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title: Licensing
---

CheerpX is free to use for personal projects, most non-commercial applications, and for technical evaluations.
CheerpX is distributed for _free_ with the **CheerpX Community License**, which makes it free to use for _personal projects_, _FOSS projects_, and for _technical evaluations_.

- Individuals can use CheerpX for **free**. This includes:
- Most open-source projects
- Personal projects that generate income
**Commercial Licenses** are available for any use that falls outside of the scope of the **Community License**, including any _business use_ (with exception of one-person companies), _redistribution_ and _OEM use_.

## CheerpX Community License

You can use CheerpX for free if you fall into any of the following categories:

- Individuals, including one-person companies. For example:
- Any personal projects, whether they generate income or not
- Public-facing applications (such as games, educational applications, etc.)
- Academic and non-profit organisations: [please enquire for eligibility][contact]
- For all other organisations (commercial, public sector, etc.):
- Free for technical evaluations / testing
- Requires a Commercial license
- Commercial applications developed by one-person companies
- Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) projects
- [Technical evaluations](#technical-evaluations)

The **CheerpX Community License** allows unlimited, unmetered use of CheerpX from the `cxrtnc.leaningtech.com` domain. For self-hosted options, see the [CheerpX Commercial License](#cheerpx-commercial-license).

## CheerpX Commercial License

The **CheerpX Commercial License** allows CheerpX to be used in any scenario that falls outside the scope of the [**Community License**](#cheerpx-community-license).

Full details on the commercial licensing options for CheerpX are available [here](https://cheerpx.io/licensing/).

CheerpX can be used for free for technical evaluations before purchasing a commercial license (see [Technical Evaluations](#technical-evaluations)).

The **CheerpX Commercial License** allows its usage in a commercial setting in addition of:

- Self-hosting of the CheerpX runtime
- Redistribution and OEM uses
- Priority Support and SLA

Pricing options are available for _small businesses_, _enterprises_, _public sector_, _academic institutions_, and _non-profit organizations_.

## Examples

- Example 1: You are using CheerpX for a personal open-source project. **Free license.**
- Example 2: You are a company and you want to use CheerpX to build a free customer-facing application. **You require a license.**
- Example 3: You are a company and you want to use CheerpX to build a web application for internal use. **You require a license.**
- Example 4: You are a company and are evaluating CheerpX to be used for a future commercial project. **Free license.**
- Example 5: You are a public sector, not-for-profit, or academic organisation. [Contact us][contact].
- Example 6: You are an individual developer building a commercial project. **Free license**.
| Use case | Required license | Action point |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| _You are an individual using CheerpX for a personal project (including one generating revenue)_ | _**Community**_ | Give appropriate credits |
| _You are an individual developer building a commercial project_ | _**Community**_ | Give appropriate credits |
| _You are a team using CheerpX in a FOSS project_ | _**Community**_ | Give appropriate credits |
| _You are a company and are evaluating CheerpX to be used for a future commercial project (see [technical evaluations](#technical-evaluations))_ | _**Community**_ | [Contact sales](https://cheerpx.io/licensing/) |
| _You are a public sector, non-profit, or academic organisation and want to use CheerpX for an internal or public-facing project_ | _**Commercial**_ | [Contact us for a special quote](https://leaningtech.com/contact-us/) |
| _You are a company and you want to use CheerpX to build customer-facing application (paid or free)._ | _**Commercial**_ | [Contact sales](https://cheerpx.io/licensing/) |
| _You are a company and you want to use CheerpX on an internal application_ | _**Commercial**_ | [Contact sales](https://cheerpx.io/licensing/) |

If you are not sure whether you require a license, or would like to discuss your options, please [contact us](https://leaningtech.com/contact-us/). Full licensing details are available [here](https://cheerpx.io/licensing/).

## Technical evaluations

If an application is not seen by internal or external users, it is considered a technical evaluation. This includes:
If an application is not seen by internal or external users, it is considered a technical evaluation.

**This includes:**

- An application that is not yet in production
- An application that is not yet available to the public

This does not include:
**This does not include:**

- An internal application that is used by employees

## Self-hosting

If you wish to self-host CheerpX, you will need a license. [Contact us][contact] for more information.
Self hosting CheerpX is often requested by enterprises for internal use of CheerpX. Self hosting involves hosting the CheerpX runtime within the company servers. If you wish to self-host CheerpX, you will need a [**Commercial License**](#cheerpx-commercial-license). Please [contact us](https://leaningtech.com/contact-us/) for more information.

### System Integrators (SIs), Resellers and Distributors, OEMs
## System Integrators (SIs), Resellers and Distributors, OEMs

Please [contact us directly][contact] to discuss OEM or Reseller licences.
If you are a company who wants to offer CheerpX integration as part of your software development services, you will need a special license and an agreement in place. Please [contact us directly](https://leaningtech.com/contact-us/) to discuss OEM or reseller licences.

For any doubt, please check the [Complete License].

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If you are not sure whether you require a license, [contact us][contact].

[contact]: https://leaningtech.com/contact-us/?subject=CheerpX%20Enterprise%20Licence#mailus
[Complete License]: https://github.com/leaningtech/cheerpx-meta/blob/main/LICENSE.txt