capital · May 17, 2026
SolarWinds Enforces 3-Year Subscription Model After Eliminating Perpetual Licenses in August 2025
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SolarWinds eliminated perpetual licensing for all products effective August 1, 2025, requiring customers to switch to 3-year subscription terms. Legacy perpetual license holders faced renewal increases of 100–300 percent, with documented cases including 225 percent for a 13-year customer and 173 percent for Orion modules. The change applies to Orion modules, Hybrid Cloud Observability, Service Desk, and Database Observability products. SolarWinds completed the Turn/River Capital acquisition in February 2025 prior to implementing the subscription-only model.
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