Licensed to | Students currently enrolled in an academic institution; and to Faculty to Trial the products. | Companies, government organizations, commercial R&D (not for Academic Users) | Academic institutions and Student Teams in Competitions. | Anyone |
Permitted Usage | Self-learning; No commercial use | Commercial use including non-published research | Course instruction, Instruction in the Lab, project-based learning, thesis work, and published research; No commercial use | Learning and evaluation; No commercial use |
Architecture | Windows (MAC for AI Studio and Inspire Studio and Rendering products) | Windows; Linux; MAC (for AI Studio and Inspire Studio etc.) | Windows; Linux; MAC (for AI Studio and Inspire Studio etc.) | Windows |
Cost | Free! and only for installation on the student’s personal computer | Annual subscription for installation on company-owned computers | Discounted annual subscription for installation on university-owned computers | Free! |
Products Included | Listed here | All | All | Altair Inspire, Altair Compose, Altair Twin Activate, Altair Embed, Altair AI Studio Altair SLC |
License | 1-year Activation Key from Altair One Renewable | Standard Altair licensing options | Altair Units enable access to Altair's entire portfolio of software as an all-in-one bundle | Node-locked license for instant download and use |
Registration email to be used. | Official University or School email ID only | Official email ID of the organization | Official University or School email ID only | Any email ID |
Download and Access | Request your Student Edition software Request Now | Create an account in the Altair One Marketplace to Trial and contact salesSign Up You can also explore Trials Here and use the contact us option on that page. | Faculty or University IT Admin can Request Academic Edition software Here -Request Now | Click on the Product of choice for Instant download and activation - Altair Inspire, Altair Compose, Altair Twin Activate, Altair Embed, Altair AI Studio Altair SLC |
Support | Student users must only use the community for support. | Altair Customer Support. | Faculty and University IT Admin alone can use Altair Customer Support Student users must only use the community for support. | Personal Edition users must only use the community for support. |
Learning | Use Altair Learning with Altair one account. | Use Altair Learning with Altair one account. | Use Altair Learning with Altair one account. | |