According to the recent NVIDIA Omniverse licensing announcement, Omniverse is freely available for both development and production use without an NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscription. It also states that software built with Omniverse may be “freely redistributed under the same terms.”
We would like to clarify the meaning of “freely redistributed.”
Does this mean that software built with Omniverse must itself be distributed to end customers free of charge?
Or does it mean that developers may redistribute Omniverse-based software without paying an additional license fee or royalty to NVIDIA, while still charging customers for their own software, implementation, subscription, maintenance, and support services?
For example, we develop digital twin solutions using Omniverse and provide them to customers through paid implementation projects. Our solution includes our own UI, workflows, simulation features, integrations, and custom extensions.
Could you please confirm whether the following commercial use cases are permitted without an NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscription, provided that Enterprise Support is not required?
Charging customers for a digital twin implementation project
Selling or licensing an Omniverse-based application
Charging subscription fees for an Omniverse-based SaaS service
Installing Omniverse Kit or Nucleus as part of a customer’s on-premises solution
Charging for customization, maintenance, and technical support
In other words, does “freely redistributed” mean royalty-free commercial redistribution, rather than requiring the final product to be provided at no cost?
You do not need an enterprise license just because you want to redistribute something built with Omniverse; redistribution is allowed under the standard terms, and enterprise licensing is only required if you want paid support or to use the embedded-support model as a partner.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
What the current Omniverse licensing page says
The Omniverse Licensing page explicitly states that “as of May 2026, Omniverse is freely available for both development and production use with no NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscription required.” It also says “software built with Omniverse may also be freely redistributed under the same terms,” which directly covers redistribution scenarios without mentioning any mandatory enterprise license.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
Where enterprise / embedded licensing comes in
The same page distinguishes between normal users and partners who want enterprise‑grade support:[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
End customers can optionally purchase an NVIDIA AI Enterprise subscription if they want enterprise support for Omniverse.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
Partners who embed and/or redistribute Omniverse inside their own commercial products can use an embedded licensing model that includes enterprise support, where the partner provides front‑line support and NVIDIA provides back‑line support.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
Nothing in that description makes an enterprise license a prerequisite for redistribution itself; it is tied to support and embedded licensing, not to the mere act of shipping software built on Omniverse.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
Practical implication for your use case
If your requirement is simply “we need to redistribute an application or toolkit that uses Omniverse,” current terms allow that without buying Omniverse Enterprise or NVIDIA AI Enterprise licenses, as long as you comply with the Omniverse license agreement. You would only look at enterprise/embedded licensing if you need contractual support SLAs from NVIDIA or want the specific embedded-support program for partners.[docs.omniverse.nvidia]
To give more precise guidance: are you redistributing an internal tool to a small number of customers, or planning to embed Omniverse in a commercially sold product at scale?