Licensing and Upgrade
Who qualifies
Commercial Licenses are available to legal entities, including companies and organizations (both for-profit and non-profit), requiring the software for general commercial use. Commercial Licenses that are registered in a legal entity name allow for use of the software on any computer, operating system, and by any developer within a legal entity, provided that the total number of concurrent users never exceeds the number of purchased licenses.
License Terms
Per concurrent user model
A number of purchased licenses enables a legal entity to use the software by the corresponding number of developers at a time.
Cross-platform compatibility
A single license allows for use of the software on different operating systems, provided that it's not concurrent use.
Perpetual ownership
A license is perpetual to the purchased version of the software. Upgrades are optional and provided pursuant to the IntelliJ IDEA maintenance terms. Each subsequent upgrade automatically terminates rights for use of the previous versions.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed legal entity with no right to transfer the software to third parties.
For complete details, please check our standard IntelliJ IDEA License Agreement.
Maintenance Options
General Maintenace and Support Policy
Commercial Licenses qualify you for the following maintenance and support services:
- Unlimited access to technical support via e-mail
- Free upgrades to generally available bug fix and minor releases
- 40% off the full license price when upgrading to future major releases
Upgrade Subscription Plan
The Optional IntelliJ IDEA Upgrade Subscription plan allows existing IntelliJ IDEA customers to prepay for upgrades to the next 2 major releases of IntelliJ IDEA at an additional 25% off the standard upgrade price. Please note that the Upgrade Subscription plan does not include an upgrade to the current version 7.0 of IntelliJ IDEA, and it will only entitle you to upgrade to versions 8.0 and 9.0.
Annual Maintenance
If your company would like to custom-design an annual maintenance subscription, we will be happy to tailor a proposal for your needs. Please contact us for details.
Discounts
Volume and competitive upgrade discounts are available.
Volume discounts
Bulk purchases for 5 or more licenses qualify for volume discounts. Our volume discounts are based per-transaction and do not grow based on previous purchases. To obtain a volume discount, please contact us for a price quotation. Customers who purchase (or already own) over 20 user licenses of IntelliJ IDEA can also benefit from our license server, which easily enables license administration across a single network.
Competitive discounts
Owners of other commercial, competitive, Java IDEs can receive a 25% discount off the standard IntelliJ IDEA Commercial License price. If you are interested in obtaining a competitive discount, please contact us with a proof of ownership of your competitive product.
License Server
The JetBrains License Server is designed to support a floating license model and to help corporate users perform license administration across a single network.
Major Features and Benefits:
- Stores multiple license keys on a single (server) machine.
- Provides clients with access to the software on an "as needed" basis. Access to a specific product is restricted to the number of product license keys stored by the license server
- Enables monitoring of the software usage by providing user info, product info and usage time via log files
- Eliminates license administration issues such as identifying license location, distributing licenses between multiple machines, and transferring licenses between users
- Cross-platform compatible
- Easy to set up and use
System Requirements:
- Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)/Java SE Development Kit (JDK) v.5 or later, and one of the following
operating systems:
- Windows® (2000, NT 4.0 or higher, XP), or
- Linux/UNIX-based OS, or
- Macintosh OSX™
- Apache Tomcat 6.0
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 for accessing the License Server control panel
Supported Products:
- IntelliJ IDEA v. 7.0 or higher (Commercial Licenses).
- ReSharper v. 3.1 or higher (Commercial Licenses for all editions)
- dotTrace v. 3.1 or higher (Floating Licenses only)
You can have earlier versions of the above products or use other license types on your network, but you cannot manage them using License Server
The License Server is available to customers of IntelliJ IDEA and/or ReSharper who own or purchase 20+ Commercial Licenses. Also, the License Server is provided as part of dotTrace Floating License purchases.
If you are interested in obtaining the a License Server, please contact us.
Who qualifies
If you plan to purchase yourself a license, and you are the only person planning to use that license, then the Personal License is for you. Personal licenses are non-transferable.
License Terms
Named User License Model
A Personal License is a named-user license which restricts the use of the software to the person who purchased that license. The license allows for installation of the software on different computers (at work and/or at home), provided that multiple instances of the software will not be used at the same time.
