Upgrades

QF-Test is available in several variants which differ only in the supported GUI technology. For each product, development and runtime licenses are offered. Please see the License Types page for details about the product and license types.

Development and Production Versions

The middle part of a QF-Test version number determines the kind of version. Even numbers designate "production" versions while odd numbers represent "development" versions.

"Production" here means that only bug-fixes and very minor new features will be implemented for such versions. This sort of stability is very important for production use.

Development versions are available for a limited time during development cycles. They include the latest features and are tested just as thoroughly as production versions. They are ideal starting points for new users and give customers a chance to prepare for a medium or major upgrade.

When new features have consolidated and proven useful, a development branch is frozen and superceded by a new production release. Development versions have a limited lifetime of typically three months after release. Before a development release expires we will provide either the next production version or a new development release with extended lifetime.

At this time, QF-Test 3.1 is the current development version whereas QF-Test 3.0 means the latest production version.

Medium Upgrades

A medium upgrade is an upgrade between two production versions of QF-Test with the same major version number. At the time a future QF-Test 3.2 is released, users with a valid Maintenance Agreement will be entitled to upgrade for free. This free upgrade is restricted to the same QF-Test product type (see Product Types page). Without Maintenance Agreement, the price for the medium upgrade from version 3.0 to a future 3.2 will be about 20% of the then current license price for the respective product.

Major Upgrades

Users with a valid Maintenance Agreement for QF-Test are entitled to a free upgrade to QF-Test 3.0 for all licenses covered by the Agreement. This free upgrade is restricted to the same QF-Test product type (see Product Types page).

For QF-Test 2.2 users without a valid Maintenance Agreement, license upgrade to QF-Test 3.0 is available at 35% of the current license price. From QF-Test 2.0 an upgrade to 3.0 costs 40% of the current license price. All these upgrades are restricted to the same QF-Test product type (see Product Types page).

Upgrade to an enhanced QF-Test product

Upgrading to another QF-Test product supporting additional GUI technologies (see Product Types page) is possible at any time. For further information or an individual offer, please contact qfs@qfs.de.