MIT licensed. Free to download and test. Purchase Business License when deploying with your company.
Company with employees?
Annual subscription required
MIT + Business License Agreement (BLA) is the industry-standard model for open-source commercial software. It's the same approach used by MySQL, Redis, and Elastic — proven in enterprise environments worldwide.
For your legal department: The MIT license means zero copyleft risk, no GPL contamination concerns, and straightforward compliance auditing. The Business License Agreement provides clear terms of use, explicit employee counting, and standard commercial protections. Your legal team gets a clean audit trail without reviewing complex license terms.
For your team: Full access to all features, unlimited use, no code gatekeeping. Download the MIT version, evaluate freely, and purchase a BLA only when deploying commercially with employees.
For the community: The MIT license guarantees the code stays open and free forever. No license changes, no bait-and-switch. Companies pay fairly; the community benefits permanently.
Who: Individuals, non-profits, students, open source projects, evaluation
Cost: Free
Features: All features included, unlimited use
Time Limit: None — use forever
Support: Community (GitHub issues)
Examples:
Who: Companies with employees using the tool
Cost: Annual subscription (tiered)
Features: All features included, unlimited use
Time Limit: None — use as long as subscribed
Support: Email support included
Examples:
Simple Rule: If anyone at your company uses this tool as part of their job, you need a Business License. No hidden restrictions, no feature gates. Just honest licensing.
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No. Solo founders without employees can use Lateos under the free MIT license forever. This includes indie hackers, one-person SaaS businesses, and bootstrapped founders.
Open source projects always use the free MIT license, even if they're backed by companies. The license applies to the *project*, not the organization.
Yes. There are no hosted services, no SaaS, no cloud lock-in. Everything runs on your infrastructure with your credentials. You own your data completely.
No. All Lateos code stays open source under MIT. The Business License is a *legal agreement*, not a technical restriction. No code gatekeeping, no features disabled.
Anyone on your payroll or W2/contractor. If you're paying people to work for your company (including yourself on a salary), you have employees. Solo founders without employees don't.
If you have employees (even two founders with a hire), you need a Business License. We recommend the Small Team license as a starting point.
Yes—the entire MIT License is a free trial. Use Lateos fully for free. When you add employees or cross the commercial threshold, upgrade to a Business License.
No problem. Contact us with your situation and we'll help you pick the right license. No judgment, just fairness.
Not sure which license you need? Need a custom arrangement? Let's talk.
Email: licensing@lateos.aiOr reach out on GitHub