Options for Deploying Apps / Add-Ins Deploying to the Store Deploying To Exchange Deploying to The Corporate Catalog Additional Approaches
App typeOffice Store Corporate catalog Shared folder app catalog* Exchange server Task pane app xxx Content appxxx Mail appxx App for SharePoint xx
Office StoreApp CatalogFile Share App is publically available. App is available to users with access to the SharePoint App Catalog Apps available to anyone with access to the File Share & has the location registered in the office client Trust Center Licensing framework available. Licensing framework is not available for use. Only the Manifests are located here. The App itself is still deployed to a web server App package verified by Microsoft for technical and content adherence to policies. App package verification performed by SharePoint when app is uploaded. No validation. It’s just a file share. You must be signed up with Microsoft Seller Dashboard to upload apps. No registration with Microsoft required. No Registration with Microsoft required.
Office StoreApp Catalog App is publically available. App is available to users with access to this SharePoint deployment Licensing framework available.Licensing framework is not available for use. App package verified by Microsoft for technical and content adherence to policies. App package verification performed by SharePoint when app is uploaded. You must be signed up with Microsoft Seller Dashboard to upload apps. No registration with Microsoft required.
Mail Apps/Add-Ins are installed to an Exchange Catalog that is available to the users of the Exchange Server on which it resides App Manifest is registered with Exchange. App Content is still required to be hosted in a Web Server accessible by the Exchange Environment.
Options for Deploying Apps / Add-Ins Deploying to the Store Deploying To Exchange Deploying to The Corporate Catalog Additional Approaches