Cross-platform compatibility
A Personal License allows for use of the software on different operating systems, provided that they are not used at the same time.
Perpetual ownership
A Personal License can be used indefinitely, for the purchased version of the software. Upgrades are optional and provided pursuant to the IntelliJ IDEA maintenance terms. Each subsequent upgrade automatically terminates the rights for use of the previous versions.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed individual with no right to transfer the software to a company or other individuals.
For complete details, please check our standard IntelliJ IDEA License Agreement.
Maintenance
Personal Licenses qualify for the following maintenance and support services:
- Unlimited access to technical support via e-mail
- Free upgrades to generally available bug fix- and minor releases
- 40% off the full license price when upgrading to future major releases
Who qualifies
Academic Licenses are available to accredited educational institutions, including vocational/trade schools, colleges, universities and institutions, and to individual students and teaching staff. Academic Licenses allow for use of fully-functional version of the software for non-commercial purposes only, including education and research.
License Terms
Per concurrent user model
A number of purchased licenses enables an educational institution to use the software by the corresponding number of users at a time. A license registered to an individual student/ teacher restricts use of the software to that person, however allows for installation of the software on different computers (at work and/or at home) provided that multiple instances of the software will not be used at a time.
Cross-platform compatibility
A license allows for use of the software on different operating systems, provided that it's not concurrent use.
Perpetual ownership
A license is perpetual to the purchased version of the software. Upgrades are optional and provided pursuant to the IntelliJ IDEA maintenance terms. Each subsequent upgrade automatically terminates rights for use of the previous versions.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed user with no right to transfer the software third parties.
For complete details, please check our standard IntelliJ IDEA License Agreement.
Maintenance
Academic Licenses qualify for the following maintenance and support services:
- Unlimited access to technical support via e-mail
- Free upgrades to generally available bug fix- and minor releases
- 40% off the full license price when upgrading to future major releases
Who qualifies
Classroom Licenses allow for use of the fully-functional version of the software for educational and teaching uses in classrooms, by professors, trainers, and students.
License Terms
Site license model
The software can be installed on any number of computers and used by any number of concurrent users in classes. Additionally, students can use the software for homework.
1-year Terms
A license is provided for a period of 1 year and allows for free upgrades to all new releases of the software within 1 year. License renewal is available on request.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed user with no right to transfer the software to third parties.
For complete details, please check the IntelliJ IDEA Classroom License Agreement.Who qualifies
Open Source Licenses are available free to non-commercial open source software development projects that meet the Open Source definition, have a dedicated website, and an active community.
Apache developers: Since ASF developers are often involved in several projects concurrently, JetBrains will provide them with personal licenses for individual developers, rather than on a per-project basis as we normally do for other Open Source projects.
OS License Terms
Site license model
The software can be installed on any number of computers and used by any number of concurrent open source project members.
1-year Terms
A license is provided for a period of 1 year and allows for free upgrades to all new releases of the software within 1 year. License renewal is available on request.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed user with no right to transfer the software to third parties.
For complete details, please check the IntelliJ IDEA License Agreement for Open Source Projects
Apache OS Personal License Terms (concerns Apache developers)
Named User License Model
A Personal Apache OS License is a named-user license which restricts the use of the software to the person to whom the license is issued. The license allows for installation of the software on different computers (at work and/or at home), provided that multiple instances of the software will not be used at the same time.
1-year Terms
A license is provided for a period of 1 year and allows for free upgrades to all new releases of the software within 1 year. License renewal is available on request.
Non-transferable restriction
Use of the software is restricted to a licensed individual with no right to transfer the software to a company or other individuals.
How to apply
To apply for this free license:
- Please make sure that you meet the following criteria:
- You are the project lead or a committer
- You have been working on your open source project for a minimum of 3 months
- Your community is active. This means that you have recent activity in your newsgroups or forums
- You have an updated News section on your site
- You release updated builds on a regular basis
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For non-Apache developers: Provide us with details about you and your project at this online form. We will review your application and e-mail you with further
instructions.
For Apache developers: Please provide your details at this online form. We will review your application and e-mail you with further instructions.