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Licensing information:

The db4o engine is free when licensed under the General Public License (GPL).

A commercial license is required if you want to embed db4o in a commercial product and/or receive professional support.


For guidance on licensing, please download this free whitepaper about db4objects' dual licensing model.


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db4objects offers the following commercial packages:

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dDN Enterprise - The Total Package for Professional Developers

dDN Enterprise is a bundle of everything you need to successfully bring innovative products with db4o to market - fast!
Priced with an annual flat fee, without runtime reporting duties and packed with free licenses and support credits, it makes your commercial engagement with db4objects as easy as deploying db4o into your products.

db4o Developer Network (dDN) Enterprise The dDN Enterprise subscription is the total package for professional product developers and includes: dDN Enterprise is charged per named developer per year. Ask for our discounts on multiple seats.

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US$ 18,000

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dRT - Commercial db4o Runtime Licenses

Three tiers of license editions provide competitive pricing for commercial db4o Runtime Licenses. The unit prices are subject to steep discounts when ordered in large volumes, and negotiable if list prices compute to db4o runtimes costing more than 3-5% of your product's final retail list price.

db4o In-Process The current version of the db4o database engine software for all Java and .NET platforms.
db4o In-Process runs in the same process space as your application and supports all functions as specified except the option to connect to a database server with Db4o*.openClient (as opposed to Db4o*.openFile).
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db4o Client/Server The current version of the db4o database engine software for all Java and .NET platforms.
db4o Client/Server typically runs as a separate process from your application supporting one or more client connections over the network and with all functions as specified.
db4o Client/Server is licensed for an unlimited number of database connections.
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db4o Micro The current version of the db4o database engine software solely for the J2ME and Microsoft .NET CompactFramework platforms
db4o Micro supports all functions as specified except the option to connect to a database server with Db4o*.openClient (as opposed to Db4o*.openFile).
The minimum order volume is 1,000 licenses.
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db4o Replication System (dRS) is an optional add-on to the above licenses for all Java and .NET platforms. dRS provides the ability to synchronize data between db4o databases as well as between db4o and relational database systems with all functions as specified, excluding the license for Hibernate.

Each one of your products or CPUs running db4o requires a separate db4o license.

Each one of the above can be licensed with a db4o Runtime License (dRT) for redistribution outside your organization or with a db4o End User License Agreement (dEL) for in-house use. dRT and dEL licenses carry the same fee.

Software update and upgrade licenses are provided through dDN memberships.


dDN - Minimum Support and Software Maintenance

db4o Developer Network (dDN) The dDN membership is the minimum support package and includes:
  • Personalized, private and tracked 24/7 case support through our exclusive dDN Customer Portal (screenshot) with a guaranteed response time of 24 hours or less
  • A lock-in of any negotiated rates and conditions for all future purchase of db4o licenses, that facilitates budgeting and planning
  • Free updates and upgrades for all previously purchased or distributed db4o licenses
  • Exclusive access to db4o's stable versions
dDN memberships are charged per named developer per year.
US$ 1,200

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XtremeConnect - Expert support for live pairing sessions

XtremeConnect db4objects has pioneered the convergence of Extreme Programming and Open Source development processes by creating a unique virtual pair programming technique that works with geographically disparate teams. XtremeConnect makes this process innovation available to customers and their specific projects, providing for an efficient, lean, and highly specialized support offer unlike any other.

The quoted price is for credits equivalent to 20 hours of L2 peer support or 13 hours of L3 support.
US$ 4,800

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