Join the Bentley Developer Network as a commercial member 

Benefits | Requirements | How to Join | Fees

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Benefits

• Not-for-resale, development-only licenses for Bentley products and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on which you intend to develop.
• Licenses to use Bentley software products for sales and marketing purposes by commercial member employees only and only on computers owned by Developer (specifically excludes end-user training).
• Current APIs and Software Developer Kits (SDKs), some available upon request.
• Comprehensive technical support from our Developer Support team via phone, fax, or E-mail.
• Critical technical documentation, notes and reference material on the Web.
• Relevant news and information delivered to you in a bi-monthly E-mail newsletter, BDNzine.
• Regularly scheduled BDNonline developer sessions hosted by Bentley programmers and software executives.
• The annual Bentley Developer Conference, where you will gain in-depth, hands-on experience, sharpen your skills and enhance your product development knowledge.

Acceptance into the Bentley Developer Network is at the sole discretion of Bentley Systems, Incorporated and may require additional terms and conditions.

Requirements:

1. Apply for admission and be accepted into the Bentley Partner Program and Bentley Developer Network.
2. Agree to support Bentley applications and use reasonable best efforts to exploit the functionality of the latest product release within three (3) months of release.
3. Agree to utilize MicroStation, discipline-specific applications, and/or collaboration servers for building commercial applications.

How to Join:

1. Complete the online Bentley Partner Program application.
2. Obtain the Bentley Partner Program master agreement (PDF file). IMPORTANT: Sign and then mail the master agreement to:
   
   Bentley Partner Program
   Bentley Systems, Incorporated
   685 Stockton Drive
   Exton, PA 19341-0678
   USA

You will be contacted with additional information after your application and agreement have been received and approved.

For more information about the Bentley Developer Network, contact bdn@bentley.com.

Fees*

• $5,000(USD) annually for the first development site
• $2,500(USD) annually each additional site

* Fees subject to change and valid in North America / Canada. For local fees, please check with your local Bentley office.