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Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Release Notes, Installation, and Licensing (UG973)

Document ID
UG973
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English

In the tier-based subscription licensing model all the features in the AMD Vivado™ tool are not available by default, some features will be limited or completely not available for few Tiers. The following table shows all tier-gated features across every AMD Vivado™ functional area. The features not listed below are available in all tiers without restriction.

Category Feature Basic Core Pro Enterprise/Gold
Simulation XSIM Simulation Limited (50 K instance max)  Available (Full) Available (Full) Available (Full)
xcrg Coverage Report Tool Not available Not available Available Available
Third-Party Simulator Support Available Available Available Available
Debug JTAG Programming / Communication Available Available Available Available
ILA Instantiation Limited (5 probes × 1024‑bit max width) Available (Full) Available (Full) Available (Full)
Debug Insertion Flows Not available Available Available Available
System ILA Not available Available Available Available
IBERT IP Not available Available Available Available
System / Processor Debug Available Available Available Available
Indirect Flash Programming Available Available Available Available
Serial Link / Serial Link+ Debug Available Available Available Available
Design Guidance for QoR RQA / RQS Not available Available Available Available
Intelligent Design Runs Not available Available Available Available
Fast Compile Times Incremental Compile (AMD UltraScale™ / AMD UltraScale+™ ) Not available Available Available Available
ECO Flow Available Available Available Available
Hierarchical Design Flows DFX Not available Available Available Available
Tandem Configuration (AMD UltraScale™ / AMD UltraScale+™ ) Not available Available Available Available
Tandem Configuration (AMD Versal™ ) Not available Not available Available Available
Segmented Configuration (AMD Versal™ ) Not available Not available Available Available
Advanced Flow Not available Not available Available Available
Power Estimation AMD Vivado™ Report Power Available Available Available Available
XPE File Generation Not Available Available Available Available
Security Encrypted Bitstream Not available Available Available Available
RTL Encryptor Tool Not available Not available Available Available
Isolation Design Flow Not available Not available Available Available
Tools Telemetry Telemetry Data Collection Enabled by default; cannot be turned off Enabled by default; cannot be turned off Enabled by default; cannot be turned off

Enabled by default; Gold tier can optionally disable. 

Enterprise – no option to turn this OFF

AMD Vitis™ HLS HLS Support Available Available Available Available
IP IP Support No change No change No change No change
Note: When the AMD Vitis™ unified software platform invokes AMD Vivado™ for hardware design flows, all hardware design operations follow the AMD Vivado™ tiered licensing structure. The tier license determines access to particular features, devices, and IP, regardless of whether the flow is invoked from AMD Vitis™ or directly from AMD Vivado™ .
Important: For comprehensive details about licensing tiers, and frequently asked questions, refer to the AMD Vivado Design Suite Licensing Options page.