What was the point of my paying $25 for the pro version? I see zero extra settings. It will not defrag my system drive to any better that 24% still fragmented. I feel kind of stupid here paying for something free does.
It is very clear on the defraggler website what the difference is.
Under the free version it says "optimized hard discs"
Under the first tier (25 dollars) Defraggler Pro it says "optimized hard discs", "automatic updates", "premium support".
I would say it's easy to tell that the payment gets you direct developer priority support (as opposed to mostly relying on this the users' forum) and the ability to update without visiting the website.
As well, there is no bundled google offers.
While this may not seem worth it to you, it was there in plain font for you to see before you press buy and for many who rely on defraggler these benefits are worth the once a year (non-subscription) payments they make for it.
There is one other issue, imho.
Piriform makes excellent softwares available for the whole world, for free.
A little support from anyone who can afford it is very nice.
I have a related question.
Fortunately I have never had to seek additional support but if I do, who is it that will be replying?
My pro versions are out of date just now, so I can't check for myself.
The development staff is who will be replying, I'm not so sure what more of an answer can be given to the question "who will be answering"
That answers it. Thank you.