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Davis County reviews steep ESRI and CAD licensing increases; staff to explore consolidation and open-source options
Summary
County IT staff told commissioners ESRI’s new pricing could raise GIS licensing from about $150,000 a year to more than $214,000 under a stripped-down quote and nearly $300,000 by year three; the county will inventory licenses and consider consolidation, open-source migration, and outsourcing before a January renewal.
Davis County’s information-technology director urged the commission on Aug. 19 to consider consolidation and alternatives after vendor changes left the county facing large GIS licensing increases.
Jeff, the county’s director of information services, told the work-session audience that ESRI—the county’s core GIS vendor—has introduced a new licensing model that shifts toward named-user pricing and higher per-user costs. "Their new licensing structure by the third year of our contract will be double what it is today," Jeff said, adding that a stripped-down quote to replicate current capabilities reduced the…
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