# Elastic search **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search/9575 "2012-11-06T09:15:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Akash\_Gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Akash\_Gupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akash_Gupta)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search/9575/1 "2012-11-06T09:15:58Z")
Is elastic search free to be used for commercial purposes? -- ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas_vlcek1/32/819_2.png) [@Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lukas_Vlcek1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search/9575/2 "2012-11-06T12:13:30Z")
> **[Apache License, Version 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0/)** > > TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. “License” shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined by Sections… > **[Apache License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License)** > > The Apache License is a permissive free software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties. The ASF and its projects release their software products under the Apache License. The license is also used by many non-ASF projects. > Beginning in 1995, the Apache Group (later the Apache Sof... On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Akash Gupta [gakash5839@gmail.com](mailto:gakash5839@gmail.com) wrote: > Is Elasticsearch free to be used for commercial purposes? > > -- -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search/9575/3 "2017-07-06T03:06:01Z")