There is no difference, other than the duration of your license. Either way, you get full functionality and full support. The plugins are exactly the same in either model.


Perpetual/permanent license (a license purchased in the Relab Store) is a license that does not expire. A subscription license expires after a specific term (1 month or 1 year) and you will need to re-subscribe after the term ends to continue using our plugins.


The advantages of a monthly subscription:

  • Lower entry cost
  • Get additional plug-ins at no upgrade cost (when future products are released)


The advantages of a 12-month subscription:

  • Get a year of use for the price of less than ten months
  • Get additional plug-ins at no upgrade cost (when future products are released)


The advantages of buying perpetual/permanent licenses:

  • Own your plug-in licenses for life
  • Comes with two activations. Use one at the studio, and the other on your home machine or laptop.
  • Support host authorization – doesn’t need an iLok dongle
  • Support any iLok generation – not just iLok2 or iLok3 dongle
  • Get additional plug-ins at a discounted rate
  • Lower cost in the long run