Just noticed the new pricing chart and as usual very confusing. I'm sure you're aware (and to put it nicely), Vuforia has never been particularly good at explaining this stuff.
1. No mention of watermark in chart. I've been with you for a long time, and I understand the free tier has it and the others dont. Maybe you didn't want to discourage people from trying it out, but seems like you should be upfront about it.
2. I have a professional project, an AR book. Usually falls under the Classic Plan, but the description under pro makes it sound like I now need a Pro license for it since it is a commercial product.
3. This is the biggie. How do software updates work now. Only for cloud and pro? I have projects that have years of shelf life. I can no longer update my apps on the Classic Plan when new versions of Vuforia come out? Do I need to buy a new classic plan every time Vuforia fixes a bug?
Hey dpizzle,
I'll answer as much of this as I am able to.
The free license is different from the development license (which still exists).
The development license still has the same restrictions that you describe in this post as it did before.
The free license (no license inputted within Unity) is what allows UDT and Ground Plane as well as our pre-defined targets to be used and deployed for free, without limits on download.
I hope this clarifies that a bit. In relation to your questions related to grandfathering in to unlimited updates, I'd recommend shooting a message to our sales team at this link https://developer.vuforia.com/contact-sales
Thanks,
-Vuforia Support