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title: Licensing
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CheerpJ is free to use for personal projects, most non-commercial applications, and for technical evaluations.
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CheerpJ Core is distributed at no cost with the CheerpJ Community License, which makes it free to use for personal projects, Free and Open-Source Software, and for technical evaluations.
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- Individuals can use CheerpJ for **free**. This includes:
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- Most open-source projects
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- Personal projects that generate income
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Commercial Licenses are available for any use that falls outside of the scope of the Community License, including any Business use, Redistribution and OEM use.
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## CheerpJ Community License
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The CheerpJ Community License is available to individuals (including one-person companies), FOSS projects, and to anyone performing technical evaluations.
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It allows unlimited, unmetered use of CheerpJ from the ``cjrtnc.leaningtech.com`` domain, and from any other distribution method or packaging system that links to ``cjrtnc.leaningtech.com``. For self-hosted options, see the [CheerpJ Commercial License](#CheerpJ-Commercial-License).
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- Individuals, including one-person companies, can use CheerpJ for **free** for any purpose. This includes:
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- Any personal projects, whether they generate income or not
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- Public-facing applications (such as games, educational applications, etc.)
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- Academic and non-profit organisations: [please enquire for eligibility][contact]
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- For all other organisations (commercial, public sector, etc.):
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- Free for technical evaluations / testing
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- Requires a [Commercial license][licensing]
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- Commercial applications developed by one-person companies
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- Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) projects can use CheerpJ Core using the CheerpJ Community License
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- Anybody can use CheerpJ Core at no cost for technical evaluation purposes
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## CheerpJ Commercial License
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The CheerpJ Commercial License allows CheerpJ to be used in any scenario that falls outside the scope of the Community License.
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Full details on the commercial licensing options for CheerpJ are available [here](https://cheerpj.com/licensing/).
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The CheerpJ Commercial License allows:
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- Self-hosting of the CheerpJ Core component
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- Redistribution and OEM uses
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- Priority Support and SLA
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Pricing options are available for Small Businesses, Enterprises, Public Sector, Academic Institutions, and Non-Profit Organizations.
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## Examples
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- Example 1: You are using CheerpJ for a personal open-source project. **Free license**.
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- Example 2: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a free customer-facing application. [You require a license][licensing].
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- Example 3: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a web application for internal use. [You require a license][licensing].
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- Example 4: You are a company and are evaluating CheerpJ to be used for a future commercial project. **Free license**.
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- Example 5: You are a public sector, not-for-profit, or academic organisation. [Contact us][contact].
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- Example 6: You are an individual developer building a commercial project. **Free license**.
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- Example 1: You are using CheerpJ for a personal project. **Free license**.
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- Example 2: You are a team using CheerpJ in a FOSS project. **Free license**.
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- Example 3: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a free customer-facing application. [You require a license][licensing].
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- Example 4: You are a company and you want to use CheerpJ to build a web application for internal use. [You require a license][licensing].
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- Example 5: You are a company and are evaluating CheerpJ to be used for a future commercial project. **Free license**.
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- Example 6: You are a public sector, not-for-profit, or academic organisation. [Contact us][contact].
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- Example 7: You are an individual developer building a commercial project. **Free license**.
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## Technical evaluations
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## Self-hosting
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If you wish to self-host CheerpJ, you will need a license. [Contact us][contact] for more information.
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If you wish to self-host CheerpJ, you will need a Commercial License. [Contact us][contact] for more information.
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### System Integrators (SIs), Resellers and Distributors, OEMs
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Please [contact us directly][contact] to discuss OEM or Reseller licences.
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If you are not sure whether you require a license, [contact us][contact].
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[licensing]: https://cheerpj.com/licensing/
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[contact]: https://cheerpj.com/contact/
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If you are not sure whether you require a license, or would like to discuss your options, please [contact us][contact]. Full licensing details are available [here][https://cheerpj.com/licensing/]
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