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Asset Store licenses: Extension Assets, Single and Multi Entity assets

Andres Felipe Pinilla Gonzalez
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This article explains the three main Unity Asset Store license types: Extension Assets, Single Entity, and Multi-Entity. It helps customers choose the right license for their needs, clarifying that Extension Assets require one seat per user, while Single Entity licenses cover one company or business. Multi-Entity licenses allow sharing assets across related companies or contractors. Use this guide to understand which license to select when purchasing, ensuring compliance and proper asset sharing within your organization or across entities.

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As indicated in the Asset Store EULA terms, assets can have three different license types. Using the links below, jump to the section on the license type you want to know more about:
 
Note: This article is intended to provide general guidance for Asset Store licenses, and does not replace or supplement the Asset Store EULA
 
 
 

Extension Assets

Any asset found under the Tools category falls under a license type collectively known as Extension Assets.
 
If you are buying an Extension Asset, you are required to purchase one seat per user who has access to the raw asset files.
 
When purchasing an Extension Asset, you can increase the quantity on the asset product page or via the shopping cart. This number represents the number of seats/ copies. The asset’s cost is per seat:
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If you already own the Extension Asset but need to purchase more seats, you can do so via your Unity ID or directly via the Asset Store. See the article, 'How do I purchase additional Asset seats for my Organization?', for more details.
 
 

Single Entity & Multi Entity assets

 
Providing the asset you're purchasing does not fall into the Extension Asset license type, you are given two purchase options depending on which license you need:
  • Single Entity - If an asset is not categorized as Editor Extension, Scripting, or Services and the END-USER purchaser of the license is a company or other business, then it can be shared with any employee within that company or business. This option is typically for a single user or single company.
     
  • Multi Entity - This covers parent, child, and sister companies, as well as contractors on a project. Multiple people across different branches of a company can use and access the raw asset files.

Example: Jessi works for Unity as a digital artist and wants to use a 3D model she's found on the Unity Asset Store in her project. Since Jessi is working on this project with her direct team which consists of 10 people, all working at Unity, she only needs to purchase a Single Entity license type.

Later, Jessi receives a message from Carlos, a software engineer at SpeedTree (a Unity-owned company but a separate entity), asking for a seat to use the asset she purchased. In order to share the asset with Carlos, Jessi needs to purchase a Multi-Entity license instead. 

 

 

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