dbt Licensing FAQ
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- Kind
- Licence FAQ
- Format
- HTML
- Applies to
- Apache 2.0 versus dbt Product Licensing Agreement, redistribution, relicensing from ELv2, use cases. Change history to September 15, 2026.
- Evidence
- dbt OSS is released under Apache 2.0
- dbt Core v1.x remains Apache 2.0
- The dbt Core name no longer applies to v2
- ELv2 was removed and the Fusion code relicensed to Apache 2.0
- The earlier 15-user cap on the extension no longer applies
- Providers powering a product with dbt must preserve platform login
- Consultants deploying standalone dbt for clients are not redistributing
- Third parties may offer dbt as a managed service if login stays open
- MetricFlow was relicensed to Apache 2.0 in October 2025
- Combined company commits to maintain dbt OSS under Apache 2.0
- dbt Core 1.13 gets extended critical support