MIPAR Pricing & Licensing FAQ

Pricing

Q: How much does a MIPAR license cost? 

A: MIPAR is licensed perpetually; you own the software outright rather than paying a recurring subscription. Pricing is configured to your specific needs and scales on two factors: which extensions your features of interest require (e.g., Deep Learning Trainer, Spotlight AI, 3D Toolbox) and how you deploy (single workstation up to floating network or API integration). Most teams begin with a free 14-day trial so our applications team can confirm MIPAR solves your analysis problem and demonstrate ROI on your own images, after which we provide a tailored quote. Annual terms are available for teams needing an extended evaluation period. Contact our sales team, and we'll recommend the right fit.

Q: Is MIPAR a subscription or a one-time purchase?

A: MIPAR is licensed perpetually, a one-time purchase you own outright, with no recurring SaaS fees. This typically lowers the total cost of ownership over a multi-year horizon, since there's no ongoing rental cost to use software you already own. For teams that need an extended evaluation before committing, annual licensing terms are available on request as a path toward a perpetual license. Optional maintenance and support renew separately. Request a quote to discuss the model that fits your team.

Q: Why isn't MIPAR's price listed online?

A: Because the right configuration depends on your data. The extensions a project needs (and the deployment that fits your lab or facility) vary widely, so a single list price would misrepresent most use cases. We quote after a free trial confirms MIPAR works on your actual images, so the figure you receive reflects what you'll actually use.

Q: How do I get a MIPAR quote?

A: Request a quote or start a free 14-day trial. Our applications team works with you to confirm MIPAR detects and measures your features of interest, recommends only the extensions you need, and then prepares a tailored quote. There is no obligation to purchase to run the trial.

Licensing & Deployment

Q:  What is included in a MIPAR license?

A: Every commercial license includes MIPAR Base, the core automated image analysis platform, letting teams build, tune, and run non-destructive analysis workflows called Recipes. Licenses also include batch processing for large multi-image datasets, a dedicated batch-review environment to confirm detection accuracy, and built-in reporting that exports directly to Word, PDF, and CSV.

Q: What extensions can be added to MIPAR?

A: Packages can be tailored with specialized modules depending on your features of interest:

-Deep Learning Trainer — train custom segmentation models for complex or variable features.
-Spotlight AI — instant object recognition without recipe setup.
-3D Toolbox — analysis of volumetric datasets.

You only license the extensions your application requires, which is one of the two factors that determine your quote.

Q: What deployment options does MIPAR support?

A: Deployment scales from single-workstation (node-locked) licenses to floating network licenses shared across multiple users, as well as API integration for automated pipelines. Deployment is the second factor that determines pricing; floating and networked configurations carry different costs than a single node-locked seat.

Q: What's the difference between node-locked and floating licenses?

A: A node-locked license is tied to one workstation. A floating license lives on a network and is shared across a pool of users, so any seat can check it out as needed, better suited to teams that share access intermittently. Floating configurations are priced differently from node-locked configurations; our team will recommend the model that best fits your team's size and usage pattern.

Q: Does MIPAR offer academic or research pricing?

A: Yes, academic and research institutions can request configured pricing for their use case. Request a quote and note your institution; we'll tailor it accordingly.

Trial & Capabilities

Q: Does MIPAR offer a free trial?

A: Yes, a fully functional 14-day free trial across all scientific and industrial applications. The trial gives full access to MIPAR's automation, feature detection, and recipe-driven environment so your team can test it on your own micrographs, scans, or imagery before requesting a quote.

Q: Can MIPAR automate feature extraction on low-contrast or noisy images?

A: Yes. Rather than relying on hard pixel-contrast thresholds, MIPAR uses multi-step Recipes and optionally the Deep Learning extension to segment based on context and shape. This lets it accurately detect, track, and measure features in noisy, low-contrast, or poorly prepared samples while ignoring background artifacts.

Q: What kinds of analysis is MIPAR used for?

A: MIPAR automates detection, segmentation, measurement, and reporting across scientific and industrial imagery, including microstructure characterization, particle and grain analysis, defect detection, and morphometry. Recipes are non-destructive and repeatable, so the same validated workflow can be applied across an entire dataset via batch processing.

Ready to See a Quote?

Request a quote or start a free 14-day trial.

​Our applications team will confirm MIPAR works on your images, recommend only the extensions you need, and prepare a tailored quote. No obligation to purchase to run the trial.

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