KB3008 - About PowerShell Pro Tools Licensing

KB3008 - About PowerShell Pro Tools Licensing

Scope

Anyone who has purchased a license for PowerShell Pro Tools

Question

How many machines can I install PowerShell Pro Tools (PowerShell module, PowerShell Pro Tools for VS. Code or PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio?

Answer

PowerShell Pro Tools is licensed per user and not per machine. There are two types of licenses, Personal and Organization.

Organization license

It is permissible to use on as many different machines as the user wants, provided that only that one user (human) is ever using it. Note that the license file is stored in the user profile by default.

Personal license


It is permissible to use on as many different machines as you like, provided that only your user account is using the license. However, there are conditions:

  • If the work product that you are creating under your Personal license is for your organization (i.e. work or school) then this would not comport with your company's software policy and it would violate the Ironman Software policy Terms of Service.

  • If the work product that you are creating is for yourself, but you are using the hardware of your organization (i.e. work or school) then this would presumably be against your organizations policy but not Ironman Software.

Question

Which type of license is best for me or my organization? 

Answer

See the below flowchart that covers all licensee scenarios. If you are still not sure, please reach out to us for support.





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