There are still a lot of customers running on BVC 2004 (the version before BV Commerce 5). BVC 2004 was available as a single store or as a per-server license. Many hosts found the per-server license very attractive as it let them create an unlimited number of stores on a single machine. On of the license restrictions was that a per-server license is owned by the hosting company and customers would need to purchase a single store license to move elsewhere or to have source code access. This also meant that hosts could not charge clients for a "license" to BVC 2004 on a monthly basis as it would imply that they are purchasing ownership rights which the host has no legal right to sell.

Unfortunately, I know of more than a dozen unscrupulous web hosts who were/are charging customers a monthly "licensing" fee for BVC 2004. This is a main reason why we no longer offer a per-server license.

If you are a merchant running on BVC 2004 on your hosts per-server license you should NEVER have to pay anything for BVC 2004. You will have to pay normal hosting fees but your host should never try and sell you a license to BV Commerce.

If you are on a per-server license and need to move to another web host we are (for a limited time) allowing you to purchase a BV Commerce 5 license which will include the right to run a BVC 2004 store transfered from a per-server license. You'll also have the license for BV Commerce 5 should you decide to upgrade your store during the move.