DIFM OS / Lifetime License Offer
Eliminate recurring CMMS license fees forever.
Pay once. Own your maintenance and safety infrastructure for life. Convert ongoing software rent into an owned plant asset, with no licence subscriptions or renewals. Hosting and maintenance, where needed, are quoted separately and shown upfront.
BY APPLICATION
lifetime licence enquiries
Why by application? Every lifetime deployment is assigned a dedicated shop-floor engineer to configure your assets. We only accept operations where we are confident of full adoption. Every enquiry is reviewed on its own merits and any offer is subject to contract.
Unlimited shop-floor seats
Zero per-user penalties. Add 10, 50 or 200 technicians, supervisors and operators. Your license fee never increases.
Dedicated engineer setup
A DIFM engineer configures your asset hierarchy, so your team is productive from day one.
Zero version lock-in
Every future release, module upgrade and platform improvement is included at no extra cost, for life.
Continuity & licensing boundaries
"What if something happens to DIFM?"
A lifetime licence is not a subscription that can be switched off. Your deployment keeps running for as long as your business is operating, and every protection below is written into your supply agreement.
No kill switch
Your licence stays live and functional for as long as your plant operates. Your daily shifts never depend on a third party's billing cycle.
Data sovereignty
Full, unhindered access to your records, with standard format exports of every asset, work history and safety record at any time. Your plant is never stranded.
Your licence is scoped to the buildings you require
The building count is agreed and fixed before you sign. A licence for 10 buildings covers those 10 sites with unlimited assets, unlimited users and unlimited operator seats inside them. It is capped at the buildings you contracted for, is monitored for fair use, and is not transferable. It cannot be resold, licensed on to other companies, or shared across a group you do not own. Anything beyond your agreed count is quoted and added as an extension, never billed as a surprise.
Automatic 25% discount
If your organisation operates in Aerospace, Healthcare or Police & Military, your lifetime license is automatically discounted by 25%, because we support organisations whose maintenance and safety work protects the public.
Eligibility is confirmed before contract. Discount applies to the lifetime licence only, not to hosting or maintenance.
Typical CapEx payback
4 to 8 months
After that, every pound of avoided license fees flows straight into plant margin.
5 years of subscription vs. owning it
Illustrative example: a plant with 25 users on a typical per-user CMMS subscription at £40 per user per month.
| Year | Per-user subscription (cumulative) | DIFM Lifetime License |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | £12,000 | One-off licence fee + maintenance & hosting |
| Year 2 | £24,000 | £0 licence fees · maintenance & hosting only |
| Year 3 | £36,000 | £0 licence fees · maintenance & hosting only |
| Year 4 | £48,000 | £0 licence fees · maintenance & hosting only |
| Year 5 | £60,000 | £0 licence fees · maintenance & hosting only |
Illustrative only. Subscription prices vary by vendor. Your DIFM licence fee is quoted per operation and subject to contract.
Included for life
- Software licence for CMMS and H&S modules
- All future updates and new releases
- Technical support
Ongoing monthly costs
- Server hosting for your data
- Maintenance, backups and security patching
- No per-user software licence fees
Quarterly onboarding
Every lifetime deployment gets a dedicated engineer, so we plan onboarding capacity each quarter. Approved enquiries are scheduled into the next available quarter.
Check eligibility & request your plant quote
Tell us about your organisation. We’ll come back with a tailored one-off price.