Licensing FAQ

1. Are Aspose licenses per user, or per named user?
2. Do we need licensing for only active developers? For example, we have a team of two developers working on shift A and a second team of two developers working on shift B … in this situation do we need two or four licenses?
3. Do we need a separate license for our Build / CI (Continuous Integration) Server?
4. I’m a contractor who works with different companies on a project basis. I was licensed for a Aspose product on my last job. Does that mean that I can use it in my next job?
5. What’s the difference between a license and a subscription?
6. Where can I find pricing information?
7. Can two companies temporarily share a license agreement for a period of time?
8. Do you support all the features of a specific file format?
9. Can a developer’s license be reused if that developer leaves the company or is permanently reassigned to a different project?

 
 

1. Are Aspose developer licenses per user, or per named user?

Aspose Developer licenses are per user, not per named user. We understand that members of a coding team may change over time and that it is not practical to have to update licensing each time that occurs.

 

2. Do we need licensing for only active developers? For example, we have a team of two developers working on shift A and a second team of two developers working on shift B … in this situation do we need two or four licenses?

All developers who are working on the project need to be licensed. In this situation Aspose sees your team as having four members (even though they work at different times).

 

3. Do we need a separate license for our build or CI (Continuous Integration) Server?

No, we are happy that customers use Aspose products on one server for solution building purposes at no extra cost. This installation should not be used to circumvent the license terms of your agreement with Aspose and should respect any redistributable or location limitations imposed by your purchased license.

 

4. I’m a contractor who works with different companies on a project basis. I was licensed for a Aspose product on my last job. Does that mean that I can use it in my next job?

No. Our products are licensed to the organization, not an individual within the organization. Our software are not personal tools that you can move freely from one workplace to another.

If you are working for a company to implement a solution that they will deploy, it is that company’s responsibility to ensure that they have licenses for the tools that you need. If you are working as part of their development team, they should buy sufficient licenses to let other members of the team continue maintaining the code when you have left.

 

5. What’s the difference between a license and a subscription?

When you buy a Aspose product you get two things: a license and a subscription. The license entitles you to use the software. The subscription entitles you to software updates for a year. The subscription expiry date is stored in the license so when you renew your subscription, you get a new license file.

 

6. Where can I find pricing information?

Head to the pricing information page for further details.

 

7. Can two companies temporarily share a license agreement for a period of time?

Aspose will not agree to licensing more than one company under a single order. Aspose’s products are licensed by the number of developers and deployment locations, to single entities. However, Aspose does offer temporary licenses which can be used in these cases. Click here to learn how to obtain a temporary license.

 

8. Do you support all features of a file format or document manipulation feature?

While Aspose products are extremely powerful we cannot guarantee that every feature is available. If you find a missing feature or a bug please report it on the support forums and it will be communicated to our development team to fix.

 

9. Can a developer’s license be reused if that developer leaves the company or is permanently reassigned to a different project?

Yes. If the developer permanently leaves the team and will no longer be working with Aspose products then their license can be transferred to a different developer. See the next question for details about that process.