| Synergi Pipeline On-Premise solution | Synergi Pipeline SaaS solution | |
| Deployment & Hosting | Customer-hosted, IT control over infrastructure Customer IT responsible for upgrade installs and network security | Cloud-hosted, DNV-managed DNV will perform all patch and upgrade work |
| Upfront Costs | Higher initial investments (hardware, DBMS and OS licenses) Perpetual software license purchase with annual M&S | Lower upfront costs, subscription-based All licensing costs are included with annual SaaS fee |
| Maintenance & Updates | Self-managed maintenance with support from DNV Customer responsible for backups, disaster recovery | DNV responsible for all updates and maintenance and will coordinate with customers when to perform |
| Scalability | Higher cost to scale requiring additional hardware | Easily scalable, flexible user/resource management May require elevation to a higher pricing tier |
| Long-Term Costs | Hardware may need replacement after xx years Annual M&S | Lower longer-term costs and discounts may apply for multi-year reservations Can be capitalized |