Licensing & Editions

Every Craft project starts with a free Solo license, which is valid for public and private use, indefinitely.

Additional features like user management are available by upgrading to a paid Team or Pro license. The current Craft edition and version are displayed at the bottom of every control panel screen.

Throughout the documentation, edition-specific features are called out with <Badge type="edition" text="Team" vertical="middle" /> and <Badge type="edition" text="Pro" vertical="middle" /> badges. If you don’t see a badge on a page or section, it describes features available to all Craft editions.

#Upgrading

To try out a paid Craft edition, visit the Plugin Store in the control panel, and click Upgrade Craft CMS in the sidebar:

Selecting an edition will update project config and replace the Try button with a green Installed as a trial message.

#Plugins

Some plugins have editions, as well! The Plugin Store displays editions in the sidebar, each having a Try button. Check the Editions tab for more information from the developer.

#Trials

You are allowed to test paid Craft and plugin editions on private domains for as long as you need. However, deploying an unlicensed edition of Craft to a public domain will cause the control panel to display licensing issues to all administrators.