Editions

AdminStudio 2025 is available in Professional and Enterprise Editions. The following table lists the tools and features available in each of AdminStudio’s editions.

Edition	Feature Type	Tools	Functionality
PROFESSIONAL	General	Application Manager / Home Tab	Manage applications in an Application Manager database. Manage a package’s ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 or ConfigMgr 2002) and Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite deployment data. View an application’s ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 or ConfigMgr 2002) deployment status. Perform advanced ISO tag file creation, editing, and storage. Package Automation with Package Feed Module—You can use the Package Feed Module option of the Import Wizard to subscribe to up to 10 applications for bulk execution.
		Application Manager / Analyze Tab	Perform tests in the following categories: Windows Installer Internal Consistency Evaluators Windows Installer Best Practices Application Conflicts Test and fix one package at a time
		Distribution Wizard	Publish applications to ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 or ConfigMgr 2002) and Symantec Altiris Management Server.
		OS Snapshot Wizard	Capture basic operating system configuration in an OS Snapshot, which can be imported into the Application Manager to check for potential OS conflicts
		QualityMonitor	Perform Windows Installer testing, including testing in a locked down environment
PROFESSIONAL (Continued)	General (Continued)	Automated Application Converter (Single Application Version) Conversion Wizard (Single Application Version)	Automatically repackage a legacy package (.exe) into a Windows Installer package (.msi) Repackage one package at a time
		Test on Virtual Machine Wizard	Automatically launch a specified virtual machine and install a selected Windows Installer (.msi), App-V package (.appv), or installation executable (.exe) package for testing.
		Repackager	Repackage applications into Windows Installer format Perform basic ISO tagging, including creation of tag files
		Packager Distribution Wizard	Prepare packages for distribution
		InstallShield 2025 R1 (Professional Edition)	Customize Windows Installer packages by either directly editing them or by creating transforms
		Tuner	Customize Windows Installer packages by creating transforms
		Application Isolation Wizard	Resolve component versioning conflicts
	Application Virtualization	Enhancements to Application Manager / Home Tab	Import virtual packages into Application Manager View virtual package data in Application Manager Manage ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 or ConfigMgr 2002) deployment data for App-V 4.x and 5.1 packages Manage Citrix XenApp Server deployment data for Citrix XenApp profiles and App-V 4.x packages Manage Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite deployment data for Symantec Workspace and VMware ThinApp packages Manage App-V Server deployment data for App-V 4.x and 5.1 packages
PROFESSIONAL (Continued)	Application Virtualization (Continued)	Enhancements to Application Manager / Analyze Tab	Test packages for compatibility to be virtualized to App-V, ThinApp, and XenApp formats Test App-V packages for best practices Test App-V packages for conflicts with other packages
		Enhancements to Distribution Wizard	Publish applications containing App-V 4.x and 5.1 packages to Microsoft App-V Server Publish applications containing App-V packages to ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 or ConfigMgr 2002) and Citrix XenApp Server Publish applications containing Citrix XenApp profiles and App-V 4.x packages to Citrix XenApp Server Publish applications containing Symantec Workspace and VMware ThinApp packages to Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite Server
		Automated Application Converter (Single Application Version) Conversion Wizard (Single Application Version)	Convert a package to a virtual application in the following formats: Microsoft App-V (4.x and 5.1) Citrix XenApp VMware ThinApp (4.x and 5.x) Convert one package at a time
		Virtual Package Editor	Edit App-V packages
		MSIX Editor	Edit MSIX packages
		Microsoft App-V Assistant ThinApp Assistant Citrix Assistant	Create a customized virtual package from an InstallShield project
PROFESSIONAL (Continued)	Application Compatibility Testing	Enhancements to Application Manager / Analyze Tab	Test packages for compatibility with the following operating systems: Windows 10 1809 (and 2019 LTSC) (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows 10 21H2 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows 10 22H2 (32 bit and 64 bit) Windows 11 22H2 (64 bit) Windows 11 23H2 (64 bit) Windows 11 24H2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 On the Operating System Compatibility tab of the Analyze Deployment Type View , you can see detailed data for only the last package tested; for all other packages in the Application Manager, this tab is blank (even if the package has been previously tested) Ability to display Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) database test results on ACT Summary tab of the Analyze Deployment Type View
	Mobile App and macOS Support	Enhancements to Application Manager / Home Tab	Import of the following macOS desktop applications into the Application Manager: Apple installer package (.pkg file) Apple disk image (.dmg file) Mac App Store app (public store link) Import of the following mobile app formats into the Application Manager: Apple iOS mobile apps (local and public store link) Google Android mobile apps (local and public store link) Microsoft Windows Store mobile apps (local and public store link)
PROFESSIONAL (Continued)	Mobile App and macOS Support (Continued)	Enhancements to Application Manager / Home Tab (Continued)	Ability to import iOS Enterprise Policy Configuration files, view their settings, and determine the policy compatibility of iOS mobile apps. Ability to view iOS and Android mobile app reporting on feature use, device compatibility, and OS compatibility. Ability to customize Apple Installer Package PKG installer settings. Ability to view deployment data for Windows Store mobile apps, including detection methods and framework customizations. Ability to manage AirWatch Server deployment data for both Apple iOS and Google Android mobile apps (local and public store link). Ability to view and modify Casper deployment settings for macOS desktop applications.
