License

Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1)

KrillClaw uses the Business Source License 1.1 — the same license used by MariaDB, HashiCorp, and Sentry. In plain English: you can use, modify, and distribute KrillClaw freely for most purposes. The only restriction is using it to offer a competing commercial product or managed service.

Who Can Use KrillClaw for Free

Individuals — personal projects, tinkering, learning, any non-commercial use
Startups & small businesses — companies with less than $1M annual revenue
Small deployments — fewer than 10,000 devices
Open source projects — integrating KrillClaw into OSS
Education & research — universities, students, academic labs

If you're unsure whether your use qualifies, email us. We almost always say yes.

Commercial Licensing

Device License

$0.02 / device

For companies deploying KrillClaw on commercial hardware at scale. Capped at $50,000 total — once you hit the cap, deploy unlimited devices.

Enterprise

$100,000 / year

Flat annual license. Unlimited devices, unlimited use, priority support, custom integrations. For large deployments or companies that want simplicity.

Every release converts to Apache 2.0 after 2 years — permanently open source.

No lock-in. No rug pulls. The code you ship today is guaranteed open in 24 months.

Full License Text

The complete BSL 1.1 license text is available in the KrillClaw GitHub repository. For reference, see the official BSL 1.1 specification.

Questions?

Email [email protected] for licensing questions, volume pricing, or anything else.