term of up to 48 months for education institutions and 36 months for others. This option makes it even easier for you to meet your purchasing and budgeting needs. With this option, you receive extended license periods and can select an Anniversary Date that aligns with your organization’s budget schedule. Before signing up for VIP Marketplace, please discuss this option with your reseller.
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All Subscription Periods default to an annual subscription at renewal.
3-year commit subscription
A VIP Marketplace Member agrees to auto-renew a set number of licenses (Minimum Commit) on Member’s first and second Anniversary Date in VIP Marketplace. In exchange, Adobe agrees to offer set discounted partner pricing* during Member’s 3-year commit term. 3-year commit allows budgeting for up to 3 years. With 3-year commit, you qualify for a discount level on all VIP Marketplace purchases during the 3-year commit term (up to 3 years, through 2 renewals). And you can add incremental licenses or Consumables (including Adobe Acrobat Sign Transactions and Stock Credit Packs) while only renewing the committed quantity during the 3-year commit term.
And by signing up for 3-year commit agreement, commercial and government members get a deeper discount as compared to an annual subscription commitment. 3-year commit is not available for Members with extended paid-up-front subscriptions.
Add additional licenses throughout the 3-year commit term at your set discounted partner price*. If eligible, a link to the 3-year commit amendment will appear in the Account section in the Adobe Admin Console and is viewable by Member’s system admin. Additionally, in VIP Marketplace, you can work with your reseller to initiate the 3-year commit amendment.
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Extended paid upfront subscription option |
3-year commit option |
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Subscription length |
1 year |
Up to 3 years (4years for education institutions) |
Up to 3 years (through 2 renewals) |
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Minimum |
1+ licenses |
1+ licenses |
10+ licenses |
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Payment |
Pay upfront |
Pay upfront |
Pay annually |
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Discount |
Can achieve a Discount Level with as few as 10 licenses |
Can achieve a Discount Level with as few as 10 licenses |
Set price* for up to 3 years with license commitment‡ |
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* Your specific pricing is always set by your reseller. Adobe will offer the same price to Adobe’s direct channel partner during a 3-year commit term. Certain currencies may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.
‡ 3-year commit option is not available for customers with Extended paid up-front subscriptions.
Steps to getting started with the 3-year commit
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Enroll in VIP Marketplace
Contact your reseller. You can enroll and place your first order at the same time.
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Initiate a 3-year commit
Your reseller will initiate a VIP Marketplace 3-year commit invitation with your preferred minimum license commitment quantity. The invitation can be sent before your first order.
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Accept 3-year commit
After the 3-year commit invitation has been initiated, your organization will receive an email with an invitation to accept the 3-year commit agreement. You'll need to review and accept the VIP Marketplace 3-year commit terms. When a 3-year commit invitation was initiated before the minimum commit quantity of licenses or transactions were purchased, an order meeting the defined minimum commit quantity must be placed within 7 days of accepting the agreement. If an order that meets the defined minimum commit quantity is not placed within 7 days, then the account will not be enrolled in the 3-year commit and will not receive its benefits.
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Add licenses with set partner pricing* at any time
Purchase new licenses or Transactions with the partner pricing* offered by Adobe when you accepted your 3-year commit amendment, even if you haven’t yet purchased that particular product.
Note:* Your specific pricing is always set by your reseller. Adobe will offer the same price to Adobe’s direct channel partner during a 3-year commit term. Certain currencies may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.
Examples of 3-year commit agreements
When you accept 3-year commit, you agree to auto-renew a set number of licenses on your Anniversary Date during the 3-year commit term. And in exchange, Adobe agrees to offer set discounted partner pricing* for you during the 3-year commit term. You will renew (annually) twice during the 3-year term at the set license quantity. Here are two examples:
Example A: Auto-renewal of Minimum Commitment during 3-year commit. An organization purchases 120 licenses. They immediately accept 3-year commit, agreeing to maintain a minimum of 120 licenses through the 3-year commit term. Their licenses renew automatically on their 2nd and 3rd Anniversary Dates.
Example B: Ordering more than your Minimum Commitment does not increase your Minimum Commitment. An organization wants to commit to 1,000 Transactions but has not yet placed an order. Their reseller initiates a 3-year commit invitation set with a Minimum Commitment quantity of 1,000 Transactions. The Member accepts the 3-year commit agreement and places an order for 1,000 Transactions within seven days. Later, they add 20 licenses, but they are only obligated to maintain their Minimum Commitment quantity of 1,000 Transactions in years 2 and 3.
Product availability during a 3-year commit subscription term
Adobe is constantly innovating and may release new products available for purchase through VIP Marketplace at any time. If, after you’ve joined 3-year commit, a new product is released and becomes available for purchase through VIP Marketplace, then the initial price of that product will also be included in your 3-year commit pricing.
Adobe may discontinue the availability of a product at any time. If this occurs during a 3-year commit term, a Member can no longer purchase the product after its last sale date.
Promotional pricing under 3-year commit
Promotional pricing is available only for an initial qualifying purchase. Under 3-year commit, promotional licenses revert to standard license pricing at renewal, as only standard pricing is provided to the reseller for additional license purchases and renewals.
If your organization qualified for a multi-year promotional offer and has any licenses up for renewal while under 3-year commit, you can renew those licenses purchased under promotion using promotional pricing, until the promotion offer for those licenses expires. When a promotion offer expires, those licenses are renewed under 3-year commit using the standard partner price* set at the time of acceptance.
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* Your specific pricing is always set by your reseller. Adobe will offer the same price to Adobe’s direct channel partner during a 3-year commit term. Certain currencies may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.