Perpetual 2025 to Subscription 2026?


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Quick question.........Will it still be possible to finish monthly payments (4 of 12) for purchasing Home Designer Pro 2025 license WITHOUT having to update to the 2026 subscription based license?

 

If so...........I'm assuming at that point, no updates for perpetual licenses ever again without monthly subscription payments?

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Hello ishoultz,

 

Thank you for your question and interest in Home Designer!

 

Yes, you will be able to continue on your Home Designer Professional 2025 rental without updating to the Home Designer 2026 subscription based license. Upgrading to a Home Designer 2026 subscription is optional, but not required.

 

I hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

 

Best,

 

Phillip

Chief Architect Software

Monday – Friday, 7am – 4pm Pacific

sales@chiefarchitect.com | 208-292-3400

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1 hour ago, PhillipCA said:

Hello ishoultz,

 

Thank you for your question and interest in Home Designer!

 

Yes, you will be able to continue on your Home Designer Professional 2025 rental without updating to the Home Designer 2026 subscription based license. Upgrading to a Home Designer 2026 subscription is optional, but not required.

 

I hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

 

Best,

 

Phillip

Chief Architect Software

 

I know you guys are switching from perpetual to subscription licensing for the 2026 and beyond Home Designer software, but it's unfortunate that you are not honoring your rent-to-own free upgrade to the next version, nor are you allowing current Home Designer users the option to at least be able to upgrade to the 2026 version as a perpetual license before you force any desire to upgrade into a subscription. You allowed existing SSA subscribers for the Chief Architect Premium line to grandfather-in to the perpetual license as long as they kept their SSA up to date.  

 

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On 7/22/2025 at 3:37 PM, PhillipCA said:

 

On 7/22/2025 at 3:37 PM, PhillipCA said:

 

@PhillipCA

When will we know about the system requirements and pricing for the new Home Designer 2026 product? You mentioned that we can still keep our 2025 version if we want. Thanks for the feedback

 

 

On 7/22/2025 at 3:37 PM, PhillipCA said:

 

 

Hello ishoultz,

 

Thank you for your question and interest in Home Designer!

 

Yes, you will be able to continue on your Home Designer Professional 2025 rental without updating to the Home Designer 2026 subscription based license. Upgrading to a Home Designer 2026 subscription is optional, but not required.

 

I hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

 

Best,

 

Phillip

Chief Architect Software

Monday – Friday, 7am – 4pm Pacific

sales@chiefarchitect.com | 208-292-3400

 

 

Hello ishoultz,

 

Thank you for your question and interest in Home Designer!

 

Yes, you will be able to continue on your Home Designer Professional 2025 rental without updating to the Home Designer 2026 subscription based license. Upgrading to a Home Designer 2026 subscription is optional, but not required.

 

I hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

 

Best,

 

Phillip

Chief Architect Software

Monday – Friday, 7am – 4pm Pacific

sales@chiefarchitect.com | 208-292-3400

 

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