# Commercial License & Support — OpenOSINT

> **OpenOSINT is free and open source under the [MIT License](./LICENSE) for any use** —
> personal, commercial, SaaS, closed-source, academic, everything. No purchase required.
>
> This page is for organizations that need a **commercial service agreement** on top of the
> MIT license: procurement compliance, vendor contracts, written warranty, indemnification,
> SLA, or priority support.

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## Free (MIT) vs. Commercial Plan

| | Free (MIT) | Commercial Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Personal & academic use | ✅ | ✅ |
| Commercial use | ✅ | ✅ |
| Closed-source / SaaS use | ✅ | ✅ |
| Modification & redistribution | ✅ | ✅ |
| Community support (GitHub Issues) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Written commercial use agreement | — | ✅ |
| License assurance letter | — | ✅ |
| Priority email support | — | ✅ |
| Defined response-time target | — | ✅ |
| Named maintainer contact | — | ✅ |
| Basic indemnification clause | — | ✅ |
| SLA documentation | — | Enterprise |
| Security & compliance documentation | — | Enterprise |
| Vendor onboarding paperwork | — | Enterprise |
| Purchase orders / net-30 invoicing | — | Enterprise |

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## Commercial Plans

| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **Starter** | €300 / year | Commercial use agreement + written license assurance letter + email support (best-effort, business days) |
| **Business** | €600 / year | Everything in Starter + priority email support with a defined 2-business-day response target, named maintainer contact, basic indemnification clause |
| **Enterprise** | €1,000+ / year (custom) | Everything in Business + SLA documentation, security & compliance documentation support, vendor onboarding paperwork, optional purchase-order / net-30 invoicing |

> **Purchasing a commercial plan does NOT restrict or replace your MIT rights.**
> It is a separate service agreement layered on top of the existing MIT license. Your right
> to use, modify, and redistribute OpenOSINT under the MIT License is unaffected regardless
> of whether you purchase a plan.

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## What the MIT License already covers

The MIT License is permissive. It already allows:

- ✅ Commercial use — selling products, offering SaaS, consulting
- ✅ Closed-source use — proprietary internal tools and products
- ✅ Modification and redistribution
- ✅ Sublicensing

You do **not** need a commercial plan to use OpenOSINT commercially or in a closed-source product.

**Commercial plans exist for organizations that need a real vendor relationship** — a signed
contract, a supplier to pay, written warranties, indemnification language, or a
priority-support SLA. These are the things procurement and legal teams require that an
MIT-licensed open-source project cannot provide on its own.

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## How to get in touch

Email **[commercial@openosint.tech](mailto:commercial@openosint.tech?subject=OpenOSINT%20Commercial%20Plan%20Inquiry)** with:

- **Subject:** `OpenOSINT Commercial Plan — [Starter / Business / Enterprise]`
- Your organization name
- Your use case (what you are building or deploying)
- The tier you are interested in, or "unsure — need advice"
- Any specific compliance or procurement requirements

You will receive a response within 3 business days.

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*OpenOSINT is maintained by [Tommaso Bertocchi](mailto:commercial@openosint.tech).
The project is MIT-licensed and freely available to everyone.*
