2026.1 ships with licensing disabled.
All catalog entitlements are active. No license file, minting or edition gating is required;
serving-unit bands are neither measured nor enforced. Authentication, authorization,
safety limits and capability maturity still apply. Multi-tenancy, alerting and offline sync remain Preview.
Edition assignments, license pricing and capacity bands on this page describe 2026.2 intent,
not requirements for 2026.1. Licensing hardening, metering and marketplace automation are deferred to 2026.2.
The supported operating envelope
defines qualification limits. ELv2 source-license terms and paid service agreements still apply.
// pricing & licensing
Start with a fixed-scope pilot.
Run 2026.1 with licensing disabled.
Engagements start with a fixed-scope pilot—$10,000, $17,500, or $25,000 by complexity, with up to 50%
credited toward year-one software—or a $3,000–$7,500 migration assessment. Self-host 2026.1 with all catalog entitlements active under the
Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2) ↗.
License pricing below is 2026.2 intent; it is not enforced in 2026.1.
// start here
Start with a fixed-scope pilot.
Prove it on your workload before you license.
The primary motion is a scoped, fixed-price engagement with a written readout—not a license order form. Pilot fees earn credit toward year-one software.
Migration assessment · $3,000–$7,500
Know what a move involves first.
A scoped inventory, compatibility review, and migration recommendation for your current GIS estate. Often the right first step before committing to a pilot.
Fixed-scope pilot · $10,000 / $17,500 / $25,000
Simple, standard, or complex—priced up front.
A defined workload, agreed success criteria, and a readout. Up to 50% of the pilot fee is credited toward year-one software within 30 days of the readout.
2026.2 licensing intent · from $6,000/year
The pilot agreement locks your pricing.
The edition and capacity-band tables below are 2026.2 intent for annual license pricing; your pilot agreement locks your year-one number in writing.
See the published bands ↓
// editions · 2026.2 intent
License pricing is 2026.2 intent.
Your pilot agreement locks it.
These are prospective 2026.2 edition prices; the signed pilot agreement or order fixes your price for the term. Every paid plan includes unlimited users and Standard support. Each edition includes the capabilities in the edition to its left.
Community · no license charge
Self-host the core GIS server.
Serve, query, map, and edit through documented GIS and open-standard interfaces. Community requires no license key. The server is source-available under ELv2, and the client SDKs are Apache-2.0.
Pro · from $6,000/year
Run the working GIS platform.
Adds Esri FeatureServer editing, geocoding, spatial analytics, cloud raster serving, multi-node caching, and single-provider OIDC. The one-environment Honua operator is offered through PILOT ACCESS.
Enterprise · from $15,000/year
Add migration and organization-wide governance.
Adds ArcGIS and GeoServer import paths, branch versioning, multi-provider SSO with custom claim-to-role mapping, and the extension SDK.
Review capability evidence →
2026.2 intended annual prices by capacity band and edition
| Capacity band | Serving units | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|
| Starter | Up to 3 | $6,000 / year | $15,000 / year |
| Team | Up to 10 | $15,000 / year | $24,000 / year |
| Scale | Up to 25 | $30,000 / year | $39,000 / year |
| Beyond 25 |
Custom quote; typically $800–$1,000 per additional unit per year. Request a quote → |
// what changes the price
Capacity sets the band.
Adoption does not.
One visible unit
One serving unit is one production serving node up to 8 vCPU and 32 GiB RAM. The written quote states how larger or unusual node shapes count.
Your routine production footprint
Choose the band that covers normal production scale. Autoscaling inside that band does not change the invoice during the term. Sustained or recurring growth moves to a larger band under the order terms.
No seat or usage meter
Add operators, analysts, applications, requests, and data without a separate Honua fee. More workload affects price only when it requires more production serving capacity.
Non-production is excluded
Development, test, staging, and cold-standby disaster-recovery capacity do not count toward the paid band.
Cloud costs stay separate
The prices above cover the annual Honua software license. Compute, storage, networking, observability, and other cloud-provider charges remain yours.
Short bursts are handled in the contract
Standard terms include short-burst grace above the committed band. Serverless, emergency surge, and unusual deployment shapes require explicit terms in the order.
// three common shapes
See the bands in practice.
These examples show annual Honua software pricing. Your cloud infrastructure and any optional support or services remain separate.
One production node
Pro Starter · $6,000/year
A single node at or below 8 vCPU and 32 GiB is one serving unit. It fits Starter, whether ten people use it or one hundred. Enterprise Starter is $15,000/year.
A fleet that scales to four units
Pro Team · $15,000/year
Four routine production units fit the Team band. Development, staging, and cold-standby disaster recovery remain outside the count. Enterprise Team is $24,000/year.
A 25-unit production platform
Enterprise Scale · $39,000/year
A governed production fleet of up to 25 serving units fits Enterprise Scale. If routine capacity grows beyond 25, the additional-unit private offer applies.
// optional costs
Support and services are priced separately.
Standard support is included. Add response commitments or migration help only when you need them; the signed order controls scope and service levels. The pilot and assessment engagements that open this page are listed again here for completeness.
Optional support and services pricing
| Option | Price | What it adds |
|---|
| Priority support | +$6,000/year | Email support with a 48-hour response SLA. |
| Premium support | From +$15,000/year | Dedicated Slack, a 4-hour response SLA, architecture reviews, and migration assistance. |
| Surge Pack | +15–25% of subscription | Contracted emergency capacity and response terms. |
| Migration assessment | $3,000–$7,500 | A scoped inventory, compatibility review, and migration recommendation. |
| Fixed-scope pilot | $10,000 / $17,500 / $25,000 | Simple, standard, or complex pilot. Up to 50% credits toward year-one software within 30 days of the readout. |
// licensing & procurement
Know what the quote includes.
The server is source-available under ELv2; Community self-hosting has no license charge. SDKs are Apache-2.0. Commercial prices cover self-hosted software and included Standard support, while infrastructure and optional services remain separate.
Direct annual agreements are available today. NOT YET AVAILABLE AWS and Azure Marketplace listings and the Honua Cloud managed service are not purchasing options today.
// next
Scope a pilot on your workload.
Lock year-one pricing in the agreement.
