Source License
Free for noncommercial use. Commercial use needs a license.
Last updated: September 1, 2026
Overview
The LogisticsX source code is public on
Commercial use includes running LogisticsX inside a for-profit company, hosting it for others, and selling a product built on it. This page summarizes the options. The signed agreement governs; this page is informational.
The hosted service on this site is a separate product with its own plans . You do not need a source license to subscribe to it.
License Types
Internal Use
A carrier, broker, or logistics company running LogisticsX for its own operations.
- You get
- Run any number of instances for one legal entity.
- Not included
- Offering the product to third parties.
Hosted / Reseller
A company that hosts LogisticsX and sells access to other businesses.
- You get
- Run it as a service for up to the number of tenants written into the key.
- Not included
- Redistributing the source or sublicensing it.
Perpetual Source
A company that forks LogisticsX and owns its copy.
- You get
- A perpetual right to use and modify the source as of the purchase date.
- Not included
- Updates after the first year, unless the update plan is paid.
Pricing
Starting points. Volume, term length, and support needs change the quote.
| License | Model | Starts at |
|---|---|---|
| Internal Use | Per truck per month, billed yearly | $4 per truck per month, minimum $3,000 per year |
| Hosted / Reseller | Flat yearly fee by tenant count | $10,000 per year for up to 25 tenants, $25,000 for up to 100, $50,000 unlimited |
| Perpetual Source | One-time fee plus optional updates | $25,000 once, updates at 25% of the fee per year |
| Support add-on | Yearly, email, 3 business day response | $2,500 per year |
| Name license | Yearly, permits use of the LogisticsX name and logo | $1,500 per year |
Hosted / Reseller keys carry the tenant cap. Growing past it means moving to the next band; the difference is charged for the rest of the year and a new key is issued. The daily heartbeat reports the tenant count, so no revenue reporting is needed.
Common Terms
- No sublicensing or resale of the source code.
- The LogisticsX name and logo are not included. A reseller must rebrand unless they buy the name license.
- No warranty. Liability is capped at the fees paid in the previous 12 months.
- Support is a separate add-on.
- Hosted / Reseller: the tenant count reported by the heartbeat must stay within the cap in the key. The author may verify it once a year with 30 days notice.
- The licensee agrees not to remove the license check, the noncommercial notice, or the instance heartbeat.
- Non-payment ends the license after 30 days notice. Rights revert to the noncommercial license.
License Key and Heartbeat
A license key is a signed token issued for one legal entity. A SuperAdmin installs it on the admin portal License page, or the operator sets the License__Key environment variable. Until a valid key is installed, every portal shows a one-line noncommercial notice. Nothing else changes: no feature is locked, and an expired key only brings the notice back.
Once a day each deployment posts a small report to the author. It contains exactly these fields:
- a random instance id generated on first start
- the server hostname
- the product version
- the license key id and licensee name, when a valid key is installed
- the number of tenants
No tenant data, user data, or business data is sent. Noncommercial operators can turn the heartbeat off with License__HeartbeatEnabled=false . Under a commercial license it stays on.
Removing, disabling, or working around the key check, the notice, or the heartbeat grants no commercial rights. Commercial use without a valid key stays unlicensed, and a deliberate bypass is willful infringement.
How to Buy
Email suxrobgm@gmail.com with your company name, the license type, and your fleet or tenant count. You receive a quote, an agreement to sign, and an invoice. The key is issued when the first payment clears.
Prices on this page are the current ones. The terms and key mechanics also live in the repository as COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md .