Relicensed

Neo4j license history

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

Current license

CommercialProprietary

Changed from AGPL-3.0-only to Commercial starting with 3.5.0 on 2018-11-15.

Versions before 3.5.0 remain under AGPL-3.0-only.

Self-hosting
Not allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS)
Restricted
Commercial impact: Prohibited

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License timeline

2018-11-15

From 3.5.0

AGPL-3.0-onlyCopyleft→CommercialProprietary
Prohibited
Self-hosting: Not allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS): Restricted

Neo4j relicensed to LicenseRef-Commercial.

Sources

Verified 2026-11-06·Confidence: High

Originally released under AGPL-3.0-only

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