# Public vs. Private

## Visibility

Aside from categorizing plugins by their type, they are also categorized by their visibility. 

* Plugins developed by Ubidots are known as public.
* Plugins developed by Ubidots **users** are considered private.

## Public

Public plugins are made available to every Ubidots account ensuring that all users have access to these standarized tools.

{% hint style="info" %}
Some of these plugins are only available under certain Ubidots plans.
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="public-plugins" %}
[public-plugins](https://dev.ubidots.com/plugins/public-plugins)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Private

Private plugins are exclusively available within the account of the user who created the plugin.

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Developing your own plugins requires an Enterprise license. Contact us at <sales@ubidots.com>
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="private-plugins" %}
[private-plugins](https://dev.ubidots.com/plugins/private-plugins)
{% endcontent-ref %}