Can startup company get a developers version of Microstation?

Hi all,

Our company is a start up.We use Microstation to test our product, does Bentley perhaps have a developers version we can use? Or a cheaper alternative to the full price for a Mac version of the software. I tried to request a service on CONNECTION CENTRE, but the access is denied. Any links or related information would be much appreciated!

Regards,

Laura

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  • Hi Laura,

    So is BDN program(commercial development) free for statup company? Or do we need to pay for full price? 

    Why you have not contacted Bentley BDN team directly? It's the reason why I shared the link to contact form.

    You cannot expect anybody outside Bentley (like me) will tell you what conditions will be applied in your case, even what "standard price" for a particular country is.

    Our company is a start up

    It does not tell too much. For me (based on personal experience and what I see on conference every year) a translation of "startup company" is "we don't know how to make business, we don't have any realistic business plan, but we want your money".

    Because it's alwyas about business, I recommend to prepare better arguments for potential negotiation "Can be BDN free for our young company?", what applications you want to develop and how it will enrich Benltey users' ecosystem (and of course make Bentley own business better ;-).

    We use Microstation to test our product

    I am not sure whether I can imagine how MicroStation can be used to test products, so this my note can be completely wrong: Are you aware Bentley announced digitl twin technology and services recently and releases iModelJs library as open source? But it's not about MicroStation, it's independent ecosystem where MicroStation is one from data sources.

    With regards,

      Jan

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