iFontCloud vs Insider Font Control Suite

iFontCloud is a cloud font service offering licensed font rentals and web fonts, with products from Arphic and Morisawa. Its catalog can be filtered by type, weight, language, application, style, and designer, and supports TTF/TTC and OTF formats. Rental licenses run annually, and fonts included in a plan may be used during its license period. The Windows and Mac desktop app lists Windows 10 with .NET Framework 4.6 or macOS 10.13 and later as requirements. Supported applications include Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, and Premiere Pro, along with Microsoft Office and Apple Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. Registered members can access four free fonts to check software compatibility. Members with an active font or package order can install included fonts on one iPad or iPhone through the app at no extra charge. One account can be used across multiple computers, but only one computer can be logged in at a time. The service also offers personal and commercial web font plans selected according to page views. Work completed during a license period may continue to be sold after the font plan is not renewed.

Insider Font Control Suite combines FontAgent Server, FontAgent, and FontAgent DC3 to distribute fonts across an enterprise and help manage license compliance. FontAgent Server organizes and tracks fonts, including purchase histories, receipts, agreements, and seat counts. It can alert administrators when terms are exceeded and report which users have fonts and when they activate them. FontAgent DC3 synchronizes with the server and runs on business users’ Macs and PCs, as well as rendering, application, and remote-session servers. FontAgent Server is available on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with cloud or on-premises deployment. Administrators can manage distribution permissions, restrict local importing and exporting, and control system-font visibility. Supported font formats are OpenType, TrueType, dfont, and PostScript Type 1. Server sign-on supports Azure or Okta authentication and enterprise directory integration; FontAgent for Mac supports Adobe Creative Cloud. The downloaded client and server software runs in trial mode for 30 days or until converted through a purchase. Pricing starts at $59 per user per year.