# Cloud vs self-hosted

Please see below summarized information about the WebSpellChecker usage limitations and pricing policy. The following pricing model gives you more flexibility and control over how you use our products. You can choose the appropriate Cloud plan and use as much or as little as you need.

| <p>Overview<br></p>                | WProofreader SDK & API, SCAYT plugin, integration with Drupal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Pricing plans                      | <p>Starter/Proffesional/Advanced</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="warning" class="hint hint-warning"><p>Legacy plans: Basic / Plus / Custom</p></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Enterprise                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| License price, renewals            | The annual cost is defined based on the amount of text processed, and additional features required. Contact our [sales team](https://webspellchecker.com/contact-us/).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tailored pricing based on the agreed metrics and licensing terms. Contact our [sales team](https://webspellchecker.com/contact-us/).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Processed words limit              | <p>Starting from 200 million processed words per year</p><p>If the Cloud customer ends up exceeding the limit, the service will stop working. However, our team monitors the usage, and notify customers beforehand with the proposal to purchase another set of words. In this case, the new price depends on the potential customer usage (per year) and the price of the appropriate usage plan.</p> | Up to unlimited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Banner                             | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Term (Validity)                    | Monthly/Annual                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Annual/Perpetual                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Number of domains / connected apps | Unlimited websites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Defined by scope of license                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| License type / activation Key      | Service ID that works for a number of domains                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | License ticket (per product)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Management and control             | <p>Customer account on the <a href="https://webspellchecker.com">webspellchecker.com</a> website</p><ul><li>Usage monitoring</li><li>Custom dictionaries management</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | <p>Customer account on the <a href="https://webspellchecker.com">webspellchecker.com</a> website (coming soon)</p><ul><li>Application control and maintenance</li><li>Configurable options and features</li><li>Custom and user dictionaries management</li><li>Usage monitoring</li><li>Interface customizations and rebranding</li><li>Custom functionality (on demand)</li></ul> |
| Support of HTTPS                   | <ul><li>HTTPS</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <ul><li>HTTP/HTTPS</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Location of data                   | <ul><li>All the service data is sent and processed on <strong>WebSpellChecker server(s) hosted on AWS.</strong></li><li>Contact us for details of service and statistical data that are collected and stored.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                 | <ul><li>Work behind firewall / Intranet</li><li><strong>All the data are processed and stored on the customer's dedicated server(s). No data is sent outside.</strong></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Automatic updates and maintenance  | <ul><li>Updates and maintenance are provided automatically and on the WebSpellChecker side.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | <ul><li>Updates and maintenance of the servers are the customer responsibility</li><li>Available only with the active maintenance agreement and within active license period.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Support                            | Basic support limited to a number of tickets per month                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Standard support services, description is provided in the software maintenance agreement ([Appendix 3](https://webspellchecker.com/legal/software-license-agreement/)).                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Support term                       | 1 year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Support amount                     | Starts from 1-2 support ticket / month                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Support request type               | Critical issues which affect the normal work of services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Documentation with online samples  | <p>Yes</p><p><a href="/pages/bWPnpT5GAw6nFUpsZDcx">All docs of the Cloud-based products</a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | <p>Yes, also includes demo samples and documentation shipped with the package.</p><p><a href="/pages/dZIzIyzqX2NPLC9UUnFp">All docs of the Server-based products</a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Assistance type                    | Emails, live chat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Emails, live chat, screen sharing (on demand), phone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Response time                      | Within 1 business day                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | From 4 hours to 1 business day (depends on the time when a request is received)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Business hours                     | 10:00 am — 7:00 pm GMT+2 / GMT+3 (Mon-Fri) excluding official Ukrainian holidays                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Customization services             | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Available in the scope of the custom development services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Languages                          | [Supported languages](/features/supported-languages.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Personal user dictionary           | Browser local storage + WebSpellChecker server(s) once a dictionary is created                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Browser local storage + Client's dedicated server(s) once a dictionary is created                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Global custom dictionary           | Yes, stored on WebSpellChecker server(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes, stored on a client's dedicated server(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Grammar                            | Yes, available for certain languages. Find out more about the grammar check availability on the [Supported languages](/features/supported-languages.md) page.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Terms and conditions               | [Terms of Service](https://webspellchecker.com/legal/terms-of-service/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | [Software License Agreement](https://webspellchecker.com/legal/software-license-agreement/), also includes the Support agreement terms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |


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