Licensing FAQ

What are the different licensing models?

A. Licenses may be licensed either "per computer" or "per developer".  Choose the one that best suits your needs and environment:

1. Per computer.  A license must be purchased for each computer where you will install and use the software.  Site licenses are available which allow the software to be used on an unlimited number of computers at one physical location.  This option is best suited for applications which will have a low distribution, such as an application which will run on your web server.
2. Per developer / royalty free.  A license must be purchased for each developer who will use the software to build custom applications. Applications may be distributed and used on an unlimited number of computers, in and outside of your organization royalty-free.  Unlimited developer licenses are available which allow an unlimited number of developers within an organization to use the software.  This option is best suited for applications which will have a large distribution.

What do I get when I purchase a license?

A. When you purchase a license you will receive a unique "license key" which will unlock the software.  The license key can be set in the code, web.config or machine config.

Do I have to pay any additional fees for distributing an application that I develop using your software?

A. It depends on the licensing model you choose.  Only the "per developer" licensing allows royalty free distribution. 

Does the "per-developer" licensing require me to purchase a license for all of our developers?

A. The "per-developer" licensing only requires you to purchase a license for each developer who develops or maintains the portions of your applications which use the assemblies.

Can the "per-developer" licenses be transferred from one developer to another?

A. "Per-developer" licenses may be transferred from one developer to another within the same organization, but may not be transferred more than once within any 90 day period. 

Does the "per-computer" licensing allow usage on a development computer AND a production computer/server?

A. No, a separate license must be purchased for all computers using the software, including production systems, development computers and test platforms.  You may want to consider "per developer" licensing if this is an issue.

Does the "per computer" licensing allow remote building and/or debugging of ASP.Net or other applications?

A. Developers who are building and/or debugging applications remotely from the licensed computers are only required to have their own license if they need access to the license key locally.  For example a web hosting service might purchase a site license and allow their customers to build and remotely debug ASP.Net applications running on their server.  The web hosting company will set their license key in the machine.config file on each server since it is not permitted for the hosting company to distribute the license key to their customers.  This will allow their customers to build and remotely debug applications however will not permit their customers to test applications on their remote development machine, since their remote development machine will not have the proper license key set in its machine.config.  If it is necessary for this customer to run/test their applications on a remote development machine, then they should purchase a computer license which will cover their remote development machine and provide them with a license key that they can set in their local machine.config.

I offer web hosting services, which licensing model is best for me?

A. A web hosting service should most always choose per-computer licensing (typically site licensing) because per-developer licensing only allows developers from within the organization that licensed the software, and therefore does not cover developers belonging to your customers organizations.  If you do not permit development by your customers and your have more than one site, an unlimited developer license might be a better option.

I am a consultant / software developer and I would like to use your software to develop applications for more than one of my customers, is this permitted by the per-developer licensing?

A. If you are licensed per-developer, there is no limit to the number of applications you can build and distribute however those applications must be owned and branded by you.  If you are developing applications for customers, and the customer will brand, copyright or otherwise own the application, then they will be required to purchase their own license(s) to use the software.