InstallShield
The facts below are what the maker publishes about InstallShield, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From InstallShield's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| InstallShield Professional | $4,723 a year | MSI, EXE, APPX and MSIX installers · 64-bit installers · Visual Studio integration · Windows Installer patches · $4,723 Total, 3 Years (3 Year Subscription); Node-Locked |
| InstallShield Premier | $7,795 a year | Everything in InstallShield · multilingual installations · Suite installations · Azure and IIS Web Deploy · $7,795 Total, 3 Years (3 Year Subscription); Node-Locked |
| InstallShield Premier - Cloud License Server | Priced on request | Cloud environments including Azure DevOps, AWS and GCP · CLS hosted in Revenera data centers · 99 SAB licenses with each CLS license · Custom Pricing (3 Year Subscription); Concurrent License |
| InstallShield Premier - Local License Server | Priced on request | Local license server · Instances hosted in your data centers · 99 SAB licenses with each LLS license · Custom Pricing (3 Year Subscription); Concurrent License |
The facts
Each one read from InstallShield's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Revenera says InstallShield is for software developers and not for people trying to install a software program on their own computers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Build processes can be automated silently through the automation interface or Standalone command-line utility.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Business history
- Revenera's history page says InstallShield began in 1987 and the Revenera brand was established in 2020.checked 5 Oct 2026
- CI/CD
- Cloud License Server supports builds in Azure DevOps, AWS and GCP cloud environments.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Digital signing
- InstallShield can digitally sign installations and application files so users can verify they have not been altered since publication.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The Product and License Center provides InstallShield downloads, documentation, license files and activation IDs, and requires additional permissions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Packages
- It can build MSI, EXE, APPX and MSIX installers and convert MSI files into MSIX packages.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- InstallShield is a software tool for building Windows installers, including MSI and MSIX packages, with Microsoft Visual Studio integration.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The listed authoring system requirements include Windows, 1 GB RAM and 1 GB of free disk space.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- InstallShield supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication for SQL Server connections, providing MFA-based access.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Revenera directs InstallShield users to its Support Hub and community resources for assistance.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Target systems
- InstallShield-created installations can target Windows 7 through Windows 11 and Windows Server 2008 R2 through Server 2025, subject to SSE2 support.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Visual Studio
- InstallShield supports creating installations within Microsoft Visual Studio for MSI, MSIX and EXE installers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Web deployment
- InstallShield Premier can install web applications to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft IIS using Microsoft Web Deploy.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1987checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Itasca, Illinois, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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