Licensing & Usage

TrailMQ is distributed under a commercial license with free evaluation access. Docker images are publicly available for evaluation, testing and internal proof-of-concept deployments.

Last updated: May 2026

Production use in regulated or commercial environments requires a valid license. The source code is not open source.

Usage overview

Usage type License
Evaluation / PoC Free
Internal testing Free
Production use Commercial license required
Redistribution Not permitted
Source code modification Not permitted

What’s included (evaluation)

  • Full TrailMQ Backend (MQTT Broker + REST API)
  • Full TrailMQ Frontend (Web UI)
  • Docker Compose deployment via GitHub
  • All core features: audit trails, policies, security

Enterprise licenses

For validated production environments, commercial licenses and support packages are available:

  • Priority support and SLA
  • Extended retention and archiving
  • Custom integrations
  • Validation documentation support
  • On-premise deployment assistance

Why commercial licensing?

Licensing TrailMQ is about accountability and trust, not feature gating.

Regulated environments require clarity about software provenance, support commitments and long-term maintenance. A commercial license provides that clarity.

Getting started

GitHub repository (deployment)github.com/RainerGewalt/TrailMQ

Docker Hub images

Licensing inquiries

For licensing questions or enterprise discussions, get in touch.