Quartus II Software—Subscription Edition and Web Edition Comparison

Quartus II Software—Subscription Edition and Web Edition Comparison

Free Quartus^® II Web Edition software includes many of the features included in Quartus II Subscription Edition software, and everything needed to design for Altera's latest CPLD and low-cost FPGA families. It also includes support for entry-level members of Altera's high-density FPGA families.

Table 1 includes a detailed comparison between Quartus II Subscription  Edition software and Quartus II Web Edition software. Learn more about the Altera^® Software Subscription Program.

Table 1. Quartus II Subscription Edition and Web Edition Software Feature Comparison
Feature	Quartus II Subscription Edition Software	Quartus II Web Edition Software
Media Availability	Download and DVD	Download and DVD
Licensing	Paid license is perpetual (continues to work after expiration) Free 30-day evaluation license also available	Free 150-day license (request another free license after expiration)
Device Support	All	ArriaTM GX, Cyclone® III, Cyclone II, Cyclone, Stratix® III EP3SE50 and EP3SL70, Stratix II EP2S15, Stratix EP1S10, ACEX® 1K, APEX™ 20K EP20K30E, APEX 20K EP20K60E, APEX 20K EP20K100E, APEX 20K EP20K160E, APEX 20K EP20K200C, FLEX 10K®, FLEX® 10KA, FLEX 10KE EPF10K30E, FLEX 10KE EPF10K50S, FLEX 10KE EPF10K100E, FLEX 10KE EPF10K130E, FLEX 10KE EPF10K200S, FLEX 6000, MAX® II, MAX IIZ, MAX 3000A, MAX 7000B, MAX 7000S, MAX 7000AE
Incremental Compilation	Yes	No
MAX+PLUS® II Look and Feel	Yes	Yes
Support for Altera and AMPPSM (1) Partner Intellectual Property (IP), Including OpenCore Plus Evaluation Feature (2)	Yes	Yes
Full License to IP Base Suite MegaCore® Functions Including FIR (3) and NCO(4)Compilers and DDR, DDR2, QDR II, and RLDRAM II Memory Controllers	Yes	No
RTL (5) Viewer and Technology Map Viewer	Yes	Yes
LogicLockTM Incremental Design Regions and Custom Regions	Yes	No
TimeQuest Timing Analyzer	Yes	Yes
Timing Closure Floorplan	Yes	Yes
Assignment Editor and I/O Pin Checking Features	Yes	Yes
Chip Planner	Yes	Yes
Netlist and Physical Synthesis Optimizations	Yes	Yes
Timing and Resource Optimization Advisors	Yes	Yes
PowerPlay Power Analysis and Optimization Tool	Yes	Yes
Project Archive	Yes	Yes
Tcl (6) Scripting Support	Yes	Yes
Fast Fit	Yes	Yes
SignalTap® II Logic Analyzer	Yes	Available if the TalkBack feature is enabled
SignalProbe Feature	Yes	Available if the TalkBack feature is enabled
STAMP Models	Yes	Yes
Save Intermediate Synthesis Results	Yes	Yes
SOPC Builder	Yes	Yes
Design Assistant	Yes	Yes
HardCopy® Tools	Yes	No
Advanced Tutorials	Yes	No
Virtual I/O Pins	Yes	No
Device Migration	Yes	Yes
Enable/Disable Messages	Yes	Yes
IBIS Model Generation	Yes	Yes
FIFO Partitioner Megafunction	Yes	No
Testbench Generation From Vector Waveform Files (.vwf), Testbench Template Generation	Yes	Yes

Notes:

1. AMPP = Altera Megafunction Partner Program
2. IP included in Altera software subscription packages or available as an optional purchase
3. FIR = Finite impulse response
4. NCO = Numerically controlled oscillator 
5. RTL = Register transfer level
6. Tcl = Tool command language

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