What's the difference between Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise and MapGuide Open Source?

Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise is based on MapGuide Open Source, hosted by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Both share the same code base and majority of functionality. Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise provides all the advantages of open source technology with commercial–grade support and quality assurance. So you benefit from a community of hundreds of software developers that is constantly driving innovation in the world of geospatial applications, with the added security of Autodesk's reputation for stable, high-quality software.

Autodesk MapGuide Studio software is the authoring environment for Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise. It handles all aspects of integrating and preparing geospatial data for distribution on the Internet. Modeled after popular web development tools, Autodesk MapGuide Studio provides a unified environment that enables you to rapidly create spatial applications using a developer-friendly interface.

Yes, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise allows you to directly publish maps and layers to Google Earth, essentially making Google Earth a client application that can use data from Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise.

Yes, using FDO Data Access Technology, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise takes advantage of data from ArcSDE 9.2 on Oracle and SQL Server. You can natively access and distribute SDE files with both Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise and MapGuide Open Source.