Licenses
IMPORTANT: SERIAL FRAMEWORK IS DUAL-LICENSED. YOU CAN USE IT UNDER THE GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE VERSION 3 (AGPLV3) FOR OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS, OR UNDER A COMMERCIAL LICENSE DESCRIBED IN THE EULA FOR CLOSED-SOURCE OR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. BLUETOOTH FRAMEWORK AND WI-FI FRAMEWORK ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLY UNDER COMMERCIAL LICENSES.
NOTE: IF YOU USE SERIAL FRAMEWORK UNDER AGPLV3, YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL LICENSE, BUT YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF AGPLV3, INCLUDING OPENING THE SOURCE CODE OF YOUR APPLICATION IF IT IS DISTRIBUTED OR USED OVER A NETWORK. COMMERCIAL LICENSES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO USE THE COMPONENT IN CLOSED-SOURCE APPLICATIONS WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE COPYLEFT OBLIGATIONS OF AGPLV3.
Which License Do I Need?
If you are an Individual:
- If you develop a non-commercial application use the Individual License.
- If you develop a commercial application use the Single Developer or the Site License.
- If you use a separate, standalone build server you need a separate Build Server License.
- If you use Serial Framework under AGPLv3, you do not need to purchase a license.
If you are a Company:
- Companies cannot use the Individual License. The Individual License is available only to natural persons for non-commercial use.
- If you develop an application for internal use you need the Single Developer or the Site License.
- If you develop a non-commercial application you need the Single Developer or the Site License.
- If you develop a commercial application you need the Single Developer or the Site License.
- If you use a separate, standalone build server you need a separate Build Server License.
- If you have more than 5 developers the Site License can be cheaper.
- If you use Serial Framework under AGPLv3, you do not need to purchase a license, but you must comply with AGPLv3.
If you are a Student:
- Please contact us for a student discount.
| Individual | Single Developer | Build Server | Site | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without Source Code | With Source Code | ||||
| Developers / Testers | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | Unlimited |
| Work stations | 1 | Unlimited non-concurrently |
Unlimited non-concurrently |
X | Unlimited concurrently |
| Build servers | X | X | X | 1 | Unlimited |
| Framework binaries | |||||
| Framework source code | X | X | |||
| Debugging over Framework code | X | X | X | ||
| Personal use | |||||
| Company internal use | X | ||||
| Company not internal use | X | ||||
| Commercial use | X | ||||
| Develop end user applications | X | ||||
| Developer libraries or tools for developers | X | X | X | ||
| Build final software | |||||
| Free update period (months) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Update discount | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% |