Introduction
Subscriptions
There are three types of subscriptions available for Octa GST On-Premise solution.
- Standard – Single User
- Professional – Multi User
- Premium – Single User + Multi User
Please plan the security and regular backups of Octa GST data. Since the data is stored on your computer, you are responsible to manage it.
Standard Subscription
Octa GST Standard subscription is ideal for accountants and tax professionals who work on standalone computers or laptops. You will need to buy one Standard subscription for each computer on which you need to use Octa GST.
Octa GST is installed on your computer which can be a laptop or desktop. When you create the companies in Octa GST, one file is created for each company. These files are saved locally on your computer only. You can work offline without needing any access to internet or office network. Since the data is saved on your own computer, other users cannot access the same data at the same time. This installation is shown in the diagram below:
Professional Subscription
Octa GST Professional subscription is ideal for medium size accounting firms who work on multiple computers in an office while connected to a local network (LAN). This subscription is designed to work in a network for a physically co-located team. One Professional subscription allows you to work on up-to 10 computers.
- Octa GST Server is installed on one of your computer/server.
- Octa GST (Client) is installed on all computers of Octa GST users.
Octa GST users can connect to this server and access the files stored on server. This installation is depicted in the diagram below:
Octa GST Server must be running and it must be accessible in the network so that users can connect to it and work on the GST returns.
Premium Subscription
Octa GST Premium subscription is ideal for big accounting firms who work on multiple computers or laptops while also needing a common server to collaborate with other users. Premium subscription gives the power to use Octa GST in both Standalone and Client-Server mode. It essentially means that you will have a common server which can be used to collaborate with other users but at the same time, you have the option to work independently even when you are not in office. When you return to office, you can upload your changes to server.
With a Premium subscription of Octa GST, you will get a single subscription key which can be used to activate Octa GST on multiple computers. The same subscription key is also be used to activate Octa GST Server.
- Octa GST Server is installed on one of your computer/server.
- Octa GST is installed on all computers of users. Optional
All Octa GST users can connect to this server and access the files stored on server. Users also have the option to create the files on their own computers (local files). These local files are always available even if Octa GST Server is not running or accessible. But since these files are local, other users cannot access the same file. This operation is depicted in following diagram:
