# Difference between Elasticsearch basic license and opensource license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** license\
**Created:** [June 13, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584 "2019-06-13T08:51:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kanapuliAthavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kanapuliathavan/32/45544_2.png) [@kanapuliAthavan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kanapuliAthavan)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584/1 "2019-06-13T08:51:45Z")

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What is ES opensource license and ES basic license? I can see from the license page that both are free. Some feature which is supported in the basic license is not available in the opensource license?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584/2 "2019-06-13T09:06:40Z")

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Yes. Features under the Basic Elastic license (which is free, without any registration process) are not under Apache2 license (pure OSS).

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**Author:** ![Zany](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zany/32/50113_2.png) [@Zany](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zany)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584/3 "2019-06-14T04:29:21Z")

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You may refer to the [Subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) page for a full feature comparison between Elastic licences.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-elasticsearch-basic-license-and-opensource-license/185584/4 "2019-07-12T04:29:22Z")

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