There's a good article from Joel on Software about how software is priced. Note: Guests do not need a license to join a shared session.You shouldn't let that scare you away.

To get a feel for all the functionality, please sign up for a 30-day trial. The subscription is available starting from 10 host licenses, and an annual host license costs $400.00 (please check the product's pricing page to see the prices in other currencies). Enterprise users can host up to 100 guests and run concurrent collaborative sessions according to the number of active licenses. The Enterprise Plan includes exclusive access to the Code With Me on-premises solution. Users of a Developer Recognition license.Anyone who has an active paid subscription for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PhpStorm, GoLand, AppCode, P圜harm Professional, CLion, RubyMine, or WebStorm.

These users have free access to a Code With Me Premium Plan: The Premium Plan is available with annual or monthly billing cycles, and the price starts at just $5.00 per month. Also, this plan allows you to invite up to 50 guests. With a Premium subscription, you can still create an unlimited number of shared sessions, but those sessions won't have any time limits. The Premium Plan is better suited for larger teams and for those who need more time and space for collaboration.

With the Community Plan, you can create an unlimited number of 30-minute sessions and invite up to 3 guests to join you in your IDE. The Community Plan is free of charge and offers a great opportunity to test Code With Me’s feature-rich functionality. Code With Me has three types of licenses for hosts.

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