Individual and Organization Enrollment - Apple Developer Program

There are two ways to sign up through the Apple Developer Program. Enrolling as Individual and Organizational. This article covers the Apple Developer Program and Enrollment options.

Apple Developer /Individual and Organizational Enrollment Content

Apple Developer

• What is an Apple Developer Account?
• How do I Enroll for the Apple Developer Program?
• What if I don't have an Apple ID?
• How to add GTR as an Admin for Apple Developer Account

Individual and Organizational Enrollment

• Key Differences between Individual and Organizational Enrollment
• What Permissions are granted for Organizational Enrollment
• What's Needed to Enroll as an Organizational Apple Account
• Switching from Individual to Organizational Enrollment

Outside Resources

• Apple
• D-U-N-S

Apple Developer

What is an Apple Developer Account?

A membership in Apples Developer Program which includes access to beta OS releases, advanced app capabilities, and tools needed to develop, test, and distribute apps and Safari Extensions.

How do I Enroll for the Apple Developer Program?

If you want to proceed to Enroll, Click on this link and scroll down to the bottom
https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/

What if I don’t have an Apple ID?

That’s fine, but it will be necessary to build your App! You can just sign up here

https://appleid.apple.com/account

How to add GTR as an Admin for Apple Developer Account

Have you added GTR as an Admin to your Apple Developer account? GTR needs this done to move on to the next step to get your App live

1. Log into your Developer Account
2. Click on App Store Connect
3. Select Users & Access
4. Select the blue "+" icon to Add a User

To view the Apple Developer Enrollment Instructions, Click Here (Step 5)

Individual and Organizational Enrollment

Key differences between Individual and Organizational Enrollment

• User access
  • If you or your client has an Organization account, he can give access to various users (through their email address) without disclosing the credentials of the main account and those users can get access to developer.apple.com too. On the other hand, Individual account do not allow to add any users so one will have to give the main account credentials to developers in order to build an application(create certificates, profile, etc). One can add various users by assigning different roles listed here
  • Also, If you’re enrolled as an individual and add users in App Store Connect, users receive access only to your content in App Store Connect and are not considered part of your team in the Apple Developer Program.
• Testers
  • Adding multiple internal testers is possible with organization programs but not with Individual one.
• Store listing
  • With individual accounts, apps are listed with Developer's personal name while in Organization, they are listed under organization name. eg Company name LLC

What permissions are granted for Organizational Enrollment

What's needed to Enroll as an Organization Apple Account

If you’re enrolling your organization, you’ll need an Apple ID with two-factor authentication turned on, as well as the following to get started:

• A D-U-N-S® Number
  • Your organization must have a D-U-N-S Number so that we can verify your organization’s identity and legal entity status. These unique nine-digit numbers are assigned by Dun & Bradstreet and are widely used as standard business identifiers. You can check to see if your organization already has a D-U-N-S Number and request one if necessary. They are free in most jurisdictions. Learn more
• Legal Entity Status
  • Your organization must be a legal entity so that it can enter into contracts with Apple. We do not accept DBAs, fictitious businesses, trade names, or branches.
• Legal Binding Authority
  • As the person enrolling your organization in the Apple Developer Program, you must have the legal authority to bind your organization to legal agreements.
  • You must be the organization’s owner/founder, executive team member, senior project lead, or an employee with legal authority granted to you by a senior employee.
• A Website
  •  Your organization’s website must be publicly available and the domain name must be associated with your organization.

Switching from Individual to Organizational Enrollment

If you need to switch your Apple Developer Enrollment from an Individual account to an Organizational account, you can prompt a call from their team directly by following these steps below:

1. Navigate to their website - https://developer.apple.com/support/
2. Click on the blue 'Contact Us' button
3. Log into your Apple Developer Account
4. Prompt a call by selecting one of the prompts, such as 'Enrollment'
5. Verify your number to initiate a call with Apple, which should be fairly prompt.