# Elastic Basic license query
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** license
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962 "2020-02-26T06:30:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Sandeep\_Biswas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Biswas)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962/1 "2020-02-26T06:30:53Z")
Hello,
Can anyone please help me with the Elastic Basic license usage.
In my product, I want to use elastic Basic license features, without any change to source code.
Can I make use of the Basic license for free?
Please help.
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### Author:  [@Sandeep\_Biswas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Biswas)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962/2 "2020-02-27T06:02:27Z")
Got this reply from David Pilato.
_Both are free to use. There are some restrictions with the basic one, like you can not offer an elasticsearch as a service in the cloud with basic but you can use it internally in your company for your projects._
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### Author:  [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962/3 "2020-02-27T07:17:29Z")
It's true that you can freely use all the Basic-licensed features yourself and within your company, but you were asking about using some Basic-licensed features in a "product", and I think the answer there is a bit more complicated since it depends on the nature of that product. Some kinds of product are covered by the license you already hold, but others are not. The [license includes instructions on this subject](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/licenses/ELASTIC-LICENSE.txt#L52-L56):
> If You have any question as to whether a specific SaaS Offering constitutes a Prohibited SaaS Offering, or are interested in obtaining Elastic's permission to engage in commercial or non-commercial distribution of the Elastic Software, please contact [elastic\_license@elastic.co](mailto:elastic_license@elastic.co).
If in doubt, send a message to that address.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-query/220962/4 "2020-03-26T07:17:33Z")
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