Edition boundaries

Use Ledgerful locally for free. License it for broader commercial use.

Free for individuals, noncommercial use, and small companies (under $1M revenue, internal use); paid for larger companies; resale, hosting, or OEM would require a separate agreement.

Editions

Local and Commercial License describe the same current software under the in-force PolyForm Noncommercial License with the Small-Entity Commercial Exception. Hosted and Enterprise are planned and require a future control plane, with no announced prices or timelines.

Which edition fits you?

Individual or noncommercial use → Local
Qualifying small commercial use (under $1M aggregate gross revenue, internal use) → Local
Broader commercial use (at or above $1M revenue) → Commercial License
Hosted, regulated, or custom deployment → Contact us

Available · Runs locally

Implemented in the current build

Source-available, in force

The local capabilities below are implemented. The license is in force: Ledgerful, LLC formed, IP assigned, Small-Entity Commercial Exception counsel-reviewed. No paid commercial price is announced.

Local CLI and engineAvailable · Runs locallyAvailable · Runs locally
Local dashboardAvailable · Runs locallyAvailable · Runs locally
Signed ledger provenanceAvailable · Runs locallyAvailable · Runs locally
Manual SOC 2-style evidence ZIPAvailable · Runs locallyAvailable · Runs locally
MCP stdio toolsAvailable · Runs locallyAvailable · Runs locally
GitHub Action setup pathPlanned · Runs locallyPlanned · Runs locally
Local team sync foundationBeta · Runs locallyBeta · Runs locally

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Local

Individuals, noncommercial use, and small companies under $1M aggregate gross revenue (internal use)

Available · Runs locally

Free for qualifying use

Run the current local build under the in-force PolyForm Noncommercial License with the Small-Entity Commercial Exception.

Local CLI and engineAvailable · Runs locally
Local dashboardAvailable · Runs locally
Signed ledger provenanceAvailable · Runs locally
Manual SOC 2-style evidence ZIPAvailable · Runs locally
MCP stdio toolsAvailable · Runs locally
GitHub Action setup pathNot publicly installable yetPlanned · Runs locally
Local team sync foundationRequires a build compiled with --features syncBeta · Runs locally

Commercial License

Companies at or above $1M aggregate gross revenue running Ledgerful internally

Available · Runs locally

Commercial license required

The same local-first CLI, dashboard, ledger, and evidence export as Local, under a commercial license. The base license is in force; commercial pricing is not yet announced.

Local CLI and engineAvailable · Runs locally
Local dashboardAvailable · Runs locally
Signed ledger provenanceAvailable · Runs locally
Manual SOC 2-style evidence ZIPAvailable · Runs locally
MCP stdio toolsAvailable · Runs locally
GitHub Action setup pathNot publicly installable yetPlanned · Runs locally
Local team sync foundationRequires a build compiled with --features syncBeta · Runs locally

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Hosted

Managers who need cross-repo hosted visibility

Planned · Hosted

Pricing not announced

Planned hosted portfolio, GitHub App workflow, signed summary ingestion, billing, and retained audit state. Requires a future hosted control plane — no live feature claims until it ships.

Hosted portfolio dashboardPlanned · Hosted
GitHub AppPlanned · Hosted
Hosted audit logPlanned · Hosted
Billing portalPlanned · Hosted

Join the waitlistInbox is provisioned; delivery is verified.

Enterprise

Security-conscious and regulated organizations

Planned · Hosted

Pricing not announced

Planned enterprise identity, audit export, retention controls, support SLA, and optional self-hosted control plane. Described as roadmap — never sold today.

SAML / OIDC SSOPlanned · Hosted
SCIMPlanned · Hosted
RBACPlanned · Hosted
Custom retention and support SLAPlanned · Hosted

Contact usInbox is provisioned; delivery is verified.

License boundary

Who qualifies for what

A plain-English read of the free/paid boundary, plus concrete examples matching the Small-Entity Commercial Exception text.

Free

Individual use, on your own machine.
Noncommercial use, at any organization size.
Internal business use by companies under $1M aggregate gross revenue.

Requires a license or agreement

Internal business use once a company reaches $1M aggregate gross revenue — commercial license.
Hosting Ledgerful for third parties — separate agreement.
Reselling Ledgerful, or bundling/embedding it into another product (OEM) — separate agreement.

