Soda Core License Update: Moving to Elastic License 2.0
Soda Core License Update: Moving to Elastic License 2.0
Jan 27, 2026
Santiago Viquez
Santiago Viquez
Santiago Viquez
DevRel at Soda
DevRel at Soda
DevRel at Soda
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We’re updating Soda Core’s license from Apache License 2.0 to the Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2).
Soda Core remains source-available and free to use. The change introduces specific restrictions around commercial software that embeds Soda Core as the data quality engine.
What this means for you
If you use Soda Core to build, run, or extend data quality checks, nothing changes. You can continue using it internally and in production, including internal business use as long as Soda Core is not provided to third parties as a hosted or managed service where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of Soda Core.
What you can do under ELv2
You may:
Use Soda Core freely within your organisation
Read, modify, and fork the source code
Run Soda Core in production
Offer professional services around Soda Core, such as consulting, implementation, training, or support
What ELv2 restricts
You may not:
Offer Soda Core as a hosted or managed to third parties as a hosted or managed service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of the software.
Circumventing license key functionality or limitations in the software
Removing or obscuring licensing, copyright, or attribution notices
Why this change
This license model sustains development of source-available software while preventing scenarios where third parties offer Soda Core as a competing managed service.
The full text of the Elastic License 2.0 is available at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license.
You can also refer to the FAQ at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license/faq for clarification on specific use cases.
We’re updating Soda Core’s license from Apache License 2.0 to the Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2).
Soda Core remains source-available and free to use. The change introduces specific restrictions around commercial software that embeds Soda Core as the data quality engine.
What this means for you
If you use Soda Core to build, run, or extend data quality checks, nothing changes. You can continue using it internally and in production, including internal business use as long as Soda Core is not provided to third parties as a hosted or managed service where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of Soda Core.
What you can do under ELv2
You may:
Use Soda Core freely within your organisation
Read, modify, and fork the source code
Run Soda Core in production
Offer professional services around Soda Core, such as consulting, implementation, training, or support
What ELv2 restricts
You may not:
Offer Soda Core as a hosted or managed to third parties as a hosted or managed service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of the software.
Circumventing license key functionality or limitations in the software
Removing or obscuring licensing, copyright, or attribution notices
Why this change
This license model sustains development of source-available software while preventing scenarios where third parties offer Soda Core as a competing managed service.
The full text of the Elastic License 2.0 is available at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license.
You can also refer to the FAQ at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license/faq for clarification on specific use cases.
We’re updating Soda Core’s license from Apache License 2.0 to the Elastic License 2.0 (ELv2).
Soda Core remains source-available and free to use. The change introduces specific restrictions around commercial software that embeds Soda Core as the data quality engine.
What this means for you
If you use Soda Core to build, run, or extend data quality checks, nothing changes. You can continue using it internally and in production, including internal business use as long as Soda Core is not provided to third parties as a hosted or managed service where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of Soda Core.
What you can do under ELv2
You may:
Use Soda Core freely within your organisation
Read, modify, and fork the source code
Run Soda Core in production
Offer professional services around Soda Core, such as consulting, implementation, training, or support
What ELv2 restricts
You may not:
Offer Soda Core as a hosted or managed to third parties as a hosted or managed service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of the software.
Circumventing license key functionality or limitations in the software
Removing or obscuring licensing, copyright, or attribution notices
Why this change
This license model sustains development of source-available software while preventing scenarios where third parties offer Soda Core as a competing managed service.
The full text of the Elastic License 2.0 is available at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license.
You can also refer to the FAQ at https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license/faq for clarification on specific use cases.
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At the end of the day, we don’t want to be in there managing the checks, updating the checks, adding the checks. We just want to go and observe what’s happening, and that’s what Soda is enabling right now.
Sid Srivastava
Director of Data Governance, Quality and MLOps
Investing in data quality is key for cross-functional teams to make accurate, complete decisions with fewer risks and greater returns, using initiatives such as product thinking, data governance, and self-service platforms.
Mario Konschake
Director of Product-Data Platform
Soda has integrated seamlessly into our technology stack and given us the confidence to find, analyze, implement, and resolve data issues through a simple self-serve capability.
Sutaraj Dutta
Data Engineering Manager
Our goal was to deliver high-quality datasets in near real-time, ensuring dashboards reflect live data as it flows in. But beyond solving technical challenges, we wanted to spark a cultural shift - empowering the entire organization to make decisions grounded in accurate, timely data.
Gu Xie
Head of Data Engineering
4.4 of 5
Start trusting your data. Today.
Find, understand, and fix any data quality issue in seconds.
From table to record-level.
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Real stories from companies using Soda to keep their data reliable, accurate, and ready for action.
At the end of the day, we don’t want to be in there managing the checks, updating the checks, adding the checks. We just want to go and observe what’s happening, and that’s what Soda is enabling right now.
Sid Srivastava
Director of Data Governance, Quality and MLOps
Investing in data quality is key for cross-functional teams to make accurate, complete decisions with fewer risks and greater returns, using initiatives such as product thinking, data governance, and self-service platforms.
Mario Konschake
Director of Product-Data Platform
Soda has integrated seamlessly into our technology stack and given us the confidence to find, analyze, implement, and resolve data issues through a simple self-serve capability.
Sutaraj Dutta
Data Engineering Manager
Our goal was to deliver high-quality datasets in near real-time, ensuring dashboards reflect live data as it flows in. But beyond solving technical challenges, we wanted to spark a cultural shift - empowering the entire organization to make decisions grounded in accurate, timely data.
Gu Xie
Head of Data Engineering
4.4 of 5
Start trusting your data. Today.
Find, understand, and fix any data quality issue in seconds.
From table to record-level.
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