# Is it elasticsearch going to be licensed **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-elasticsearch-going-to-be-licensed/352718 "2024-02-07T09:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MahithaSarala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mahithasarala/32/101721_2.png) [@MahithaSarala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MahithaSarala)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-elasticsearch-going-to-be-licensed/352718/1 "2024-02-07T09:10:14Z")
Hi Team, Is Elasticsearch going to be paid version going forward, currently we are using elasticsearch 8.5.3 . Could you provide more on this. Thanks, Sarala K ---
**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-elasticsearch-going-to-be-licensed/352718/2 "2024-02-07T11:45:31Z")
> [@MahithaSarala](#): > > Is Elasticsearch going to be paid version going forward, currently we are using elasticsearch 8.5.3 . > Could you provide more on this. Elasticsearch has paid features since a long long time already, it also has a Basic license which is free. You can check which features are free and which are paid in this [page](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-elasticsearch-going-to-be-licensed/352718/3 "2024-03-06T11:45:58Z")
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