AppAudit Free vs Pro vs Consultant: Which License Is Right for You?
When you first download AppAudit, one of the first things you might wonder is which license you actually need. The Free version is a real utility, not a stripped-down teaser with a paywall around everything useful. But Pro does unlock quite a bit more. And then there's the Consultant license, which is a different thing entirely aimed at a specific type of user. This video walks through all three so you know what you're getting before you make any decisions.
The Free version gives you a full app inventory, duplicate detection, smart filters, per-app notes, and up to three custom lists. For a lot of people, especially if you're trying to understand what's on your Mac before a migration or a cleanup, Free gets the job done. The Advanced mode workspace is visible in a preview state in Free, so you can see what you'd be unlocking with Pro, but you can't use it until you've entered a Pro license key.
Pro unlocks the Advanced audit workbench, broader scan sources like cloud storage and attached volumes, copy-level duplicate inspection, unlimited custom lists, richer filters, CSV export, Markdown report export, JSON snapshot export, Compare Workspace, review status workflows, signature verification, security capability inspection, and the guarded Move to Trash option. The meaningful difference is this: Free handles the core inventory and review work well, and Pro is for people who want to go deeper or need to take their audit data somewhere else.
The Consultant license is for people who help others with Mac migrations, audits, or cleanup work. If you're a tech person who regularly sits down with family members or clients to sort out their Macs, the Consultant license lets you generate temporary customer access from inside AppAudit. The person you're helping can run scans on their own machine for a limited time without needing to buy their own license. That's a specific workflow that won't apply to most people, but if it describes you, it's a practical option.
All three license types run inside the same app download. You don't need a different installer for Pro or Consultant. You just enter your license key in AppAudit's settings and it unlocks. If you want to compare what's included at each level before you decide, the editions page at tryappaudit.com/editions has a full breakdown.
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