		Enhancements to Application Manager / Analyze Tab	Test Apple iOS mobile apps for best practices. Test Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows, and Google Android mobile apps for risk assessment. Test Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows, and Google Android mobile apps for operating system compatibility. Test macOS desktop applications (.pkg, .dmg, and Mac App Store apps) for operating system compatibility and best practices.
PROFESSIONAL (Continued)	Mobile App and macOS Support (Continued)	Enhancements to Distribution Wizard	Ability to publish applications containing the following mobile app formats to ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 R2 or ConfigMgr 2002) and AirWatch Server: Apple iOS mobile apps (local and public store link). Google Android mobile apps (local and public store link). Ability to publish applications containing the following mobile app format to ConfigMgr (Formerly Called as Software Center Configuration Manager) (2012 R2 or ConfigMgr 2002): Windows Store (local and public store link) Microsoft UWP app packages (.appx)
			Ability to publish applications containing the following package formats to JAMF Casper Suite: Mac App Store app (public store link) Apple installer package (.pkg file) Apple disk image (.dmg file)
ENTERPRISE	Same as Professional Edition , plus:
	General	InstallShield 2025 R1 (Premier Edition instead of Professional Edition)	Advanced customization of Windows Installer packages by either directly editing them or by creating transforms .
		Enhancements to Application Catalog / Home Tab	Package Automation with Package Feed Module —You can use the Package Feed Module option of the Import Wizard to subscribe to an unlimited number of applications for bulk execution.
		Application Manager / Reports Tab	Advanced reports including detailed summary and dashboard reports on Analyze test results, package data, and deployment information
		Platform API	Use to integrate your existing .NET applications or scripting environments like Microsoft PowerShell with AdminStudio
		Software Repository	Secure storage system for AdminStudio package data, including version management
		Reports (Web Tool)	Generate reports on packages stored in the Application Manager, including reports using custom SQL queries
		Security Console (Web Tool)	Manage AdminStudio user accounts and directory services Manage AdminStudio roles and permissions
		Automated Application Converter (Multiple Application Version) Conversion Wizard (Multiple Application Version)	Automatically repackage legacy packages (.exe) into Windows Installer packages (.msi) Ability to perform automated repackaging of multiple packages at a time
	Application Virtualization	Automated Application Converter (Multiple Application Version) Conversion Wizard (Multiple Application Version)	Ability to perform automated conversion of multiple packages at a time
ENTERPRISE (Continued)	Application Virtualization (Continued)	Enhancements to Application Manager / Reports	Includes the Application Virtualization Compatibility Dashboard report. The Application Readiness Dashboard includes an Application Virtualization Compatibility summary chart and App-V Best Practices and App‑V Conflicts test results summary charts.
	Application Compatibility Testing	Enhancements to Application Manager / Analyze Tab	Ability to test and fix multiple packages or groups of packages simultaneously. Ability to view package-level test details for Operating System Compatibility and Browser Compatibility tests for all packages in the Application Manager, not just the last one tested. Import of web applications and web deploy packages into the Application Manager. Test web applications for compatibility with the following browsers: Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge Test web deploy packages for compatibility with the following platforms: Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Azure Application Services Test web deploy packages for best practices. Test web deploy packages for browser compatibility.
		Enhancements to Application Manager / Reports	Display of Microsoft ACT database test results on the Reports tab
		Enhancements to Platform API	Ability to use the Test-ASPackage and Resolve-ASPackage Platform API commands to perform batch package testing and issue resolution.