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Value Incentive Plan (VIP)	Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA)	Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP)	Transactional Licensing Program (TLP)
Subscription	Term	Perpetual	Perpetual
Subscription licensing with term-length and loyalty options	Term licensing under a 3-year customized agreement	Perpetual licensing through a 2-year agreement	Perpetual licensing for one-time purchases of desktop products — with no contracts
Available products: Creative Cloud for teams, Creative Cloud for enterprise, and Adobe Acrobat DC See all products ›	Available products: Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise, Adobe Document Cloud and other desktop products See all products ›	Available products: Acrobat 2020 and other desktop products See all products ›	Available products: Acrobat 2020 and other desktop products See all products ›
Length of term: 1–3 years	Length of term: 3 years	Length of term: 2 years	Length of term: None
Volume discount: Available through VIP Select	Volume discount: Customized based on negotiated agreement	Volume discount: Available cumulatively — can extend discounts to affiliates and subsidiaries	Volume discount: None, though time savings achieved through license management
License management: Online tool to easily manage licenses, users, and deployment	License management: Online tool to easily manage licenses, users, and deployment	License management: Deploy and manage through the Adobe Licensing Website (LWS)	License management: Deploy and manage through the LWS
VIP Program Guide	ETLA Overview (PDF)	CLP Program Guide (PDF)	TLP Overview (PDF)