SEAS Unix Matlab License Information

Licenses are available for purchase from CETS. Please note the eligibility requirements:

Faculty and staff researchers can purchase licenses for their research group or research assistants. A Penn budget code is required to purchase licenses. We do not accept or process Purchase Orders or any other form of payment. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and Ph. D. candidates are not eligible to purchase licenses from CETS. The Student Edition of Matlab 7 Release 14 is available for students to purchase from Penn's Computer Connection for $99.

SEAS has two types of Matlab licenses available for research users to purchase: a standalone license and a networked license. Either license will work with Windows, Unix/Linux, or Mac.

The standalone license runs the license server software directly on your machine. This type of license is recommended if you are using a laptop or other computer that might not always be connected to the network when you want to use the software. Standalone licenses must be purchased for each machine where you want to run Matlab.

The networked license is served from a license server run by CETS. With this license, you only need to purchase as many licenses as you would like to use concurrently. For example, if you have 5 computers but you only think 2 of them will be using Matlab simultaneously, you only need to purchase two licenses for all 5 machines to share. This option is recommended if your computer(s) will always be on the network.

With either type of license, you are essentially renting a part of the license from CETS. Therefore, you must renew this license annually. Since the cost of Matlab is shared among all of the license users, and the price Mathworks charges us changes over time, the prices to rent this license will likely change every year. These prices cover software updates upon request, and installation help for machines with common configurations. There may be additional service charges for license changes mid-year, or consulting/troubleshooting requests.

This license covers academic research only. Matlab may be subject to export restrictions. Review the license before use for commercially funded research, external consulting or international travel. All Matlab users are responsible to use this software in accordance with the license restrictions.

If you would like a quote for Matlab, please email cets with the following information:

1. How many licenses do you need? Any toolboxes?
2. What type of licenses? (Networked or Standalone)
3. What OS(es) will you be installing on?
4. A faculty contact
5. A technical contact (whomever will be maintaining the installations)
6. A budget code

Please check the Mathworks web site for complete Matlab system requirements.