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Commercial pricing guide — spec-driven Java FIX engine
 
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Version 2.26.6.29.1 · June 2026 · Indicative EUR pricing · Custom quotes for enterprise & OEM

Positioning: Premium Java FIX — faster than QuickFIX/J and FIX Antenna Java on measured ESP workloads (~21 µs homogeneous TCP), with a typed spec/codegen layer and production history at major banks. Not a sub-5 µs FPGA stack; honest, reproducible benchmarks.
Pricing signal: Indicative tiers sit ~15–20% below comparable commercial Java FIX production licences (FIX Antenna, OnixS) — competitive enough to offset a smaller marketing footprint, high enough to signal serious infrastructure (not commodity or open-source pricing).

1. Licence tiers (annual subscription)

Subscriptions include software updates, security fixes, and Standard support (see §3). Production use requires Professional or above.

Tier From (EUR/year) Scope Typical buyer
Evaluation Free 90 days · non-production · ExampleBank + Lucid packages · email support best-effort Technical evaluation
Developer 7k – 12k 1 non-prod environment · up to 2 concurrent FIX sessions · unlimited dev codegen Fintech, POC team
Professional 28k – 48k Production · up to 10 sessions · 3 counterparty profiles included (ROE → spec) FX desk, mid-tier broker
Enterprise 75k – 145k Unlimited sessions (fair-use policy) · unlimited counterparty profiles · optional SLA & source escrow Bank, large broker, vendor

Perpetual licence (alternative)

TierOne-time (EUR)Maintenance (year 2+)
Professional70k – 95k18–20% / year (Standard)
Enterprise220k – 340k18–20% / year (Standard)

2. OEM / white label

ComponentIndicative (EUR)Notes
Initial OEM licence130k – 300kRedistribution / embed in your product; branding negotiable (“Powered by 4H” or fully white)
Ongoing royalty15 – 25 / session / monthOr 3–8% of product revenue — minimum annual floor applies
Fully invisible white label+30 – 50%Premium on initial + royalty vs “Powered by 4H”

Contract covers: sublicensing limits, benchmark claims, spec IP (client ROE stays client-owned; engine + codegen remain Shimpinomori.NET), exit / source escrow.

3. Maintenance & support (if not bundled in subscription)

LevelEUR / yearIncludes
Standard12k – 25kBug fixes, releases, Java compatibility · response within 5 business days
Premium40k – 80kNamed engineer · hotfix within 24h business · quarterly architecture review
Mission-critical80k – 150k+On-call options · production runbooks · soak certification support

4. Professional services (architecture & integration)

ServiceIndicative (EUR)
Architecture workshop (2–3 days)8k – 15k
First counterparty integration (ROE → spec → certified logon + business flow)25k – 50k
Additional counterparty profile8k – 20k each
Performance tuning (client hardware, TCP, GC)15k – 40k
Production certification (soak harness + runbook)20k – 35k
Co-development retainer10k – 25k / month

Day rate equivalent: 1,200 – 1,800 EUR (senior FIX/kernel engineer). Volume discounts on multi-counterparty programmes.

5. Ready-to-pitch bundles

Pack A — “Revive” (returning 4H users) · ~38k EUR/year
Professional licence + 5 days/year support + 1 bank profile · “The engine you knew — revalidated 2026, ~21 µs ESP, same spec model.”
Pack B — “Replace QuickFIX/J” · ~58k EUR/year + 22k integration (~80k year 1)
Professional licence + first counterparty integration forfait · Measured 3–4× TCP quote RTT vs QFJ on identical payloads.
Pack C — “Vendor OEM” · from 175k upfront + royalty
OEM licence + 18k/year platform fee minimum · Embed under your brand; you sell connectivity.

6. What is included in every paid tier

  • 4h-core — engine + tooling JARs, CLI (validate, codegen, parse-spec), templates
  • Documentation — developer guide, performance notes, low-latency wiring (§6.7)
  • Reproducible benchmarksexamplebank-matrix methodology on your hardware

Notes: All figures are indicative and exclude VAT. Final pricing depends on session count, deployment topology, counterparty count, SLA, and territory. Evaluation and ExampleBank materials are redistribution-safe; real bank ROE documents remain under client NDA. 4H does not claim sub-5 µs or “world’s fastest FIX.” Benchmark claims must use published methodology (homogeneous diagonal for speed; full matrix for interop). Shimpinomori.NET reserves the right to update this guide; executed agreements prevail.

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