Altium is quickly adding up to around 8k to 10k euro. Then again you can extend Orcad with a whole lot of other modules which could get you into much higher prices.
In case of OrCAD, I guess need to spend a lot of time to go through all modules and make sure everything are included that required now and what options left and how much it would be cost later. Altium - straightforward process, buy everything regardless needs.
For an annual maintenance fee you can get updates but I decided not to go that route and stick with the one-time buy license.
A bit risky strategy... Looks like you on pre 2019-17.4 version, right? If you decide to upgrade one day, what are consequences? Do you pay 'catch up' fees? Or something else?
I did opt for a physical dongle so I can run the software on any PC.
I'm using a roaming license that allows me to lock a license usage on any computer accessible the internet. For travel or out of office activities, I will 'roam' license on my laptop for a number of days, so access to the internet is not required. No physical devices, on another side - if Altium will f*$up their servers, migh be in a trouble, but as far as today, never happened.
If you lost your dongle, any issues?
I have made a comparison for a customer a bit over a year ago. The 'problem' with Orcad is that their pricing strategy is not very clear when it comes to their modules. If you are careful you can get a complete package for significantly less compared to Altium. Or put it differently: with Altium you also get a lot which you may not need at all. Feature wise both packages are pretty much on par except that Orcad PCB Designer can run on Linux natively.
OrCAD has 3 suits: Standard , Professional and Allegro, am I correct?
Is it 'Allegro' mentioned above?