LegalContext Licensing Information
LegalContext is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1). This page explains what you can do with LegalContext and helps determine if your use case requires a commercial license.
Quick License Check
Most small law firms can use LegalContext for free in production!
✓What You Can Do
View and Study
Complete source code is publicly available
Modify
Create modifications and derivative works
Non-Production Use
Use for development, testing, research, and personal projects
Small Law Firm Production Use
Organizations with fewer than 10 legal professionals can use in production for free
Redistribute
Share the software and modifications (with license intact)
❌Requires Commercial License
Large Organization Use
Organizations with 10 or more legal professionals
Competing Services
Offering substantially similar functionality as a SaaS, hosted, or embedded service
Cloud Provider Services
Providing LegalContext as a managed service to third parties
Need a Commercial License?
Contact our licensing team for enterprise options
📧 licensing@protomated.comInteractive License Compliance Checker
Answer a few questions to determine if your use case complies with the BSL 1.1 license terms.
📊 Step 1: Organization Size
How many legal professionals are in your organization?
📅 Future Open Source Conversion
LegalContext will automatically become open source under Apache License 2.0
Change Date
LegalContext will become Apache 2.0 licensed by the earlier of:
Frequently Asked Questions
💼 Commercial Licensing
If you need a commercial license, we offer flexible options for organizations of all sizes.
Who Needs a Commercial License
- • Law firms with 10+ legal professionals
- • Legal technology companies
- • Enterprise legal departments
- • Anyone wanting to provide competing services
- • Cloud providers offering LegalContext as a managed service
What's Included
- • Production use rights for any organization size
- • Right to offer as a service to third parties
- • Enterprise support and SLAs
- • Indemnification coverage
- • Custom licensing terms available
Get Commercial Licensing
Contact our licensing team for a customized quote and terms