What are the hidden costs in MLM Software?
There a lot of costs when your looking into outsourcing mlm software. You need to make sure that you know what those cost are. Some companies include almost all costs in there start up fews. But most include almost nothing. Look for things like support and commission plans changes to cost extra. A standard cost is a SSL certificate, but a non standard cost would be training in the use of the software. Which should be included in the licensing fee.

When we get this off and running who owns the Distributor, and order information?
This one may seem like a funny question. Of course the information is yours right. Well there are a few companies out there where that isn't the case. Some charge you to get the information later down the road and others just keep it as theirs. If you ever decide your not happy with your software make sure you can get your information. There are some out there that let you download backups anytime you want. Keep in mind that just because you think your information is yours it might not be.

What commission plans does your software support?
In the world of MLM Software how a system handles commission is key to how the rest of the system will work. The key Commission plans are:

1. Stair-Step / Breakaway
2. Uni-Level
3.Matrix
4.Australian or "2-up" Plan
5.Binary

Most commission software can handle uni-level, and breakaway. As you get into the higher end software they start to be able to handle Australian. But only the most scalable software can handle Matrix or Binary on a large scale. The problems come with traversing the tree. As the organization gets bigger and bigger the amount of server calls becomes exponentially larger. There are very few providers that can handle that type of system. It is also one of the key questions to ask. If they can't handle a large binary you are getting an inferior product.

Are commission calculated “Real-Time” or “Pseudo-Real-Time”?

This many seem like a pretty easy question go get the answer to and why it matters. But it might not be as easy as you might think. There are lots of factors that determine “In Production”. It maybe that the software has been in production for three years but this revision your getting your the first and beta testers of. The other thing you need to be careful about is the total time. If the software has been in production for 5+ years it maybe to old to adapt to the changing MLM world. But if it is to new you are going to have nothing but problems as the new software gets tested on you. So make sure you know what your getting yourself into.