License & support

GrowlerDB is open core. The full engine (full-text, vector, and hybrid search over your Apache Iceberg data) is open source under the GNU AGPL-3.0, free for self-hosted production use up to the open-source scale limit of 3 nodes. No feature is held back from the free build.

A commercial license from GrowlerDB LLC adds three things, available today:

Run at scale

The free tier runs up to 3 primary-holding nodes. To run more, a commercial license raises the limit. Your existing nodes keep running, and only new capacity is gated. Nothing is removed from the software; a signed license simply lifts the cap.

Support with an SLA

Get a guaranteed response time on the open-source core, with private channels and a named contact. Because GrowlerDB runs on your infrastructure, the SLA covers support response, not uptime. That is a straight answer about what you’re actually buying.

Embed it in a closed product

Shipping GrowlerDB inside a proprietary or closed-source product? A commercial license grants an exception to the AGPL’s copyleft for your product (an OEM / embedding license).

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Commercial customers also get prioritized input into roadmap planning: your needs help shape what we build next.

Building something that needs enterprise identity, auditing, or governance? Talk to us. We work with commercial customers on these directly.

Get in touch

Email support@growlerdb.com with your use case (more nodes, support, embedding, or something else) and we’ll scope the right agreement. See COMM-LICENSE.md for what a commercial license covers.