IBM
Cautions
...Pricing. Reference customers identify software costs and perception of the total cost of ownership (TCO) as barriers to broader adoption. IBM's provision of Information Server solutions, Workgroup editions and new monthly licensing options for both on-premises and cloud deployments aims at providing wider procurement and cost choices.

Informatica
Cautions
...Pricing. While deployments reflect a reasonable connection between the pricing of Informatica's data integration tool and its anticipated value, customers and prospects often express concerns about its high prices relative to alternatives in this market. The release of Informatica 9.6, in January 2014, simplified product packaging and pricing tiers and was aimed at enabling more flexible procurement choices that vary according to the scale of need and the maturity of organizations.

Oracle
Cautions
...Pricing and licensing. Satisfaction with Oracle's pricing method and the perception of value relative to cost are reported as being relatively low when compared with most of its competitors — involving concerns such as price points, target versus source licensing requirements, and extending licensing across virtualized and cloud-based environments.

SAS
Cautions
Price point and TCO. Customers' perception of the high price of the licensing model and the complexity of the technology generated concerns regarding value relative to cost, as deployment complexity and a longer learning curve have led to cost escalation. Greater availability of resources with a deep knowledge of SAS tools is desired for wider procurement and cost options outside the vendor's own professional services business.

Называется, что объединяет лидеров?
Кстати, абсолютно правильно. Хочешь получить хороший продукт - готовься заплатить. Как там говориться, "Скупой платит за бесплатный сыр дважды?"

С Уважением,
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