Relicensed

TimescaleDB license history

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

Changed from Apache-2.0 to Timescale-License starting with 1.2.0 on 2019-01-29.

Versions before 1.2.0 remain under Apache-2.0.

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

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License timeline

2019-01-29

From 1.2.0

Apache-2.0Permissive→Timescale-LicenseSource-available
Restricted
Self-hosting: Allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS): Restricted

TimescaleDB relicensed to LicenseRef-Timescale-License.

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Verified 2026-11-06·Confidence: High

Originally released under Apache-2.0

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