--- title: Teleport Community Edition will adopt a commercial... description: Teleport is switching its Community Edition from an Apache 2.0 license to a commercial license starting with Teleport 16, releasing in June. Individuals and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-will-adopt-a-commercial-license-starting-wi-kqnviig90 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Teleport Community Edition will adopt a commercial license starting wi | daily.dev og:description: Teleport is switching its Community Edition from an Apache 2.0 license to a commercial license starting with Teleport 16, releasing in June. Individuals and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-will-adopt-a-commercial-license-starting-wi-kqnviig90 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KqnViIg90.png og:image:alt: Teleport Community Edition will adopt a commercial license starting wi 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 will adopt a commercial license starting wi **[Teleport](https://daily.dev/sources/teleport)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Teleport is switching its Community Edition from an Apache 2.0 license to a commercial license starting with Teleport 16, releasing in June. Individuals and companies with fewer than 100 employees and under $10MM in annual revenue can keep using it for free with no restrictions; larger companies must contact sales. The open source repository itself remains AGPLv3 with no changes, and Apache 2.0 is retained for documentation, client libraries, and all pre-16 binaries and images. The company cites rising support burden from large organizations using the free tier as the reason for the change. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Teleport 16 Community Edition still use the Apache 2.0 license? No, starting with Teleport 16 released in June, compiled binaries, container images, and AMIs for Teleport Community Edition switch from Apache 2.0 to a commercial license. Versions prior to Teleport 16 remain under Apache 2.0. The underlying open source repository itself stays AGPLv3 with no change, and documentation and client libraries also remain Apache 2.0. _Track licensing changes like this before they affect your infrastructure stack on daily.dev._ ### Can my company still use Teleport Community Edition for free after the license change? Yes, if the company has fewer than 100 employees and less than $10MM in annual revenue, it can keep using Teleport Community Edition binaries and images with no changes. Companies exceeding either threshold must contact the sales team, and companies of any size cannot resell or embed Community Edition in their own products or services. _Compare vendor licensing thresholds like these on daily.dev before committing to an infrastructure tool._ ### Why did Teleport change its Community Edition license instead of keeping it fully open source? Teleport cited a growing volume of support requests from large organizations using the free Community Edition, including companies many times the size of Teleport itself, straining resources meant for individuals and small teams. The company remains for-profit and said it is not positioned to support large companies for free, prompting the restriction on companies over 100 employees or $10MM in annual revenue. _Follow how open source vendors justify licensing shifts like this on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-will-adopt-a-commercial-license-starting-wi-kqnviig90) ```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 will adopt a commercial license starting wi","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-will-adopt-a-commercial-license-starting-wi-kqnviig90","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/teleport-community-edition-will-adopt-a-commercial-license-starting-wi-kqnviig90"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:23:01.804Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:52:00.480Z","description":"Teleport is switching its Community Edition from an Apache 2.0 license to a commercial license starting with Teleport 16, releasing in June. 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