Delphi XE2 is available in five editions – Starter, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate and Architect. Delphi XE2 is also available as part of the RAD Studio XE2 – a development suite that includes Delphi, C++Builder, RadPHP and additional tools.

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Delphi XE2 Starter

Delphi XE2 Starter is a great way to get started building high-performance applications for Windows. Delphi Starter includes a streamlined IDE, code editor, ultra fast compiler, integrated debugger, two-way visual designers to speed development, hundreds of visual components, local connectivity with the InterBase database, and a limited commercial use license. Starter edition features include:

• Develop 32-bit Windows application using the Delphi VCL and FireMonkey application platform
• IDE and visual development environment
• Hundreds of included components
• License for use until your individual revenue from Delphi applications or company revenue reaches $1,000 US or your development team expands to more than 5 developers

If you're an individual you may use Starter Edition to create apps for your own use and apps that you can sell until your revenues reach $1,000 per year. If you're a small company or organization without revenue (or up to $1,000 per year in revenue), you can also use the Starter Edition. Once your company's total revenue reaches US $1,000, or your team expands to more than 5 developers, you can move up to an unrestricted commercial license with a specially priced Professional edition license. See the Delphi Starter page for more information and additional FAQs.

Delphi XE2 Professional

Delphi XE2 Professional is designed for developers building high-performance PC, Mac, GUI, touch-screen/kiosk, and mobile applications with or without embedded and local database persistence. Delphi XE2 Professional's ability to generate fast, native applications with rich user experiences makes it especially well-suited for ISVs who want to build highly-graphical "packaged" applications for Windows and Mac from a single source code base. Delphi Professional features include:

• Cross-platform development for Windows, Mac and iOS using the FireMonkey application platform
• 64-bit development
• dbExpress local database connectivity to InterBase® and MySQL
• Expanded coding tools including Code Completion, live code templates, refactoring, command line tools, code formatter, Class Explorer, unit testing, and translation tools
• Special edition bundled tools including FastReport, Documentation Insight, AQtime Developer, Beyond Compare Differ, Raize CodeSite Express, IP*Works, TeeChart, IntraWeb Personal, Rave Reports, and glyFX graphics library
• Earlier version licenses and software for Delphi 7, 2007, 2009, 2010 and XE at no extra cost
• Advanced debugging views and debugging of multi-threaded applications
• Cloud computing integration with Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure
• XML, Web Services, and advanced COM/DCOM development
• Expanded VCL component set and VCL source code
• UML code visualization, providing a visual representation of source code for easier understanding

Delphi XE2 Enterprise

Delphi XE2 Enterprise is designed for developers building rich, data-oriented client/server, cloud, and multi-tier PC, Mac, mobile and Web applications that work seamlessly with a wide variety of database servers and data sources. Delphi Enterprise's high-performance heterogeneous database server support is ideal for multi-vendor database server scenarios, or building turnkey applications that can work with a wide array of database servers. Delphi Enterprise includes everything in the Professional edition, plus the following for building client/server and multi-tier database and Web applications:

• Database server connectivity to InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase ASE, SQL Anywhere, and ODBC
• DataSnap multi-tier application development
• FinalBuilder Embarcadero Edition and command line tools for build automation
• Full two-way UML modeling capabilities with multiple diagram types, synchronization between code and models, documentation generation, and design patterns

Delphi XE2 Ultimate

Delphi XE2 Ultimate is designed for software developers and teams building, managing, and tuning database-intensive applications with enterprise database systems. In addition to RAD application development, Delphi Ultimate includes SQL development, database change management, SQL profiling, and SQL tuning tools with DB PowerStudio®. Delphi Ultimate includes everything in the Enterprise edition, plus the following:

• Write high quality SQL faster with Rapid SQL
• Visually tune SQL with DB Optimizer
• Simplify database change management with DB Change Manager

Delphi XE2 Architect

Delphi XE2 Architect is designed for developers and teams building data-intensive client/server, cloud, PC, Mac, mobile and Web applications with large or complex enterprise database systems. Delphi Architect combines data-driven rapid application development and heterogeneous high-speed data access with rich visual data modeling to help developers understand, design, and get the most value out of existing enterprise databases and data structures. Delphi Architect includes everything in the Enterprise edition plus powerful database modeling and design capabilities:

• Reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize databases
• Automatically generate database code from models for forward engineering
• Create logical and physical models based on information extracted from databases and script files
• Work with highly readable and navigable diagrams
• Advanced compare and merge with bidirectional comparisons and merges of model and database structures.

Delphi XE2 in Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2

Delphi XE2 is also available as part of Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2. Embarcadero® RAD Studio XE2 is the ultimate application development suite and the fastest way to build data-rich, visually engaging applications for Windows, Mac, mobile, .NET, PHP and the Web. RAD Studio includes Delphi®, C++Builder® and RadPHP™, enabling developers to deliver applications up to 5x faster across multiple desktop, mobile, Web, and database platforms.

Delphi XE2 in Embarcadero All-Access XE

If you're interested in Delphi XE2, in combination with development tools for C++, .NET, Java, PHP, Ruby on Rails; plus a complete range of database design, management and performance tools, Embarcadero All-Access is the solution for you. Embarcadero All-Access XE provides all the application development and database tools you need – when you need them. It's the easiest to use 'toolbox' solution for any size team of developers, architects, performance testers, and DBAs. All-Access is ideal for both large enterprise teams working on a wide range of technologies; and for smaller teams, consultants, and individuals who find their time split across the software development life cycle.