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21-Topaz II
Jun 28, 2025 1:09 PM UTC
Question

About Prime 11 purchase.

Hello everyone!

My 17" laptop, which had Mathcad 15 installed, "died" after 15 years of honorable service. Fortunately I still have another laptop that runs M15. Having a new 17", I would like to buy M- Prime 11, but how can I get the retiree discount, if there are only two options for purchasing: 1) Mathcad Prime (Single license) €811/yr; 2) Student edition €90/yr?

I thank all those who will answer.

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Werner_E
25-Diamond I
Jun 28, 2025 4:06 PM UTC

According to the (nearly 5 year old) answer of @Fred_Kohlhepp  here (-> Home Use License - PTC Community) there is (or was) a home-use license for about $300 per year.

I have no idea if this still applies and where or how you would be able to buy that license.

Another suggestion in this thread was to take a course at your local university and acquire the cheaper student version 😉

 

I, too, could not find any information on purchasing a home-use license in the maze of the PTC website.
There is a knowledge base article about home-use licenses Article - CS58240 - Home-use license information about Mathcad and Mathcad Prime but from this its not clear to me if the described kind of license isn't bound to a regular license (so a company with a regular license could give the employee the opportunity to use the software at home as well). I attach a picture of this article as you probably will not be allowed to access the knowledge base.

 

I found some information about a "PTC Mathcad, Professor licence subscription" for £ 258.00 at the website of a UK reseller. 
PTC Mathcad, Professor licence subscription - Mathcad Alfasoft

So its looks that the kind of license described by @Fred_Kohlhepp  still exists ... somewhere ...
I also found a "Mathcad Online Shop" (!?) which sells that very license for € 386.75. -> Mathcad Professor Licenses
Still not a bargain, especially when you consider that it's not a purchase, but only a 1-year subscription.

I am not sure if @DJNewman , who according to his signature line is managing all PTC Mathcad marketing, could shed some light on this issue.

 

 

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DJNewman
19-Tanzanite
Jun 29, 2025 10:58 PM UTC

So the "home use licence" is a benefit for companies that purchase the professional Mathcad subscriptions, as opposed to a distinct sellable item.

 

The way to get the retiree's discount, which as far as I know we haven't stopped offering, is to contact a Mathcad rep. Then while conversing with them, mention you're a retiree and demand a discount. Let me know if that doesn't work out for you, @-MFra- .

 

The PTC Store (ecommerce), currently, only supports the full-price locked licence and student licence with no opportunity for negotiation or discounting, so you don't want to go through that for your purpose.

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-MFra-21-Topaz IIAuthor
21-Topaz II
Jun 30, 2025 1:23 PM UTC

Although I am a retired (high school) professor, I am currently a senator of the order of engineers of my city. Does membership in an engineering order also entail a discount on the purchase of Mathcad Prime? Thank you.

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