Autodesk License Types
License Types
- Subscription with Single-User Access (a stand-alone license): Allows one or more users to access Autodesk products. Each user must have a stand-alone license, which can't be shared with another user. When you purchase additional seats for the subscription, you are purchasing additional stand-alone licenses. A user with a stand-alone license can download and install the software assigned to them on up to three devices, but can use only one of them at a time.
- Subscription with Multi-User Access (a network license): Allows multiple users (up to the number of seats purchased) to access Autodesk products. Administrators can install a product on an unlimited number of devices, but the total number of people accessing the product at one time is limited to the number of purchased seats.
License Usage Types
All license types are available as stand-alone and network except for the Student Portfolio license, which is available as stand-alone only.
Commercial
A license for a product that was purchased commercially.
Not for Resale
A license for a product that is not sold commercially.
Educational
A license designed specifically for students and educators or
educational institutions.
License Behaviors
Trial
A trial license lets you run a product or suite in trial mode for a
specified time period (usually 30 days). The trial period starts
the first time you launch the product, or one of the products in a
suite. You can activate and register the license at any time,
before or after the trial period expires.
Perpetual
This license allows permanent, unlimited use of an Autodesk
product.
Term Extendable
This license grants access to an Autodesk product for a limited
time. The term can be extended at any time.
Term Non-Extendable
This license
grants access to an Autodesk product for a limited time,
which cannot be extended.
Perpetual License Changes
As of January 31, 2016, Autodesk stopped selling new perpetual licenses for most individual Autodesk software products. The last day to purchase perpetual licenses for Autodesk Design & Creation Suites & additional individual desktop software products was July 31, 2016. See these resources for more information: