License types
DBeaver offers different license types. Use the table below to compare license types, support availability, and limitations.
License comparison¶
| Individual Yearly subscription | Group Yearly subscription | Perpetual (Discontinued after version 23.3) |
Individual Monthly subscription | Early Access Program (EAP*) | Academic | Trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product availability | Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate | Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate | Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate | Lite, Enterprise | Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate | Enterprise | Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate |
| Duration of access | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year from purchase | 1 month | 1 month from release | 1 year | 14 days |
| Access to releases | Regular and Early Access | Regular and Early Access | Regular and Early Access | Regular and Early Access | Monthly EAP versions only* | Regular and Early Access | All features during trial |
| Access blocked | After expiration or failed renewal | After expiration or failed renewal | You can use the last available version indefinitely after expiration | After expiration or failed renewal | After expiration | Access is blocked after the trial period is finished | |
| Renewal | Annual renewal | Annual renewal | Requires renewal to continue receiving product updates and support | Monthly renewal | Must manually download each new build | Requires re-request after expiration | Requires re-request for each new version, but only once per version |
| Support | While the subscription is active | While the subscription is active | 1 year unless the license is renewed | While the subscription is active | Not available | Not available | While the trial period is active |
| Offline use | Yes | Yes | Yes | No Requires online activation for the first activation and each renewal. |
No | Yes | Yes |
| Limitations | Per-user license: - can be installed on multiple workstations if used by the same person; - named-user only; - server/VM use allowed |
Named-user only; - number of users fixed per license; - installable on workstations, VMs, or servers with limited access for licensed users only |
Per-user license: - can be installed on multiple workstations if used by the same person; - named-user only; - server/VM use allowed |
No | Limited to: - 3 simultaneous DB connections - 5 automation tasks (including composite) - no CLI - no task scheduler - 1 default workspace - 1 default project |
For students and teachers only. Not for commercial use | No limitations during trial period |
Important
If a Perpetual license isn’t renewed within 90 days after expiration, it will be converted to an Annual subscription upon renewal. A warning will appear before completing the renewal. Perpetual licenses no longer allow installing versions released more than one year after the purchase date. To check your current license, go to dbeaver profile.
EAP versions¶
EAP (Early Access Program) versions are free pre-release editions of DBeaver available for Lite, Enterprise, and Ultimate. They become available after the Trial expires. Each version is valid for 1 month, after which you need to download the next one.