Academic Users

Rational Team Concert is available FREE of charge for qualified open source projects, academic institutions, and research projects. The roadmap below will get you started. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@jazz.net.

Use Rational Team Concert for free

Are you interested in using Rational Team Concert for free in accredited course programs or academic research projects? Here are the steps to help you get started:

1
Download Rational Team Concert

Download a free 60-day trial of Rational Team Concert.

Want to learn more?

Learn more about how to get the most out of Rational Team Concert.

Download Rational Team Concert

2
Register for a License

Get a Universal IBM ID.
Register to become a member of the Academic Initiative.
Register for access to the License Key Center. On the Support tab, click Rational Key Request Form.

After you are registered with the Academic Initiative, you will be able to get a license for Rational Team Concert.

3
Get your License Activation Kit

Log in at the Rational License Key Center.
Click IBM Rational Team Concert under Product Line.
Click IBM Rational Team Concert Enterprise Edition Server Activation Kit.
Select your license key, and follow the steps to download the keys.
Install your license to activate your trial version of Rational Team Concert. Learn how or watch a video.

Get Help and Support

We want to help you succeed, and we'd love to get your feedback and hear about your experiences with Rational Team Concert.

Help and Support

Looking for a little bit of help on the ins and outs of Rational Team Concert? There are resources available to help you do just that:

Ask questions in the Using Team Concert forum
See the Learn more page
Read the product documentation
Find videos, tech tips, and articles in our Library
View the Rational Support eGuide

Join the Community

Our forums are a great place to share your experiences with Rational Team Concert, as well as other aspects of your ongoing projects. There is a specific forum, Academic Use and Research, created as a home for our Academic Users. Many academic teams are also excited to share how their research projects have benefited from using Rational Team Concert.

Tell Us About Your Projects

Whether you just want to share some general feedback with us regarding Rational Team Concert, or if you want to tell us about your research project, we want to hear from you!


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