A 3-person consultancy runs Ledgerful internally to review its own commits.
Free. Qualifies as a small entity under the noncommercial + small-entity exception terms.
A $50M-revenue company runs Ledgerful in CI across its engineering org.
Commercial license required. Company revenue exceeds the $1M small-entity threshold for internal use.
A hosting provider offers Ledgerful as a managed service to its customers.
Separate agreement required. Hosting for third parties is outside both the free and commercial-license internal-use terms.
A vendor bundles Ledgerful into a product it sells to customers.
Separate agreement required. Reselling or OEM bundling is outside both the free and commercial-license internal-use terms.

Still unsure? Email hello@ledgerful.dev and describe your use case.

Comparison

Feature matrix

Every row carries an explicit state. Planned features are not built yet and have no announced timeline.

Ledgerful feature comparison across Local, Commercial License, Hosted, and Enterprise editions.
Feature	Local	Commercial License	Hosted	Enterprise
Core Engine
Local CLI and engine	included	included	included	included
Local dashboard	included	included	included	included
Signed ledger provenance	included	included	included	included
SOC 2-style evidence ZIP export	included	included	included	included
Collaboration
Local team sync (sync-enabled build)	included	included	included	included
Team signatures and devices	included	included	included	included
Portfolio reports	included	included	included	included
GitHub and Release
MCP stdio tools	included	included	included	included
GitHub Action setup pathNot publicly installable yet	included	included	included	included
GitHub App	—	—	included	included
Hosted (planned)
Hosted portfolio dashboard	—	—	included	included
Hosted audit log	—	—	included	included
Billing portal	—	—	included	included
Enterprise (planned)
SAML / OIDC SSO	—	—	—	included
SCIM	—	—	—	included
RBAC	—	—	—	included
Custom retention and support SLA	—	—	—	included

Ledgerful (the engine and dashboard) is source-available under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 plus the Ledgerful Small-Entity Commercial Exception v1.0, which permits qualifying entities under US$1M aggregated gross revenue to use Ledgerful internally at no charge. The license is in force: Ledgerful, LLC formed (FL, effective 2026-07-01, doc L26000356073); individual→LLC IP assignment executed; COMMERCIAL-EXCEPTION.md counsel-reviewed; FL + USPTO trademark search clear. This web repository is separate and proprietary (all rights reserved, no license granted). No paid commercial price is announced.
GitHub App, hosted portfolio, hosted audit log, and billing portal require a future hosted control plane. No timeline is announced.
SAML / OIDC SSO, SCIM, and RBAC are planned for enterprise and require a future hosted control plane with enterprise identity infrastructure. No timeline is announced.
MCP stdio tools are published on npm (v0.1.10). GitHub Action setup path is planned — not publicly installable yet. The GitHub Action is a planned feature. No action.yml exists in the public repository yet. The workflow YAML on the docs page is a reference for the planned shape, not an installable action.
Source upload is never required for local editions. The local daemon does not implement SSO, RBAC, or tenant isolation.
No Commercial License, Hosted, or Enterprise price is announced.

FAQ

Common questions

Threshold definition, contractors, hosting, and OEM — plain-English answers pending the same counsel review as the license examples above.

What counts toward the $1M revenue threshold?

The Ledgerful Small-Entity Commercial Exception measures a company's aggregated gross revenue across all its operations, not just the team running Ledgerful. Once a company crosses that threshold, continued internal use requires a commercial license.

I'm a contractor or consultant — do I qualify?

It depends on whose revenue is measured. Running Ledgerful on your own consultancy's behalf is evaluated against your company's revenue. Running it while embedded in a client's engineering org is evaluated against that client's revenue.

Can I host Ledgerful for my customers?

No — hosting Ledgerful as a service for third parties is not covered by the free or commercial-license internal-use terms and requires a separate agreement.

Can I bundle or resell Ledgerful (OEM)?

No — bundling Ledgerful into a product you sell, or reselling it, requires a separate agreement rather than the free or commercial-license internal-use terms.

What each state label means

The same labels appear on the feature matrix above and on the homepage. Available and beta capabilities run on your machine; hosted features are planned and not built yet.

Available · Runs locally

Ships in the current local binary today and runs on your machine.

Beta · Runs locally

Implemented and usable locally; not yet fully tested for public release.

Planned · Hosted

A future hosted service. Not built.

Edition columns

LocalFree for individuals and small companies
CommercialPaid license for broader commercial use
HostedPlanned hosted service
EnterprisePlanned enterprise features

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