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An introduction to licensing apps through your portal

Apps can be purchased for your ArcGIS Enterprise organization as part of user types or separately as add-on apps. These apps will be included in your portal license file.

The following sections describe how the apps that can be used with your ArcGIS Enterprise portal are licensed.

ArcGIS AllSource

ArcGIS AllSource requires an add-on license and additional installation. Each portal member needs a license to use AllSource. Follow the instructions in Configure ArcGIS AllSource licensing to view license details and manage member licenses.

ArcGIS AppStudio

ArcGIS AppStudio is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. ArcGIS AppStudio Developer Edition is available as an add-on license. Members with included or add-on licenses can download the software from appstudio.arcgis.com.

Follow the instructions in Manage licenses to view license details and manage member licenses.

ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App

To use ArcGIS Business Analyst with ArcGIS Enterprise, see the installation overview for requirements and instructions. ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App Standard is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types and requires the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Service. ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App Advanced requires an add-on license. Follow the instructions in Manage licenses to view license details and manage member licenses.

ArcGIS CityEngine

ArcGIS CityEngine is included in the Professional and Professional Plus user types.

ArcGIS Dashboards

ArcGIS Dashboards is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Enterprise Sites

ArcGIS Enterprise Sites is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Excalibur

ArcGIS Excalibur is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Experience Builder

ArcGIS Experience Builder is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Field Maps

ArcGIS Field Maps is included with the field apps in some of the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker. ArcGIS Field Maps Designer is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types. See the ArcGIS Field Maps page for details.

ArcGIS Flight

ArcGIS Flight is included in the Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker user types.

ArcGIS for Microsoft

ArcGIS for Microsoft includes ArcGIS for Excel, ArcGIS for SharePoint, ArcGIS for Power BI, and ArcGIS Connectors for Power Automate. See Accounts for information on the available user types, roles, and privileges.

ArcGIS Instant Apps

ArcGIS Instant Apps is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Knowledge Studio

ArcGIS Knowledge Studio is included in your ArcGIS Knowledge Server license.

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is included in the Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, and Viewer user types and is downloaded and installed separately. See the ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud help for details.

ArcGIS Mission Manager

ArcGIS Mission Manager is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types and is included in the portal. ArcGIS Mission requires ArcGIS Mission Server, which is downloaded and installed separately.

ArcGIS Navigator

ArcGIS Navigator is included with the field apps in some of the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker. See the ArcGIS Navigator page for details on how to install the mobile app.

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Pro Basic, ArcGIS Pro Standard, and ArcGIS Pro Advanced are included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types, respectively. You can assign a member a user type that includes the required ArcGIS Pro license level and enable access to optional extensions that provide specialized tools as well. For a member to use an extension, the member needs both a level and a license for the specific extension product.

When the member to whom you have assigned a license starts ArcGIS Pro and signs in, the application runs with the license level included in their user type and any extensions you specified. You can reassign user types as often as necessary, and the resulting changes take effect after the member relaunches ArcGIS Pro. If you revoke a member's license by changing their user type while they are working in ArcGIS Pro, the app displays notifications that the software is not authorized and starts the process of closing automatically. After a grace period ends, the member is prompted to save any work and can no longer use ArcGIS Pro.

In ArcGIS Pro, a member can check out a license to authorize ArcGIS Pro for use in a disconnected environment. When a license is checked out, you cannot make any changes or revoke the license. If you select multiple members and at least one member is running ArcGIS Pro in disconnected mode, you cannot configure licenses for any of the selected members.

For organizations that require more control over the offline usage of ArcGIS Pro, an administrator or a member with licensing privileges can prevent all ArcGIS Pro licenses in the organization from being taken offline or specify the maximum duration for which members can take their license offline.

If the device using the checked out license is lost or destroyed, the member will be unable to check out a new license or use ArcGIS Pro in a connected environment. In this case, you'll need to release the checked out license using the ArcGIS Portal Directory. This frees the outstanding license and allows the member to check out a new license or use ArcGIS Pro in a connected environment.

In a connected environment, you can remotely terminate an ArcGIS Pro session. For example, a member is signed in and has ArcGIS Pro actively running on three machines simultaneously (the maximum allowed) but has left the office and now needs to use ArcGIS Pro in the field. Terminating a session allows the member to sign in and start ArcGIS Pro. In addition, if ArcGIS Pro closed in an unexpected manner, you can terminate the session to quickly free the license.

See Configure ArcGIS Pro licenses for instructions to set up licensing through Portal for ArcGIS.

Once ArcGIS Pro licensing is configured, follow the instructions in Manage licenses to view license details and manage member licenses.

ArcGIS QuickCapture

ArcGIS QuickCapture is included with the field apps in some of the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker. ArcGIS QuickCapture Web Designer is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types. See the ArcGIS QuickCapture page for details on how to install the mobile app.

ArcGIS Solutions

ArcGIS Solutions is a collection of focused maps and apps that help address challenges in your organization. They leverage your authoritative data and are designed to improve operations, gain new insight, and enhance services in government, utility, defense, public safety, and commercial business.

ArcGIS StoryMaps

ArcGIS StoryMaps is included with the essential apps in the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, Contributor, Mobile Worker, and Viewer. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Survey123

ArcGIS Survey123 is included with the field apps in some of the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker. Go to https://survey123.esri.com/ to create forms and publish to ArcGIS Enterprise. See the ArcGIS Survey123 page for details on how to install the mobile and web apps.

ArcGIS Urban

ArcGIS Urban is included in the Professional Plus user type and requires an additional installation.

ArcGIS Web Editor

ArcGIS Web Editor is included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types. The app is included in the portal and no additional installation is necessary.

ArcGIS Workflow Manager

ArcGIS Workflow Manager requires an additional installation and a designated Workflow Manager Server.

ArcGIS Workforce

ArcGIS Workforce is included with the field apps in some of the core Esri user types, such as Professional, Professional Plus, Creator, and Mobile Worker. See the ArcGIS Workforce page for details on how to install the mobile app. Follow the instructions in Manage licenses to view license details and manage member licenses in the portal.

Deep Learning Studio

Deep Learning Studio is included in your ArcGIS Image Server license.

Ortho Maker

Ortho Maker is included in your ArcGIS Image Server license.