Commercial License
Compare the licensing, support and features of ESP-DASH Lite (GPL-3.0) and ESP-DASH Pro (commercial license).
ESP-DASH is available in two editions of the same real-time dashboard library: ESP-DASH Lite, which is open source and licensed under GPL-3.0, and ESP-DASH Pro, which is distributed under a commercial license. The editions differ in features, support and licensing terms.
Comparison
| ESP-DASH Lite | ESP-DASH Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open source, GPL-3.0 | Commercial license |
| Source-disclosure obligations | Free to use, modify and distribute. If you use ESP-DASH Lite in a commercial product, GPL-3.0 requires you to make the source code of your product, including any modifications to ESP-DASH Lite, publicly available. | You can use ESP-DASH Pro in a commercial product without open-sourcing your proprietary code. |
| Support | Community-driven, through online forums, documentation and user-contributed resources. Professional support may be limited. | Dedicated support and assistance. |
| Features | Core dashboard functionality. | Extended functionality. Features available only in ESP-DASH Pro are marked in this documentation. |
| Cost model | Free | One-time license fee |
Choosing an edition
- ESP-DASH Lite fits open-source projects, and projects in which the GPL-3.0 requirements are acceptable and core dashboard functionality is sufficient.
- ESP-DASH Pro fits commercial products. It provides a more comprehensive, professionally supported solution and lets you keep your code proprietary, in exchange for a one-time commercial license fee.
Get ESP-DASH Pro
ESP-DASH Pro is available on the official product page at store.softt.io.