Licensing
HQStage is an execution environment that can be enriched with a variety of modules. These can be obtained either by loan (test license), purchase (“Academic user/ node locked” licenses) or rental (“Industry user/ node locked” licenses) via download.
A list of the available modules can be found on the modules page where descriptions of the modules are also available. The corresponding licenses can be managed on the HQS Cloud.
As a rule, HQStage modules run on 64-bit systems with current Linux and Windows operating systems and also on current MacOS operating systems on ARM architectures. Please refer to the description or documentation of the modules for any restrictions on the execution environment.
HQS uses open source components (OSS components). These OSS components are listed in the respective module overview page in this documentation, along with the applicable license for the OSS components.
Within HQStage, the corresponding modules can be installed and updated based on the licenses available to the user. To learn more look at our local usage section.
The following pages provide an overview of available HQStage license types.
Obtaining a license
In order to obtain and manage HQStage licenses you have to create an account on the HQS Cloud.
All licenses are bound to our General Terms and Conditions. This General Terms and Conditions always take precedence over this documentation. The following list of available licenses provides only a summary of the licenses defined in the General Terms and Conditions.
When running HQStage and its modules the validity and scope of your licenses will be verified, this requires internet access of the respective machine.
Available Plans
We offer four plans for HQStage and HQS Cloud. A free (trial) plan, a standard (cloud only) plan and premium plans for academic and commercial users. Buying or subscribing to HQStage Modules unlocks the premium plan. See the following table for an overview of the different plans:
| Plan | Free | Standard | Premium (Academic) | Premium (Commercial) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQStage | free trial license. | download of Modules not possible (Cloud only) | purchase selected HQStage Modules (*) | subsribe to selected HQStage Modules (*) |
| download HQStage | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| run modules locally | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| full control over hardware and data | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| use in your own toolchain | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| integrate with your own libraries | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| downloadable modules | ✅ HQS Noise App Free ✅ HQS Qorrelator App Free | ❌ | ✅ purchased Modules | ✅ subscribed Modules |
| software updates | during free period | ❌ | ✅ for one year after purchase | ✅ During active subscription |
| HQS Cloud | Try out all modules with up to 10 HQ$ as free credits. | Get cloud access to all modules. Buy computing credits and pay as you go on HQS Cloud. | Purchase of HQStage Modules unlocks cloud access to all modules. Buy computing credits and pay as you go on HQS Cloud. | Subscription to HQStage Modules unlocks cloud access to all modules. Buy computing credits and pay as you go on HQS Cloud. |
| use HQStage inside your browser | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| access to all modules | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| unlimited qubits (**) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| install and use PyPI packages | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| use HQSTasks (HPC power) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| free Computing credits | 10HQ$ (on request) | ❌ | 600HQ$$ per purchased module point | 50HQ$ per subscribed module point per month |
| buy additional credits | ❌ | 1HQ$ for 5€ | 1-3 Module points: 1HQ$ for 3€ 4-10 Module points: 1HQ$ for 2€ 10+ Module points: 1HQ$ for 1.5€ | 1-3 Module points: 1HQ$ for 3€ 4-10 Module points: 1HQ$ for 2€ 10+ Module points: 1HQ$ for 1.5€ |
| Territories | No restrictions. | access will only for customers in selected territories (***) | access will only for customers in selected territories (***) | access will only for customers in selected territories (***) |
To learn more about available modules and licensing visit the licensing and modules section of this documentation. The free trial license (free plan) can be requested here. To unlock a advanced plan, obtain a license or upgrade an existing license, please contact us.
(*) See here for module points and pricing
(**) The number of qubits in the HQS Noise App, the HQS Qorrelator App and the HQS Quantum Libraries are restricted in the Free plan.
To indicate the difference the Modules are named HQS Noise App Free, HQS Qorrelator App Free and HQS Quantum Libraries Free in this case.
(***) A list of available regions can be found here
Available Licenses
The free trial license includes access to HQStage with the following modules
and the following conditions apply
- Duration 6 months - after this period access to the modules will be withdrawn.
