Commercial License
Mantis is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1. Most people and organizations may use it for free. This page is the plain-language version of when a for-profit organization needs a paid commercial license, what it costs, and what it includes.
This summary is provided for convenience. The controlling terms are theLICENSE.md file in the Mantis repository and the commercial license agreement issued at purchase.
Who needs one
You need a commercial license if you are — or you are running Mantis on behalf of — a for-profit organization with 25 or more employees (counting employees and independent contractors, across the corporate group: parent, subsidiaries and affiliates under common control). Government and public-sector bodies also license, at the band matching their headcount. That is the only test — no revenue figures, nothing to disclose.
If you are a for-profit organization with fewer than 25 employees, an individual working on a personal, non-commercial project, an accredited educational institution using Mantis for coursework or academic research, or a registered nonprofit, you may use Mantis for free — see the pricing page.
What it costs
One flat annual fee per organization — unlimited targets, nodes, users, and environments, with every feature included. Your band is set by your employee count. Every price is published; you buy the band you fall into.
| Tier | Who | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Business | 25–249 employees | $2,000 / per year, flat |
| Large | 250–999 employees | $3,000 / per year, flat |
| Enterprise | 1,000+ employees | $4,500 / per year, flat |
What it includes
- The right to use Mantis for business use beyond the free line.
- Ongoing development and security updates for the current release.
It is not a support contract. Support today is best-effort, by email, with no service-level agreement. We do not currently offer paid support, IP indemnification, or compliance attestations.
How compliance works
Mantis never meters your usage, validates a license key, deletes data, or phones home — nothing in the product counts anything for billing, and no usage figure leaves your infrastructure. Licensing is based on good-faith self-certification: we rely on organizations, and their own procurement and legal teams, to license correctly. There is no technical enforcement and we run no routine audits; the commercial agreement carries a standard record-keeping and audit-rights clause.
Every release also converts to a true open-source license (AGPLv3) on 22 December 2029 — or four years after that version is first published, whichever comes first — so the restrictions are temporary by design.
How to buy
Every band has a published price and will be bought self-serve — no sales calls, no negotiation, no “contact us.” Self-serve checkout is not open yet: to buy a license today, email hello@mantisdeploy.com and tell us your band.
Prices are in USD and exclude local tax. Any applicable tax — US sales tax, or VAT where the reverse charge does not apply — is calculated at checkout.
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