ACADEMIC PROGRAM 
Academic program
Palo Alto Software is a proud partner with the academic community. As part of our commitment to helping people succeed in business, we are eager to support educational activities in business planning, marketing planning, and entrepreneurship in general.
Business Plan Pro 11.0
Academic Edition
Our best-selling business plan software is available in a specially priced academic edition for student and classroom use. This is the same business plan software used and respected by hundreds of thousands of organizations — just with a few limitations appropriate for educational use.
| What's different? | Academic | Retail |
| No. of sample plans | Only 68 | 500+ |
| Watermarks on documents | Yes | No |
| Grading sheet included | Yes | No |
| Academic help resources | Yes | No |
| Full set of features | Yes | Yes |
| Price: | $69.95 | $99.95 |
| More info | More info |
About the academic watermarks
The academic business plans include a watermark in the footer that says "Academic Edition." See an example.
Student resources
Our student resources section include links to free online planning resources, including sample plans, instructional videos, white papers, as well as information about how our software can assist with learning business and marketing planning.
We also offer low-cost options for students to get started with our software.
Computer lab licenses
Install the software in a lab setting. The computer lab license will allow the use of up to 30 licenses in one location, giving all students access to the software. Learn more about computer lab licenses.
Marketing Plan Pro for academics
Our best-selling marketing plan software is available at a discounted academic price for student and classroom use. This is the same marketing plan software used and respected by hundreds of thousands of organizations. Take advantage of this great educational tool at a significantly reduced price!
Philip Kotler — author of the decade's most prestigious marketing book, Marketing Management — recommends Marketing Plan Pro as the preferred choice to create a marketing plan.
Faculty resources
Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro are a great fit for academic use and provide students with valuable preparation for real-world planning. Both products can be purchased with top entrepreneurship and marketing plan books for closely integrated instruction.
Want to evaluate our software for use in your classes? Request a free evaluation copy.
Our company president, Tim Berry, is a professor at the University of Oregon's business school. In the faculty resources section, you will find examples of the curriculum and syllabus he uses to teach business planning and marketing planning using our software.
