Enterprise (In-house) vs Ad-Hoc Signing

Applivery supports both Enterprise (in-house) and Ad-Hoc signed iOS apps.

Sometimes it is difficult to understand which are the differences, requirements and limitations between both signing methods so below we are providing a comparison table that will help you get a bit more familiar with them.

Profile type Limitations Expiration Apple Cost / year
Ad-hoc – App distribution to a restricted set of specific devices.
– Requires creation of a provisioning profile containing the UDIDs.
– Users: 100 devices
Certificate: 3 years
Apps: 1 year
99 USD / year
(Read more)
Enterprise (In-house) – Users: Unlimited, as long as they are employees or collaborators of the organization Certificate: 3 years
Apps: 1 year
299 USD / year
Application needed
(Read more)

As you can see, in most cases Ad-hoc can serve all your needs, knowing that you will have to collect end-users devices UDIDs and add them to your provisioning profile before signing the App. If you are looking for a more wide and massive distribution within an organization, most probably you will have to go for the Enterprise (In-House) certificate.

We highly encourage you to read more about it at Apple’s website.

Updated on October 11, 2024
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