# Is Elastic APM Free or Licensed? **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** server, elastic-agent\ **Created:** [July 29, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-apm-free-or-licensed/243028 "2020-07-29T09:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ong](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ong/32/40766_2.png) [@Ong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ong)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-apm-free-or-licensed/243028/1 "2020-07-29T09:53:51Z")
Do Elastic APM server and the Java APM agent require a licensed Elasticsearch to run or can it be used without one? I will be using Elastic Stack version 7.7. **Kibana version** : 7.7 **Elasticsearch version** : 7.7 **APM Server version** : 7.7 **APM Agent language and version** : Java Agent 1.15 **Browser version** : Firefox **Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: RPM **Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** Fresh install Thank you ---
**Author:** ![felixbarny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/felixbarny/32/27341_2.png) [@felixbarny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/felixbarny)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-apm-free-or-licensed/243028/2 "2020-07-29T11:42:47Z")
It's all free and open 🙂 Some additional features like Service Maps and Machine Learning integration require a license though: [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions#product-4](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions#product-4) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-elastic-apm-free-or-licensed/243028/3 "2020-08-19T07:42:52Z")
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