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LicenseRef-Sustainable-UseSource-available (not OSI)Open corenot verified

Building on it: what may you do?

Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.

  • B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes, with conditions Usually, for internal use. Check the terms.
  • B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS No Usually no for a service that competes with the vendor, without an agreement.
  • B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it No No, not without an agreement with the vendor.
  • B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.

Keep in mind

  • Open core: parts of the project (often an ee/ or enterprise folder) are under a separate commercial licence and may not be changed or used freely.
  • There is a licence note for this product (e.g. parts under another licence or version-specific terms): read it and check the licence of the exact version you use.

This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Verify with a lawyer. Not verified: check the following in the product's own documentation before deciding: sso.

The licence in brief

Sustainable Use License (LicenseRef-Sustainable-Use)

Source-available. Limited to internal business purposes; offering it to customers as a service needs a vendor agreement.

What does LicenseRef-Sustainable-Use mean?

Sustainable Use License plus '.ee.' files under the n8n Enterprise License. Internal self-hosting is OK; offering it hosted to customers needs an n8n agreement.

This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Facts

Licence
LicenseRef-Sustainable-Use
Licence type
Source-available (not OSI)
Open core
Yes – some features need a paid edition
GitHub stars
207k
Latest activity
Unknown
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
Unknown
API
REST
Multi-tenant
Unknown
EU vendor
Yes
Source
GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03

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