// pillar 03 · predictable cost
ELv2 server.
ELv2 server.
Apache SDKs.
Commercial tiers,
shaped with you.
Honua Server is licensed under the Elastic License v2 — source-available, free to read, and free to run yourself. Every client SDK is Apache 2.0. The Pro and Enterprise commercial tiers are being shaped with our first customers, with enterpriseready.io as the capability baseline. Specific pricing follows once those tiers are real — not before.
Open layers · free to usetoday
Open standards · OGC, gRPC, MCPopen
SDKs · JS, Python, .NET, mobileApache 2.0
Honua ServerELv2
Run cost$0 license
Commercial layers · in designwith you
Pro tier · operational + migrationTBD
Enterprise · enterpriseready.io baselineTBD
Support · shaping with first customersTBD
Pricingshaped in the open
// license stack
How the layers are licensed.
| Axis | Legacy GIS | Honua |
|---|---|---|
| Engine license | Per-core / per-named-user, annual. | ELv2 source-available · free to read, free to run yourself. |
| SDKs | Bundled, tied to engine license. | Apache 2.0 · use anywhere, no strings. |
| Open standards | Vendor protocols, bundled with the suite. | OGC, gRPC, MCP · open, no license. |
| Compute | Peak-sized 24/7. Underused at night. | Elastic. Your cloud bill scales with traffic. |
| Commercial tier | Bundled SKUs with overlap and gating. | Pro and Enterprise tiers · capability baseline at enterpriseready.io. |
| Support | Vendor contract, annual. | Shaping support model with early customers. |
| Migration | Replatform + app-rewrite project. | Service import + honua-migrate codemod · included path. |
// Pricing is being shaped with early customers. Pro and Enterprise tiers use enterpriseready.io as a capability baseline. Talk to us if you want to be one of the customers shaping it.