PowerArchiver Select

Premium maintenance for paid PowerArchiver editions.

The maintenance plan that extends your perpetual license with priority phone, email & chat support (48-hour SLA), continuous free major-version upgrades (the next major version), Live Registration, and AES-256 Cloud Settings Sync.

25%/yr of license price · or 50% for 3 years (saves 33%)

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In Select

Six concrete benefits, no fluff

Select is a flat add-on that layers on top of any paid edition (Business, Professional, Professional Toolbox, Enterprise). Same benefits across the board — only the dollar price changes per edition because it's 25% of license cost.

Free upgrades — minor releases and next major versions

Priority phone, email & chat support · 48-hour SLA · < 2 hr avg

Live Registration — auto-refreshing activation codes

Cloud Settings Sync — AES-256 encrypted backup, restore on any device

Priority feature requests — your asks get reviewed first

Priority beta access — see what's coming weeks before public release

Feature deep-dive

What you actually get when you opt in

Each Select benefit translates into something concrete — measured response times, named features, and a continuous-upgrade entitlement that pays for itself the moment you'd otherwise re-buy the next major version.

Continuous free upgrades — minor and major, all in

With Select active, every PowerArchiver release lands on your machine at no extra charge — point releases inside the current major (minor releases and security patches) and the next-generation versions (next major versions and beyond). No re-purchase when a major lands, no decision fatigue about whether the new version is worth it. You just always have the latest.

Minor releases — every point release, security patch, and bug-fix update inside the current major
Major-version upgrades — next major versions and beyond, free while Select is active
Continuous coverage — no gap between releases, no re-purchase for the next major, no prevailing-price gotcha
Always current — pair with Live Registration (below) and your activation just works on the new version too

Priority phone, email & chat — 48-hour SLA, average under 2 hours

Direct line to engineering, not a tier-1 ticket queue. The published SLA is 48-hour response during business days; the actual average sits comfortably under 2 hours. Pick the channel that fits the issue: phone for urgent compliance / deployment blockers, email ticketing for documented threads, chat for quick clarifications.

Phone support — direct line, US business hours, escalates to engineering when needed
Email ticketing — full thread history, attachments, status tracking
Chat — quick-question channel for users mid-task
SLA: 48 hours during business days — typical real-world response under 2 hours

Live Registration — your activation codes refresh automatically

When you reinstall, upgrade Windows, swap motherboards, move to a new laptop, or roll out a new image — your PowerArchiver activation re-validates against your account without manual key entry. The 3-character code system stays current automatically. No emailing support to "reset my activation, I just got a new machine."

Auto-refresh — activation codes update silently against your registered account
3-character codes — short, copy-paste-safe; unlike multi-segment 25-digit keys
Reinstalls / migrations — no manual rebinding when hardware changes
Multi-device users — activation just works after the first login

Cloud Settings Sync — AES-256 encrypted config backup

Back up your full PowerArchiver configuration — toolbar layout, default codecs, password profiles, archive associations, FTP / Cloud destinations, custom skins — to PowerArchiver's secured cloud, encrypted with AES-256 before transit. Restore on any device with a single click. Move between work and home machines without re-configuring everything.

AES-256 client-side encryption — your settings are encrypted before they leave the device
Full configuration coverage — UI, codecs, profiles, integrations, skins
One-click restore — fresh install, sign in, your environment comes back
Device-portable — work desktop, home laptop, travel ultrabook all stay in sync

Priority feature requests & beta access

Two perks aimed at users who actively shape how the product evolves. Suggestions from Select customers go to the top of the review queue — engineering reads them first, and the request influences the roadmap for the next major version. Beta releases drop into Select customers' hands weeks before public availability, so you can validate workflows or QA against your environment before everyone else.

Priority feature requests — your asks reviewed first; informs the roadmap
Priority beta access — pre-release builds, weeks ahead of public
Direct engineering channel — bug reports go straight to the team writing the fix

Select pricing

25% of license per year — or 50% for 3 years

Same model across all four paid editions: Select costs 25% of the license price per year. Lock in the 3-year plan at 50% of license total (instead of 75% paying yearly) to save a third on premium support and the major-version upgrade entitlement.

Edition	License (one-time)	Select · 1 yr	3 × yearly	3-year plan	Save
Business	$22.95	$5.74	$17.22	$11.48	$5.74 · 33%
Professional	$34.95	$8.74	$26.22	$17.48	$8.74 · 33%
Professional Toolbox	$49.95	$12.49	$37.47	$24.98	$12.49 · 33%
Enterprise	$59.95	$14.99	$44.97	$29.98	$14.99 · 33%

Select is added at checkout when you buy a license. Volume orders use the per-seat license price for the relevant quantity tier × the same 25%/yr or 50%/3-yr math. Lapsed past the 30-day grace: reactivation is 50% of license for 1 year or 75% of license for 3 years (double the active-customer rate). More on renewals →

FAQ

Common questions about PA Select

Are there long-term PowerArchiver Select plans?

Yes — a 3-year plan with a significant discount. Paying yearly costs 25% of license × 3 years = 75% of license. The 3-year plan locks in 50% of license for the same coverage — saves a third (33%) versus the yearly cadence. On Business: $11.48 for 3 years on the 3-year plan vs paying 25% × 3 yrs (75% of license) on the yearly cadence. On Professional Toolbox: $24.98 vs the yearly equivalent. Same math across every edition.

Can I add Select later, after I've already bought the license?

Yes. Select is sold both as a checkout add-on with a new license and as a standalone purchase against an existing license. Contact sales with your license details if you want to add Select after the initial purchase, or wait until the next renewal cycle. The pricing is the same either way — 25%/yr or 50% for the 3-year plan.

What happens when my Select term expires?

Your Select benefits stop on expiry. We email near term-end — no auto-renewal — so you can decide.

Within the 30-day grace period: renew at the standard active rates (25%/yr or 50% for 3 years) — same good pricing as if you'd never lapsed. Past 30 days: lapsed-reactivation is available at 50% of license for 1 year or 75% of license for 3 years — a premium over the active rate, but still a significant discount versus re-purchasing the license fresh when the next major version ships. The door's never closed.

Do volume / Enterprise orders include Select?

Select is a per-seat add-on at the same 25%/yr or 50%-for-3-years model regardless of order size. For Enterprise (per-seat $59.95) and Enterprise Unlimited deployments, Select math applies to the negotiated per-seat price; the 3-year plan typically makes the most sense at scale. Talk to sales for a volume or Unlimited Select quote.

Does Select cover compliance documentation (FIPS / HIPAA / DFARS)?

Compliance features (FIPS 140-2 validated encryption, HIPAA validation, DFARS-trusted encryption) live in PowerArchiver Enterprise — they're feature-gated, not Select-gated. Select adds premium support on top of any edition; Enterprise is where the compliance certifications and IT-control features live. Government / healthcare / financial / defense buyers typically buy Enterprise + Select together.

Pick a license, add Select at checkout

PA Select layers on top of any paid edition: Business ($5.74/yr or $11.48/3yr), Professional ($8.74/yr or $17.48/3yr), Professional Toolbox ($12.49/yr or $24.98/3yr), Enterprise ($14.99/yr or $29.98/3yr). Select is never auto-renewed — we email near term-end so you can choose.

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The 3-year plan typically pays for itself the moment PowerArchiver ships and you don't re-buy. Premium support, every future release, activation that just works, config sync across machines — Select is the smart add-on for anyone running PowerArchiver in production.

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