Licensing is good for this product as compared to other solutions in the market. It has competitive pricing.

The user-based licensing is relatively expensive in a large-scale enterprise. Therefore, proper understanding of the AAA solution by executive management is strongly needed to obtain the budget, in addition to discount negotiation.

The issue is not how IBM licenses the product. You should think about how much of your traditional web traffic is going to migrate to your mobile/service gateways. If you are writing a lot of mobile apps and new JavaScript Frameworks UIs, then your traffic mix is going to change.

The pricing and licensing policy depends on the client deployment needs and the number of end users and servers.

The license for the product is expensive but flexible.

You can choose from the User Value Unit (UVU)- and Processor Value Unit (PVU)-based licensing models.

The license model is pretty complex. Some other IBM products are included and are not dependent on the form factor of the appliance. (Dependent products are IBM Directory Server and Directory Integrator.)

A combination of hard and soft appliances may be beneficial instead of solely using hard appliances. (It might be overkill to host a simple policy server.)

Pricing is competitive and is lower than other players in the market.

The IBM prices are, as ever, extortionate, even with a business partnership, and high levels of discounts. This is the same as with other IBM products.

Pricing and licensing depends on buyers and sellers negotiation. Comparing the features and cost in the market will give a fair idea.

The setup cost is like any other product, and once setup, this product requires very low maintenance.

The pricing is always costly.

I am more involved in the technical side, with limited knowledge of licensing and pricing.