Adobe CS6 Volume / Site Licenses Now Available for Multiple Users
Creative Suite 6 was released today – and is now available through Adobe’s Business Store, which was formerly called the Volume Licensing Store…
But this online store is not just for businesses or big volume – it’s for anyone who would like to run more than one copy of the CS6 software at one time, or has multiple concurrent users. The standard licensing for Adobe’s off-the-shelf retail products permits only a single user running on up to two installed computers – which is usually not enough for most members of a company, group, office, team, school, or enterprise. And it’s occasionally not enough for some homes!
Regardless, the benefits of going with an Adobe CS6 volume license even for a simple or small purchase are numerous and clear:
- A single serial number for all installations, open and switchable.
- The license management and maintenance is easier and flexible.
- The number of seats you buy is how many users can run the product.
- Adding new users or additional computers (as needed) is simple and fast.
- You can install on both the Windows and Mac platforms simultaneously.
- You can access and run older versions if you need to, like Creative Suite 5.
- There is no paperwork and no signature “contracts” to sign.
- You can buy online with a credit card with no minimum order size.
- PayPal and purchase orders are also accepted, if you prefer.
- You can get just a single copy (one user license) if you like, not volume.
- Instantly download the software online for free (or get media by mail).
- All CS6 suites & products (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, etc) qualify.
- Easy web-based license management tool for all seats in your organization.
- Just like elsewhere, each user’s license can install on up to two computers.
- Convert a standard Adobe trial to volume-licensed just by entering the key.
- In some cases, set up a flexible or floating license scheme across a network.
- Gain access to the Adobe licensing community and associated resources.
- Volume licenses are transferrable or resellable to other users, if necessary.
- Can get credit for past qualifying purchases of retail or off-the-shelf versions.
- No sign-up or membership or subscription costs, no hidden or extra fees.
- Despite the name, the online store is not just for businesses or large purchases.
- Called TLP (Transactional Licensing Program), it gives options not found elsewhere.
- Offered for all: individual, commercial, academic, or government customers.
- Now open for education too: schools, colleges, universities, students & teachers.
- Available direct from Adobe all over the world – with no reseller needed.
Questions about how it works? Please see our previous in-depth article on Creative Suite volume licensing for all the answers and details on the program.
Or go right to the Adobe Business Store to see all the CS6 products plus more information, including an Instant Quote for the applications you’re interested in, no matter how many seats for your group or site.
Not in the U.S.? No worries… Adobe now has online volume licensing stores all over the world – in North America, Europe/UK, Asia, and Africa… Just visit the Adobe Store Selector and choose your country, and then “Business Store.” That’s it – buy and download (or ship) your volume-licensed product in your local currency with your local address.
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Hi,
I am a little bit confused.
We have installed Adobe CS on a computer and we connect to that computer remotely to use it.
Although we are more that one person (7 to be precise) we never use it at the same time, so the number of running Adobe CS program on this computer is less than or equal to one.
I wanted to know if I need to buy 6 more licenses?
Thanks
Hey there Amir, Adobe says you would need to buy one copy/license for each user if they wanted to use it on their own system – but if you install one copy of the software on just a single computer used by different people (as in your situation), then one copy/license will be enough.
In other words, it’s OK for multiple users to share a single installation on a separate system. However it is not possible to install Creative Suite on multiple computers with multiple users – in that case the customer would need to buy more than one license or seat with Adobe Volume Licensing, as described above.
Dear Team,
Required Adobe Photoshop CS6 with multi-users license for 20 PC’s.
Details Required
a) Cost?
b) IF single user licence cost / multi user cost, please send the details.
Thanks & Regards
Arunkumar
Hi Arunkumar, thanks for your comment. For an Instant Quote just check out this price calculator for whatever you want…
Also don’t miss our main article on Adobe volume licensing, which has a lot more details and should answer any other questions you may have.
We are thinking of upgrading to CS6 – can we buy a bulk of 5 licenses or do you have to buy 5 individual licenses? Also if we get Creative Cloud for a Group for $69 per month how many licenses does that include? Thanks
Greetings Rory, Adobe no longer offers bulk or volume discounts for purchases of smaller numbers of licenses – in fact now even the program described above (TLP direct) has recently been phased out in favor of Creative Cloud for Teams… The only case where you could still get any sort of discount for multiple copies would involve signing a multi-year contract and buying many thousands of dollars of software.
So really, Adobe’s solution now for cases like yours is Creative Cloud for Teams, where yes you can get a discount if you upgrade from almost any CS version (CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, or CS6). In the US this discount is $20 per seat each month – so it works out to $49 per month for commercial customers, and $29 per month for education customers. In other geographies the discounts are for comparable amounts. Find out more here:
Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams Now Available for Volume Licensing
Hope this helps! If you have further questions, feel free to post back.
Hi, I’m considering purchasing CS6 from a vendor who has a volume license. Is there any negative to purchasing in this manner, rather than purchasing my own individual license?
Yes Angel, there is a huge negative because that is an old and common scam actually… Don’t get ripped off!