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What is the difference between Ranorex Studio and Ranorex Runtime licenses?
Both let you run Ranorex tests, but they're scoped for different roles in a team.
| Ranorex Studio license | Ranorex Runtime license |
| Full IDE: record, write, edit, and debug tests. | Execution only - runs an already-built test suite. |
| Needed by test authors and automation engineers. | Needed on machines that only execute tests (CI agents, device labs). |
| Includes Ranorex Spy, Recorder, and the code editor. | No authoring tools included. |
| Typically more expensive per seat. | Typically cheaper, since it does less. |
A common setup is a handful of Studio licenses for the people writing and maintaining tests, plus several cheaper Runtime licenses on the build agents or lab machines that only need to execute what's already been written - buying a full Studio seat for every execution machine would pay for authoring capability that machine never actually uses.
A Ranorex Runtime license is intended for machines that:
A typical team setup uses:
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