AAF Subscription Fees

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Background

Subscription fees have been approved taking into account the following guiding principles:
    1. The AAF should aim to break even;
    2. AAF subscribers vary greatly in their size and usage of the AAF and the subscription should apportion costs fairly and equitably;
    3. The subscription fees should be flexible and adaptable so that as the AAF evolves, the fees can be readily adjusted to reflect changing cost structures and subscriber diversity.

Four product lines have been introduced by the AAF for subscribers to select a category that best meets the individual needs of their institution/organisation.

Product Line Description
AAF Enterprise AAF for whole-of-organisation / institutions or large enterprises that undertake or support education, research or research and development
AAF Team AAF for part-of-organisation/ large enterprises that undertake or support education, research or research and development
AAF Hosted AAF for small institutions that undertake or support education, research or research and development that are too small to run an Identity Provider (<100 users)
AAF Publisher AAF for vendors that provide products or services which support education, research or research and development

Joining Fee

The joining fee is a one-time fee for all new subscribers; all other fees are billed annually. The fees listed below are for 2013 subscription to the AAF. All fees are subject to price increases and are reviewed on an on-going basis at the discretion of the AAF. AAF reserves the right to withdraw its products at any time.

Base Price

The base price is an annual fee which will vary depending on your subscription.

Annual fees are pro-rated for the first year of participation, based on the date which an organisation applies to subscribe to the federation (i.e. date of signed AAF Subscription Application Form). The AAF Hosted category is based on the quarter in which the Application form is signed (full fee in the first quarter; 25 percent reduction for second quarter; 50 percent reduction for third quarter; 75 percent reduction for fourth quarter). After this first year, annual fees for all subscribers are not pro-rated and cover the period from 1 January to 31 December. Subscription invoices are sent out in quarter four of the previous year for payment by late January of the current year.

2013 Subscriptions

Subscription information for 2013 is outlined in the table below.

ALL FEES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN (AUD) DOLLARS. Fees quoted are ex GST.

AAF Enterprise AAF Team AAF Hosted AAF Publisher
Joining fee $5,460 $5,460 $0 $3,413
Base price $5,554 / year $5,554 / year $750 / year $975 / year
Each user $2.42 per Full Time Equivalent Staff Member (FTE) / year
Unlimited students and other non-FTE		 $16.80 per user presented to the Federation / year
Identity Provider registration 1 free Identity Provider registration 1 free Identity Provider registration
Each additional Identity Provider registration $7,020 / year $7,020 / year
Service Provider registration ^ 20 free Service Provider registrations 20 free Service Provider registrations 1 free Service Provider registration
Each additional Service Provider registrations 20 Service Provider Registrations $3,900 / year 20 Service Provider Registrations $3,900 / year 20 Service Provider Registrations $3,900 / year Each extra Service Provider registration $975 / year
Subscriber Sponsored Identities Unlimited groups

Maximum 100 self-managed accounts per group.
 Unlimited groups

Maximum 100 self-managed accounts per group.
 40 self-managed accounts

Unlimited groups
$16.80 per additional self-managed accounts / year (max. 60 additional accounts)
AAF Support (support.aaf.edu.au Mon -Fri 9:00-17:00 AEST)
Service promotion Free Service Catalogue listing

Free AAF Website listing
Optional AAF Newsletter promotion
 Free Service Catalogue listing

Free AAF Website listing
Optional AAF Newsletter promotion
 Free Service Catalogue listing

Free AAF Website listing
Optional AAF Newsletter promotion
 Free Service Catalogue listing

Free AAF Website listing
Optional AAF Newsletter promotion
AAF Training Subscriber discount Subscriber discount Subscriber discount Subscriber discount
AAF Tools        
Federation Registry 24×7 self-management of your registered Identity Providers and Service Providers

unlimited administrator accounts
 24×7 self-management of your registered Identity Providers and Service Providers

unlimited administrator accounts
 24×7 self-management of your registered Identity Providers and Service Providers

5 free administrator accounts
 24×7 self-management of your registered Service Providers

5 free administrator accounts
Federation usage reporting for services that utilise the AAF WAYF for services that utilise the AAF WAYF for services that utilise the AAF WAYF for services that utilise the AAF WAYF
AAF Status Monitoring
AAF will not provide subscription to a combination of products (i.e. subscribers must only choose one product).
^ In some cases a Service Provider may have a number of related services registered in the federation. At the AAF’s discretion it may class these as the one Service Provider (eg. ‘XYZ on-line’ may have 5 journals registered that make up the service).

If you have any queries, please contact enquiries@aaf.edu.au.