Oldest Studio users here do remember how the licensing system was heavy and sometimes deficient in the past (with the licenses to be returned, either from Studio, or on line, and so on). Since then, I cannot fully trust it. I cannot be sure that, in case of a crash on my desktop, where the license would not be correctly checked back to my account, I would seamlessly have access to it again from my laptop.
Also, despite of the reassuring speech I read here, I am not comfortable with having my files in the cloud. I want to be free to define how I work.  

I already had the opportunity to express myself about that issue some months ago. The Freelance Plus version is a must. It is the easiest and most straightforward way to quickly switch from your computer to your laptop and vice versa. I was explained why RWS abandoned it, but it did not convince me. As translators, we are more than anybody else able to know what is the most convenient way to work.

Hi Jerzy Czopik  and all,

Just to let you know that we currently have a glitch on the Trados store (website) and the Freelance Plus upgrades are currently not being displayed for existing customers of Studio 2021 / 2022.  Our web team is currently working on fixing the page.

Also, as an interesting side note, a Trados Studio subscription is equivalent to what Freelance Plus offers. A subscription is managed via your Trados cloud account, so it works like a license server in a way. This effectively means you can start and use Studio on one device. This will claim your license. When exiting Studio on that device, the license is checked back in to your account. Now you can go to your second device and start Studio there and again log into your cloud account. This will then check out the license again for you. There is a device limit of course, but the Freelance Plus use case is fulfilled through this way of working. 

Hope this clears up the concerns.

Fran

Please understand that the Freelance Plus version drives up sales because it gives freelance translators flexibility and peace of mind. I bought my first Trados license in 1999 and have convinced many newcomers to our profession to purchase Trados despite its hefty price tag. With so many translation agencies providing free access to cloud-based CAT tools, competition for Trados is picking up. This is not a good time to pull the plug on the Freelance Plus edition.

I'm also a user of Freelance Plus and hope you will bring it back. I think it's a great fallback solution if the main computer fails, so that you can easily switch to your other computer. Please reconsider and bring it back