BundleHunt 8/2025

Posted by Andy Brice
Aug 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM

>With traditional software, devs would hold back
>features for big paid upgrades, which was risky and led to cashflow
>issues, especially for indie teams. Apps like Scrivener have felt the
>pain of that model: one-time sales with no recurring income makes
>long-term development tough.
> >Subscriptions fix a lot of that: they bring in predictable revenue and
>ensure users always have the latest version. But people are increasingly
>burned out by the sheer number of subscriptions they’re expected
>to maintain.

This is a topic of much discussion amongst software vendors.

As a vendor of downloadable software, I have stuck with the perpetual licence + paid major upgrades model, so far. Getting the money ‘up front’ does have it’s attractions.

Some numbers on upgrade economics here:

https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/08/21/software-upgrade-economics-some-real-numbers/

I am considering offering a yearly subscription option on Easy Data Transform (alongside perpetual licenses) at some point in the future.

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Andy Brice
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