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Bing Maps API Licensing Options

From small businesses to large organizations, there’s a Bing Maps license that will help you achieve your product goals.

Explore your options below for which licensed maps API serves your web mapping requirements, and get in touch with us today to get started on enterprise-level projects for your organization.

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Which Bing Maps License is best for you?

Both the Enterprise and Developer Bing Maps licenses have specific advantages designed to meet the needs of certain organizations. The chart below will guide you through the benefits of each license and how to determine which one is best for you.

If you need more help, feel free to reach out to us or consult our detailed FAQ; we might have just what you’re looking for!

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Windows Development App

Mobile App

Mobile Asset Management Tracking

Education or Non-Profit

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Developer License

This license is ideal for developers that work on a smaller scale, incurring less than the threshold limit for annual billable transactions. Bing Maps API pushes web mapping innovation across the board, and we’ve made the Basic license free so absolutely anyone can hop on and use our powerful API features to build innovative mapping experiences.

Get started today by visiting our Bing Maps Dev Center and logging into your Microsoft account to create a key.

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Enterprise License

The Enterprise license for Bing Maps API is for organizations that process a large amount of annual billable transactions. The Enterprise map license gives developers the power to scale their web and desktop apps with versatile solutions that utilize location data to enable businesses to do more.

An enterprise-level license is also the cost-effective choice in the long run for many organizations, as it allows them to fine-tune your operations using features like the Fleet Tracking solution.

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Review the chart below to learn more about Bing Maps licensing options, and reach out to the Bing Maps API support team with any questions.

What is your application type?	What is the anticipated usage for this application?	Type of license	Next steps
Website Open to the general public or over a private network	Less than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year	Applications using up to 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year qualify for limited website and mobile app terms within the Bing Maps API Terms of Use. Under these terms you may use up to 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year.	Create a Bing Maps account and Basic Bing Maps key to authenticate your application. Please review the Limited License Use terms. To get started, review developer resources here.
	More than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year	Applications using more than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year will need a Bing Maps Transaction subscription license for the number of billable transactions that will be used.	Fill out the Request for Quote form to have a Bing Maps representative assist you with your licensing options.
Windows Development App	Less than 50,000 cumulative billable transactions with any 24-hour period	Application using up to 50,000 billable transactions per 24-hour period qualify for Windows development app terms within the Bing Maps API Terms of Use. Under these terms you may use up to 50,000 cumulative billable transactions within any 24 hour period.	Create a Bing Maps account and Basic Bing Maps key to authenticate your application. Please review the Limited License Use terms To get started, review developer resources here
Windows Development App	More than 50,000 cumulative transitions with any 24-hour period	Applications using more than 50,000 transactions per 24-hour period will need Bing Maps Transaction subscription license for the number of billable transactions that will be used.	Fill out the Request for Quote form to have a Bing Maps representative assist you with your licensing options.
Mobile App	Less than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year	Applications using up to 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year qualify for limited website and mobile app terms within the Bing Maps API Terms of Use.	Create a Bing Maps account and Basic Bing Maps key to authenticate your application. Please review the Limited License Use terms
Mobile App	More than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year	Applications using more than 125,000 billable transactions per calendar year need Bing Maps Transaction subscription license for the number of billable transactions that will be used.	Fill out the Request for Quote form to have a Bing Maps representative assist you with your licensing options.
Mobile Asset Management Tracking	Refer to the Terms of Use for details on usage and limits for Business Applications with Mobile Asset Management tracking (See Section 2(v) under Volume Licensing).	Applications with mobile asset management are assets that are used in fleet management to track, store, query, display or perform calculations using an asset's GPS position. A business application with Mobile Asset Management usage will require a mobile asset management license.	Fill out the Request for Quote form to have a Bing Maps representative assist you with your licensing options.
Education or Non-Profit Use Website, Windows App, or Mobile App	Less than 50,000 cumulative billable transactions with any 24-hour period	Application using up to 50,000 billable transactions per 24-hour period qualifies for Education or non-profit use within the Bing Maps API Terms of Use. Under these terms you may use up to 50,000 cumulative billable transactions within any 24 hour period.	Create a Bing Maps account and Basic Bing Maps key to authenticate your application. Please review the Limited License Use terms To get started, review developer resources here.
	More than 50,000 cumulative transitions with any 24-hour period	Application using more than 50,000 transactions in a 24-hour period need Bing Maps Transaction subscription license for the number of billable transactions that will be used	Fill out the Request for Quote form to have a Bing Maps representative assist you with your licensing options.

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Support

The Bing Maps platform offers a robust support ecosystem both for Developer and Enterprise license holders. A detailed documentation section has guides for getting started with Bing Maps APIs, along with samples of optimal code that developers can benchmark with.

Bing Maps also goes beyond just using traditional guides to help developers. There’s also an interactive SDK that allows developers to experiment with and learn about data visualization and map overlays in an immersive manner.

Enterprise users will also have access to a dedicated support team to work through both basic and advanced problems.

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