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      Licensing Definitions

      Developers

      Developers are the count of Individuals or Development Machines that will use, compile, or run any Iron Product code with a debugger attached over a rolling 30-day window. 

      • This only applies to development, meaning staging, production servers, or end-user targets do not count. Using the debugger outside DEV is not expected or industry best practice, but will be identified as development usage.
      • An employee with two machines (e.g.: one at home and one at the office) will count as two developers
      • Contract developers and work-from-home developers are counted

      Locations

      Locations, counted by city, where your projects are being developed.

      • Two offices in the same city count as one location.
      • Unlimited locations available on Unlimited Monthly or Unlimited Enterprise, or adding Royalty-free Redistribution coverage to Team licenses

        Projects

        The total historical count of software development projects produced using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with a single license key

        • 1 Project = Each Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider, or other IDE project
        Each project corresponds to one instance in an IDE, such as Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider, or other equivalent tools.
        Example:
        MyApp.sln
        |
        + - PdfManager.csproj [Class Library] <== References and Licenses IronPDF
        |
        + - VisualController.csproj [
        ASP.NET Project] <== References PdfManager
        |
        + - DatabaseController.csproj [Class Library] <== Does not reference pdfManager.csproj
        PdfManager.csproj [Class Library]:
        • This is a project that directly references and licenses IronPDF.
        • Count: 1 project
        VisualController.csproj [ASP.NET Project]:
        • This project references PdfManager.csproj.
        • Count: 1 additional project (since it depends on PdfManager.csproj)
        The DatabaseController.csproj does not reference PdfManager.csproj, so it wouldn't be counted.
        Specifically:
        • Counted Projects:
        1. Each standalone application, library, or component directly referencing and licensing IRON SOFTWARE within an IDE project.
        2. Each project that depends on a referenced project (wrapper) using IRON SOFTWARE within the same IDE.
        • Not Counted:
          • Projects that do not reference or directly depend on IRON SOFTWARE within the IDE.
        Redistributable projects (SaaS, PaaS, OEM software) require additional Royalty-free Redistribution coverage.
        • 1 Project = Each website, domain, or subdomain
        • 1 Project = Each microservice (including Azure and Lambda functions)

        Royalty-Free Redistribution Option

        • OEM Coverage: This license permits the distribution of end-user software that includes our products. It is suitable if you're embedding our software in applications without exposing our functionalities via public APIs to other developers.
        • SDK Coverage: If your product features a public API that exposes our functionalities to other developers, you must use an SDK license. This is necessary if your existing end-user software under an OEM license evolves to include public APIs. Note that creating or adding to code libraries for resale using our products is strictly prohibited under the SDK License.
        • No Coverage Required: If Iron Software products are used internally within your organization without redistribution or public API exposure, no additional license is required.

        License Types

        Lite

        • Team or IronSuite license
        • Coverage for one legal organization - cannot be used by partner or subsidiary companies
        • 1 developer, at 1 location, working on 1 project
        • Not suitable for Redistribution What does this mean?

        Plus

        • Team or IronSuite license
        • Up to 3 developers total, in 3 locations, working no more than 3 projects
        • Coverage for one legal organization - cannot be used by partner or subsidiary companies
        • Redistribution is available (with Royalty-free Redistribution Add-On)
        • Royalty-free Redistribution also extends location coverage to unlimited locations.

        Professional

        • Team or IronSuite license
        • Varying coverage is available for 10 developers, locations, and projects
        • Coverage for one legal organization - cannot be used by partner or subsidiary companies
        • Royalty-free Redistribution is available (with Royalty-free Redistribution Add-On)
        • Royalty-free Redistribution also extends location coverage to unlimited locations

        Unlimited Monthly

        • IronSuite license includes Royalty-free Redistribution coverage
        • No contract Monthly renewal for 10,000 API calls
        • No developer number restrictions
        • No location number restrictions
        • No project number restrictions
        • Coverage for one legal organization - can be used by partner or subsidiary companies

        Unlimited Enterprise

        • IronSuite license includes Royalty-free Redistribution coverage
        • Recommended for governments and financial institutions
        • No developer number restrictions
        • No location number restrictions
        • No project number restrictions
        • Coverage for one legal organization - can be used by partner or subsidiary companies