Journey License
Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Mark Markaryan
Journey is dual-licensed to support individuals and small teams while ensuring that commercial use contributes to its ongoing development.
0. TL;DR (Informal Summary)
Journey is free to use for your project, if your Entity generates less than $10k/month in total revenue.
For all other uses, please purchase a build key: https://gojourney.dev.
1. Definitions
- "Journey" refers to the software package named
journey, including all code, documentation, and related materials. - "Use" means installing, copying, modifying, or executing Journey.
- "Commercial Use" means any use of Journey in connection with a product, service, or business activity intended for or resulting in commercial advantage or monetary compensation.
- "Entity" means any company, organization, or group of individuals working together in a coordinated business capacity, including all subsidiaries, parent companies, and affiliates under common control (directly or indirectly owning 50% or more voting interest).
- "Project" means a distinct software application, service, or system that incorporates Journey, whether for internal operations, customer-facing services, or any other business purpose.
2. Grant of License (Permitted Use)
You may use Journey freely if your Entity generates less than $10,000 USD in total monthly revenue.
For Entities generating at least $10,000 USD in total monthly revenue, each Project using Journey requires a separate commercial build key. Please purchase a build key: https://gojourney.dev
3. Commercial License Required
If your Entity generates at least $10,000 USD in total monthly revenue, you must obtain a separate commercial build key for each Project that uses Journey.
This includes internal business applications such as employee tools, operational systems, data processing applications, and administrative systems.
To purchase a commercial build key, please visit: https://gojourney.dev
If you believe your use of Journey requires a commercial license, you may continue using it for up to 30 days while you evaluate licensing terms, without a build key or with a free "Small Project" build key. Continued use beyond this period without a valid commercial build key may violate this agreement.
4. Restrictions
- You may not sublicense, redistribute, or repackage Journey (modified or unmodified) as part of a paid product, developer tool, or commercial service without a commercial license.
- You may not remove or alter licensing notices or attribution in the source code.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
JOURNEY IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF JOURNEY.
6. Not Open Source (OSI)
This license does not comply with the Open Source Definition as defined by the Open Source Initiative. Journey is source-available software.
7. Governing Law
This license shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any legal action arising from this license shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in King County, Washington.
– Mark Markaryan