[Qgis-psc] General Public License Inquiry for Business Use

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Chul,

Yes, the usage of QGIS is free, also for commercial use. However, if QGIS
is really useful to you and supports your business substantially, we would
appreciate it if you would support QGIS as a sustaining member (see
https://www.qgis.org/funding/membership/ for details). Sustaining
memberships, donations and training certificates are the income of QGIS and
ensures running the QGIS infrastructure, finance bug fixing and enables
refactorings and improvements of QGIS. See also our annual and financial
reports at https://www.qgis.org/community/foundation/

However, the usage of QGIS doesn't require donations or sustaining
memberships, regardless of private or commercial use.

Hope this helps to clarify.

Best regards,
Andreas Neumann
QGIS.ORG PSC member (treasurer)

On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 at 06:53, Chul Hong Park via QGIS-PSC <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I tried reaching out via qgis user email and I was rejected so I am
> following up with this otheremail address.
>
> We are a Singapore-based urban planning consultancy. I understand that
> QGIS is free and distributed under the GNU General Public License, as
> stated on your website. However, our IT department has asked for written
> confirmation from the QGIS organization that the software is free to use,
> including in a business setting.
>
> Could you kindly confirm that the public license terms also apply to
> commercial and business users?
>
> Thank you for your time and help.
>
> QGIS License · QGIS Web Site <https://qgis.org/license/>
>
> Chul.
>
>
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