- The trial license is tied to a specific user and cannot be transferred.
- The license can only be activated on one machine at a time. The activated machine can be changed once. Machines can only be activated once for a free trial license. Other users cannot activate the free trial license on a previously activated machine.
You can request a free trial here.
Academic users and institutions
For academic users, HQS offers user-locked and node-locked licenses for purchase (see price list for prices). These licenses are linked to a specific user or one machine at a time respectively.
Users from the academic sector can purchase licenses for HQStage modules (see price list for prices), which are linked to specific users and are subject to the following conditions:
- During the first year after purchase, new versions of the Software, if any, will be provided.
- The license is bound to certain users. A change of activated users is possible on request. The users must belong to an academic institution (college, university, research institute).
- The license can be activated on any number of machines.
- Chargeable updates after the end of the first year and support are only possible by separate agreement.
Users from the academic sector can purchase licenses for HQStage modules (see price list for prices), which are linked to specific machines and are subject to the following conditions:
- During the first year after purchase, new versions of the Software, if any, will be provided.
- The license can be used by any number of users. The users must belong to an academic institution (college, university, research institute).
- The license can only be activated on one machine (node) at a time.
- Chargeable updates after the end of the first year and support are only possible by separate agreement.
Commercial users and institutions
HQS offers user-locked and node-locked subscription models for business and industrial users. For pricing, please request a quote.
Commercial users can purchase licenses for HQStage modules on a rental basis (see price list for prices), which are tied to specific users and are subject to the following conditions:
- Duration 1 year - after which access to modules will be withdrawn
- The license is bound to certain users. A change of activated users is possible on request.
- The license can be activated on any number of machines.
- New software versions, if any, will be provided during the term.
Commercial users can purchase licenses for HQStage modules on a rental basis (see price list for prices), which are linked to specific machines and are subject to the following conditions:
- Duration 1 year - after which access to modules will be withdrawn
- The license can be used by any number of users.
- The license can only be activated on one machine (node) at a time.
- New software versions, if any, will be provided during the term.
How to purchase a license
The free trial license can be requested here. To obtain another license or upgrade an existing license, please contact us.
Pricing
Academic users and institutions
HQStage uses a point system to indicate the size and complexity of the various Modules. The price depends on the total number of points for the modules selected and the number of users or machines required.
| Module Points | User-locked: Price per User | Node-locked: Price per Machine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 module point | 5,000.00 € | 5,000.00 € |
| 2 module points | 10,000.00 € | 10,000.00 € |
| 3 module points | 15,000.00 € | 15,000.00 € |
| 4 module points | 19,750.00 € | 19,750.00 € |
| 5 module points | 24,500.00 € | 24,500.00 € |
| 6 module points | 29,250.00 € | 29,250.00 € |
| 7 module points | 33,750.00 € | 33,750.00 € |
| 8 module points | 38,250.00 € | 38,250.00 € |
| 9 module points | 42,750.00 € | 42,750.00 € |
| per additional module point | 4,250.00 € | 4,250.00 € |
For larger numbers of users or machines, please contact us for a quote.
HQStage Modules have the following module points value:
| Application | Module Points |
|---|---|
| HQStage | 0 module points |
| HQS Noise App | 1 module point |
| HQS Qorrelator App | 1 module point |
| HQS Modeling Assistant | 1 module point |
| HQS Spin Mapper | 1 module point |
| HQS Molecules | 1 module point |
| HQS Quantum Libraries | 1 module point |
| HQS Quantum Solver | 1 module point |
| HQS Spectrum Tools | 1 module point |
| HQS Qolossal | 1 module point |
| HQS Raqet | 1 module point |
Commercial users and institutions
Prices available on request
Territorial restrictions
Some plans (Standard, Premium) are only available in the following countries / regions:
| European Union |
| US |
| Australia |
| Japan |
| Canada |
| New Zealand |
| Norway |
| UK |
| Switzerland incl Lichtenstein |