# X Pack? Open Source or needs licensing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 6, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-open-source-or-needs-licensing/138931 "2018-07-06T13:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Divit\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/divit_sharma/32/32348_2.png) [@Divit\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divit_Sharma)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-open-source-or-needs-licensing/138931/1 "2018-07-06T13:56:55Z")
I want to use xpack in my organisation. Is it open source? Which of its component is free and which one needs licensing? ---
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-open-source-or-needs-licensing/138931/2 "2018-07-06T16:15:28Z")
While the code for X-Pack is available in a public repository, [we do not claim that it is "Open Source"](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/open). See [Subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) about the different features available. The default distribution of Elasticsearch includes all of X-Pack, but the default license is "basic". You can activate a free trial of the commercial features via Kibana (Management -\> License) or via [the API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/license-management.html). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-open-source-or-needs-licensing/138931/3 "2018-08-03T16:15:46Z")
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