Questions
What is an MCU?
A MigryX Conversion Unit. One simple SAS program of about 500 lines is one MCU. A simple Alteryx workflow is less than one; a COBOL program is several. Complexity raises the count. The Free Assessment works it out for your code, so you never convert by hand.
What is basic discovery?
Included with the platform license, and the same scope as the Free Assessment. File inventory and counts by source type. Lines of code. An estimated complexity mix. An MCU estimate and the price. A high-level program list. It does not include column-level lineage, dependency resolution, or exportable documentation.
What is advanced analysis, and how is it billed?
Column-level lineage and cross-file dependencies. Macro, include, and copybook resolution. A dataset and table catalog with usage mapping. Comparisons of the old system and the new one. Exportable reports and documentation. MCP and AI integration. It draws MCUs from the first unit. Those MCUs are credited back on files you convert within 12 months. This is the definition a statement of work should use.
Why is the ballpark not my price?
It comes from rough counts and a guess at complexity. The Free Assessment reads your actual files. The platform’s full parse sets the count that is billed.
Does the target platform change the price?
No. The same code counts the same MCUs whether it lands in Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, BigQuery, or PySpark.
Do I have to prepay?
No. Pay as you go at list, and prepay later if the volume grows. A prepaid pool is cheaper than paying as you go for the same MCUs.
How long do prepaid MCUs last?
12 months from the day you buy them, whatever your license renewal date. So you can prepay now for work that starts in a few months and still keep your rate.
Can one license cover several clients?
No. Each client organization gets its own platform license, with the client named on it. Partners who run several client installations draw MCUs from one shared pool, so their prepay rate reflects their total volume with us.
How does partner pricing work?
One platform license per client installation, and one MCU pool across all of them. Your prepay rate is set by the MCUs you prepaid across every installation in the last 12 months, including the purchase you are making. Keep prepaying and you keep the rate. Advanced analysis is metered per client installation and credited back on files that installation converts. Atlas is always licensed to the client directly.
We run in several countries or departments. How is that priced?
The same way. Each country, department, or business unit runs its own installation with a platform license, and all of them draw from one shared MCU pool. Your prepay rate reflects your total volume across the organization over the last 12 months. Talk to us about platform fees across several installations.
Is pricing the same in every country?
No. Installations licensed in India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa pay 35% less: $6,500 a year for the platform and $48.75 per MCU, with the same prepay discounts on top. The price follows the country where the installation is licensed, not where the buyer or partner is based. Invoices can be issued in local currency at a rate fixed for the contract term.
Can I run it in your cloud instead of licensing it?
A managed SaaS option is coming. Talk to us if you need it now.