Which license should I purchase for SaaS?

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Hi All,

I am going to build a website which will be used by multiple users (multi-tenant) for the different services i provide. It can be considered Software as a Service. Client will never have access to any of the theme for reuse or download. The theme will be only used for my product development.

In this case which license should I purchase. Is there any other license for the themes?

Thanks,
Bhavin Shah

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Hi

If your customer will need to pay to access your website content then you will need to purchase extended license.
Where Regular License, your end product (incorporating the item you’ve licensed) is distributed for free.

Which license do I need for an end product that is only accessible to paying users?

If the end users need to pay to see the end product, you need an Extended License. There can be more than one end user as long as there is only one end product.

Example: A website that requires money before you can access the content

Thanks

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Like is this require official confirmation? like from Envato or the Author for my website? Is it fine if my site has multiple workflows or product from single UI?

Thanks,
B

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How is it SaaS? How will users use it? To do what?

There are other restrictions around using envato products in SaaS or on demand type products, so it’s important to be very clear on how it will be used

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Please open Help ticket and let them know. Envato support License Expert team will be happy to assist you.

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let’s say you have a business where user can advertize things. they can use your site freely and publish free advertisements.
but then they can pay for ‘premium subscribtion’ and gain access to few more toggles/inputs so they can promote advertisements better etc.
so to allow users to use single input/toggle, you suddenly need to pay for extended license? that kind of makes no sense

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The easiest way to see it is if you can monetize the site (beyond having a shop) then it requires an extended license because it will mean that you keep earning from it time after time.

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So, what license is suitable for SaaS after all?
There are multiple SaaS websites like InsightSquared Review 2022: Pricing, Features, Alternative | Revenue Grid Blog, but I don’t know which license they use. It should be something extended because they can get money from the customers for their service. I plan to build a similar website to help people get better sales rates and know more about their clients’ preferences.
Something like a revenue intelligence would help the user follow up with new trends and opportunities. Is such a license going to be expensive? I don’t have a big starting capital.

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SAAS use is typically not allowed using Envato products

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Admin templates? Sure!

Even better, Elements License fully covers that for a few dimes.