--- title: Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU... description: Teleport is changing its Community Edition license starting with version 16, moving from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license with restrictions: companies with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU and Teleport Pro | daily.dev og:description: Teleport is changing its Community Edition license starting with version 16, moving from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license with restrictions: companies with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3S1Qz52kV.png og:image:alt: Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU and Teleport Pro og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU and Teleport Pro **[Teleport](https://daily.dev/sources/teleport)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Teleport is changing its Community Edition license starting with version 16, moving from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license with restrictions: companies with more than 100 employees or over $10MM ARR must contact sales, reselling or embedding is prohibited, and compiled binaries/images will no longer be distributed under Apache 2.0. Versions before Teleport 16 remain Apache 2.0. The newsletter also covers Kubecon EU attendance, a recap of Kubernetes-related feature additions over the past year, and the rollout of Teleport 15 to Cloud customers along with the 15.1.0 minor release. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the new licensing restrictions for Teleport Community Edition starting with version 16? Starting with Teleport 16, Teleport Community Edition switches from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license. Individuals can still use it freely for personal or hobby use, but companies must have fewer than 100 employees and under $10MM in annual revenue to use it, cannot resell or embed it in products, and larger companies must contact Teleport's sales team. _Track licensing shifts like this Teleport change before they affect your infrastructure stack, via daily.dev._ ### Will older versions of Teleport Community Edition remain open source under Apache 2.0? Yes, Teleport will continue distributing compiled binaries, container images, and Amazon Machine Images under the Apache 2.0 license for all Teleport Community Edition versions prior to version 16. Only versions starting with Teleport 16 move to the new commercial license for those distributed assets. _Developers weighing when to upgrade Teleport can follow license changes like this on daily.dev._ ### What Kubernetes features has Teleport added in its recent releases? Teleport added a standalone Kubernetes Operator in version 15.0.0, MFA tap prompts before Kubernetes cluster access via Teleport Connect in 15.0.0, Kubernetes apps auto-discovery in 14.0.0, extended per-resource RBAC with per-pod controls in 14.0.0, a Machine ID Kubernetes Secret destination in 14.0.0, and a Discovery Service for Kubernetes across AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and Google Cloud GKE. _Engineers securing Kubernetes access can keep tabs on tools like Teleport via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Licensing in KurrentDB v26.2 and beyond: what's free and what's licensed](https://daily.dev/posts/licensing-in-kurrentdb-v26-2-and-beyond-what-s-free-and-what-s-licensed-s0vcosgag) · Event Store · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#licensing](https://daily.dev/tags/licensing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU and Teleport Pro","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:22:55.541Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:58:35.880Z","description":"Teleport is changing its Community Edition license starting with version 16, moving from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license with restrictions: companies with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Teleport","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Teleport","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Dw-Bbw6O--/c_limit,w_256/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487494/logos/teleport?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,kubernetes,licensing","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teleport","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Teleport Community Edition license change, Kubecon EU and Teleport Pro"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-license-change-kubecon-eu-and-teleport-pro-3s1qz52kv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the new licensing restrictions for Teleport Community Edition starting with version 16?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Starting with Teleport 16, Teleport Community Edition switches from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license. 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