generated: '2026-08-26'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://www.pica8.com/products/, https://www.pica8.com/pica8-software-platform/,
  https://www.pica8.com/partners/ampcon-licensing-information/, https://www.pica8.com/picos-v-download/,
  https://www.pica8.com/ampcon-downloads/ - all fetched 2026-08-26
plan_count: 0
currency: null
public_pricing: false
api_metered: false
finding: >-
  Pica8 publishes no price, no tier table and no plan names. https://www.pica8.com/pricing/ returns 404 and no
  pricing page exists anywhere in the sitemap. The one page that names licensing detail,
  /partners/ampcon-licensing-information/, is gated: it returns 200 but the body says "A Partner account is
  required to view this page" and links to partner registration. Commercial terms are sold through the reseller
  and partner channel, with deal registration - the classic enterprise networking motion.
what_is_published:
  model: >-
    Pica8 describes a "Simple, Single License" model in prose: one license covers the AmpCon Network Controller
    plus blocks of PicOS software, is perpetual ("You buy it once, run it anywhere, swapping hardware as you need
    ... forever"), and carries no port-count or performance restriction across PoE, multi-gig, 1G, 25G and 100G
    switches. Subscription licenses and speed-class licenses (S25G, S40G, 400G) exist as AmpCon deployment options
    per the 1.11.0 release notes, but none is priced publicly.
  free_evaluation:
    available: true
    detail: >-
      Both the AmpCon Network Controller and the PicOS-V virtual software switch are offered as free downloads for
      evaluation, with "No license required for virtual software trial". This is a gated download, not a
      self-serve account.
    urls:
    - https://www.pica8.com/picos-v-download/
    - https://www.pica8.com/ampcon-downloads/
api_pricing:
  billable: false
  detail: >-
    The AmpCon REST API and the PICOS RESTCONF/NETCONF/gNMI interfaces are features of software the customer has
    already licensed and installed. There is no per-call, per-seat or per-quota API charge, and no API key to buy -
    the only credential is a login on the customer's own controller or switch.
plans: []