ISV, OEM, VAR Licensing
ISVs, OEMs, and VARs may want to embed InterBase with their applications, requiring a "silent install" that bypasses the normal registration process. This is possible by setting up a VAR agreement. Please contact Embarcadero Sales for more information on ISV, OEM and VAR licensing.

Trial Licensing
An InterBase Server Trial License allows you to test-drive and develop with InterBase for 90 days using up to 8 CPUs and 20 simultaneous users.
Download a 90-day free trial of InterBase for Windows, Linux, Solaris or Mac OS X >

Developer Edition Licensing
InterBase Developer Edition allows software developers to freely develop InterBase applications before they deploy them. All the functionality of InterBase Server Edition is included with Developer Edition.
Download the free, non-expiring InterBase Developer Edition for Windows, Linux, Solaris or Mac OS X >

InterBase Licensing

You must purchase a Desktop license for each Desktop edition you plan to deploy.

You must purchase a To-Go license for each To-Go edition you plan to deploy.

An InterBase Server License activates the InterBase Server software and a license for 1 User connection or for the number of of users based on the volume license purchased.

All InterBase Edition license include support for up to 8 cores. To add support for more than 8 cores on a single machine, additional licenses are required.

To purchase additional simultaneous user licenses to an existing InterBase Server installation, additional Simultaneous User Licenses can be purchased in the same quantities listed above to allow additional users to connect.

Each Simultaneous User License consists of a license certificate with a serial number. Entering and registering the serial number using the InterBase License Manager will add additional simultaneous user connections to the InterBase Server.

Non-OEM customers can buy InterBase licenses online, buy InterBase licenses from an Embarcadero reseller partner, or contact sales.

Strong Encryption (AES) Licensing
By default, InterBase uses weak (DES) encryption when data encryption is desired. Strong Encryption (AES) can be added to InterBase so that strong encryption algorithms will be used when encryption is enabled. A Strong Encryption License must be obtained for each instance of InterBase where strong encryption is used. Strong Encryption can be added to the InterBase Desktop, To-Go and Server Editions. Strong Encryption is not available for InterBase Developer and Trial Editions. Note: The use of Strong Encryption is subject to United States export controls.

To obtain a Strong Encryption License for InterBase SMP, contact your local Embarcadero sales office.