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NI makes test, measurement and automation hardware and software, including LabVIEW, TestStand and Multisim. Its software is sold as perpetual or subscription licences, as development, deployment or debug licences, and as named-user, computer-based or concurrent seats.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Perpetual licence
  • Subscription
  • Named user
  • Node-locked
  • Concurrent user
  • Floating / network
  • Enterprise agreement

  1. NI software is licensed in development, deployment and debug categories; a deployment licence is needed for each target computer running an application built with the product.[1]

  2. Non-concurrent licences are named-user or computer-based (node-locked); their use is limited to the Americas, Europe or Asia and cannot cross continents.[2]

  3. Concurrent licences allow installation on unlimited computers at certain sites up to the number of seats in use at once, and are sold only through a Volume License Agreement or Enterprise Agreement.[3]

  4. A perpetual licence keeps working for the purchased version; software service is included in the first year and is renewable annually after that.[4]

  5. Subscription licences must be renewed for the software to keep working.[5]

  6. Development licences and computer-based licences include a home exception for installation on one home machine.[6]

Products

References

  1. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  6. Understanding NI Software Policies - NI · ni.com · effective 2024-11-18 · retrieved 2026-09-27
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