How concurrent licensing works (and why it saves you money)
You don't need one license per person. Here's how concurrent licensing works and why it's better for growing teams.
Blog · 2 April 2026
Most geotechnical software charges per named user. Every person who might ever need to log in gets a license, whether they use it every day or once a month. For a team of fifteen where only five are in the field at any one time, that’s ten licenses you’re paying for but not using.
Named vs concurrent
With named licensing, you buy one license per person. With concurrent licensing, you buy licenses for the maximum number of people who need to be online at the same time. Everyone in your organisation gets an account - you only pay for the ones who are active simultaneously.
A practical example
A team with three drillers in the field, two engineers in the office, and a project manager who checks in occasionally. With named licenses you’d need six. With concurrent licenses you might need five - or even four if the PM rarely overlaps with the full team.
No base fees, no platform charges
Some platforms charge a base fee on top of per-user costs - a hosting fee, a platform charge, or an annual minimum. GIMLabs doesn’t. You pay for concurrent licenses and that’s it. No hidden fees, no surprise invoices.
Growing without pain
Add licenses instantly through your account - charged pro-rata for the remaining billing period. Reduce them at your next renewal. No need to contact us for routine changes. Start with what you need and scale as your team grows.