Relicensed

Couchbase license history

Database·Last verified 2026-11-06·Confidence: High

Changed from Apache-2.0 to BUSL-1.1 starting with 7.0.0 on 2021-03-26.

Versions before 7.0.0 remain under Apache-2.0.

Self-hosting
Allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS)
Restricted
Commercial impact: Restricted

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License timeline

2021-03-26

From 7.0.0

Apache-2.0Permissive→BUSL-1.1Source-available
Restricted
Self-hosting: Allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS): Restricted

Couchbase relicensed to BUSL-1.1.

Sources

Verified 2026-11-06·Confidence: High

Originally released under Apache-2.0

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