# Licensing Use Cases

## Independent Software Vendor (ISV)

You will need:

* a Wisej.NET [Developer license ](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/developer-licenses)per development machine.
* a Wisej.NET [Server license](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses) for each server running Wisej.NET in your company and at customer sites.

For bundling and reselling Wisej.NET, please refer to the [Wisej.NET Technology Partner](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/technology-partner) program. Alternatively, your customers may obtain their Wisej.NET runtime licenses for on-premise setups directly from us.

If you are a startup or a small organization, the Wisej.NET Community Editions may work for you.

## Corporate IT Department

You will need:

* a Wisej.NET [Developer license ](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/developer-licenses)per development machine.
* a Wisej.NET [Server license](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses) for each server running Wisej.NET in your company.

The [Wisej.NET Server Advanced](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses#advanced) and [Data Center](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses#data-center) editions include several server instances in case you want to install Wisej.NET on testing, staging, or fail-over servers.

## Freelance Developer

You will need:

* a Wisej.NET [Developer license ](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/developer-licenses)per development machine.
* a Wisej.NET [Server license](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses) running Wisej, in case you develop and deploy your own applications.

The free [Wisej.NET Developer Community](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/developer-licenses#commercial-use) edition might work well for you as it includes limited commercial use scenarios. If you are working for larger clients, they might provide you with a higher level license of Wisej.NET. Please check the terms.

## On-Premise Installations

### Local Server

You will need a license for each server running Wisej.NET. If there are multiple servers within an organization, consider the [higher level commercial license](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses) options that include several activations of Wisej.NET.

### Hybrid/Desktop Application

[Wisej.NET Hybrid](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/hybrid-licenses) allows you to deploy a Wisej.NET application locally on mobile devices or desktops. 

## Data Center

In Data Center setups with containerized environments, such as Kubernetes, you will need a Wisej.NET Server Data Center edition. Check the details on our [Server Licenses](https://docs.wisej.com/license/license-model/server-licenses) page.