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Buying Guide
Getting Started
Are you considering building or selling a solution that is powered by Adobe® InDesign® Server software? For customers new to {{indesign-server}}, Adobe recommends looking at the network of partners that have built products or offer training, consulting and development expertise. Here are resources available for in-house developers or partners.
Learn and Develop
Your first step is to evaluate {{indesign-server}} to see if it’s the right technology for your solution. Plug-ins and scripts can be prototyped on {{indesign}} software first. You should make sure you have the appropriate development skills, including a working knowledge of C++ and scripting and, ideally, some experience developing publishing tools or plug-ins for the desktop version of {{indesign}}. If you don’t have these skills, you may want to contact a partner for consultancy, training, or licensing of existing technology.
To aid your evaluation, you can also download and review the following resources.
{{indesign-server}} SDK
The {{indesign-server}} Software Development Kit (SDK) gives an overview of {{indesign-server}}. Review the Getting Started and Introduction sections which detail how to install and run {{indesign-server}} in a simple environment and briefly describes how to communicate with {{indesign-server}} through SOAP.
The InDesign Server Scripting Guide
Also part of the {{indesign-server}} SDK, the {{indesign-server}} Scripting Guide provides important background information on creating scripts for {{indesign-server}}. It offers simple examples of common scripting operations and discusses the conversion of {{indesign}} scripts for use with {{indesign-server}}.
On the SDK page, you can also find several free introductory webcasts on developing with {{indesign-server}}.
Because {{indesign-server}} shares the same codebase as {{indesign}}, many developers find it useful to start developing with the desktop version of the application. They use it to prototype their ideas before making the jump to {{indesign-server}}.
Technology Partners
Technology partners who want to develop their own solution should:
- Join the Exchange Developer Program
- Commercial product developers who develop products or solutions for clients can request a license through their membership in the Adobe Exchange Partner Program for Creative Cloud. In-house developers should purchase the Development license.
Partners who wish to resell {{indesign-server}} as an integrated component should work with their Adobe representative or an Adobe Distributor.
License
Adobe {{indesign-server}} can be licensed for use by systems integrators and third-party developers as well as in-house development teams.
Pricing of the {{indesign-server}} engine varies according to the nature of the solution, its usage, and how it is deployed. When you talk to your Adobe representative or solutions partner, be prepared with answers to the following questions:
- Is the solution for internal use only, accessible only by employees of the Licensee?
If so, Limited license is appropriate - Is the solution available to external employees? Are you a partner planning to offer a hosted service or an organization planning to offer a web-based solution that you want to make available to people outside your own network?
If so, Premium license is recommended - Do you need a server for Development, Testing and Staging?
If so, the Development license is recommended.
For more details, including pricing, see the Licensing Information section below.
Licensing {{indesign-server}}
{{indesign-server}} is sold as an annual term license and includes all updates during the term and installation support. Licensing is per server and there is no limit to the number of users, but different models are required for internal and external audiences. License types are described below.
$13,500 per year
€13,500 per year
¥1,353,000 per year
$5,000 per year
€5,000 per year
¥491,700 per year
$2,100 per year
€2,100 per year
¥254,100 per year