Cost-Effective Deployment

The ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit can be used to build an unlimited number of different applications for a wide range of users. Custom applications built with the ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit can be distributed to anyone with the ArcGIS Engine Runtime.

ArcGIS Engine Runtime is licensed per computer. This allows multiple ArcGIS applications to run on the same computer, incurring the cost of only a single run-time license. In addition, if a computer is already licensed for one of the ArcGIS Desktop products, the user may not need to purchase a separate ArcGIS Engine Runtime license.