Vectric Price rises

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But, consier that Aspire is US $2000.
ArtCAM, with comparable features, is $360/year.

Roughly, every 2-3 years, an Aspire upgrade is $400.

After 5 years, you'll have paid $1800 for ArtCAM, and always have a current version.

To remain current after 5 years with Aspire, you'll have paid more than 50% ($1000) more.
IF you can't afford the up front price of Aspire, you can get into ArtCAM with a much smaller up front investment. And it would be about 8-9 years before it actually became more expensive.

There's a 50% discount on a 1-year subscription to Autodesk ArtCAM Standard when buying from the Autodesk Store until 31st July 2017. The price is currently £204 for UK customers and $180 for US customers.

If you're in the UK, you could try buying through Quidco to potentially obtain an additional 15% cashback on a 1-year subscription, or Topcashback to potentially obtain an additional 12.6% cashback. If you're in the US, you could try buying through Topcashback to potentially obtain an additional 10% cashback.

Every little bit helps!

I've heard that this version of ArtCAM is comparable to the older ArtCAM Insignia, but I'm not sure.

The functionality in Autodesk ArtCAM Standard is near equivalent to ArtCAM Insignia, or ArtCAM Express and all of its modules. The features in Autodesk ArtCAM Standard are listed here, and the features in ArtCAM Insignia 2015 R2 are listed here.