Licensing

CheerpJ is free to use for personal projects, most non-commercial applications, and for technical evaluations.

• Individuals can use CheerpJ for free. This includes:
  • Most open-source projects
  • Personal projects that generate income
  • Public-facing applications (such as games, educational applications, etc.)
• Academic and non-profit organisations: please enquire for eligibility
• For all other organisations (commercial, public sector, etc.):
  • Free for technical evaluations / testing
  • Requires a Commercial license

Examples

• Example 1: You are using CheerpJ for a personal open-source project. Free license.
• Example 2: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a free customer-facing application. You require a license.
• Example 3: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a web application for internal use. You require a license.
• Example 4: You are a company and are evaluating CheerpJ 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.
• Example 6: You are an individual developer building a commercial project. Free license.

Technical evaluations

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:

• An internal application that is used by employees

Self-hosting

If you wish to self-host CheerpJ, you will need a license. Contact us for more information.

System Integrators (SIs), Resellers and Distributors, OEMs

Please contact us directly to discuss OEM or Reseller licences.

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