No SSPL copyleft condition for SaaS applications that use MongoDB as a database
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- Statement
- SSPL FAQ (as of 2026-09-26): “The copyleft condition of Section 13 of the SSPL applies only when you are offering the functionality of MongoDB, or modified versions of MongoDB, to third parties as a service. There is no copyleft condition for other SaaS applications that use MongoDB as a database.”
- Applies when
- The service offered is an application, not the functionality of MongoDB itself.
- Applies to
- Applications built on MongoDB Community Server and offered as SaaS.
- Aliases
- SaaS applications