This status dramatically affects how you can acquire it and what it costs. No. Bentley Systems no longer sells new perpetual licenses or subscriptions for MicroStation V8i. If you contact a Bentley reseller today, they will only offer the current version, MicroStation 2024 (also known as the iTwin Platform or Update 17) .

Note: All prices are estimates in USD and vary by region, reseller, and volume discounts. For current pricing, contact a local Bentley Systems authorized distributor.

MicroStation V8i (often referred to as the "SS" or "Select Series" versions, such as SS2, SS3, SS4, and SS10) was a landmark release from Bentley Systems. However, it is crucial to understand that V8i is a legacy, end-of-life product . As of January 1, 2023, Bentley Systems officially ended all support for MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 3 and older versions.

Contact a Bentley reseller about a Term License (monthly or quarterly) for the current MicroStation 2024. This costs roughly $250 - $400 per month and allows you to open V8i files, save them, and work natively on a modern OS. If you need V8i specifically for an old project, use a trial (Bentley offers a 14-day free trial of the current version, which reads V8i files perfectly) rather than buying obsolete software.