The Kakadu Software License Agreement applies to all license types and to each of Kakadu’s products, the Kakadu SDK, Speedpack and Kakadu HT. The license agreement is available for review via the link below and is valid for all license purchases or upgrades where software is issued by Kakadu Software Pty Ltd.
The license includes a confirmation that you are not associated with an OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctioned country as specified by the US Department of the Treasury or a sanctioned country as specified by the United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes.
The Kakadu Licence terms are located here.
Commercial
This license is applicable where the licensee will receive commercial and/or financial benefits by developing, distributing or otherwise using applications built from the software. It does not permit re-distribution.
Commercial licenses are an annual license which must be maintained while the application is used. The fees vary according to the size of your business. Kakadu software uses the number of employees, contractors and affiliates of the licensee as a proxy for the business size.
Please contact sales@kakadusoftware.com for a quote.
Cultural
This license is available to organisations that seek to improve public access to cultural material by creating digital collections, provided they will not receive commercial and/or financial benefits by developing, distributing or otherwise using applications built from the software. It does not permit re-distribution.
* The Cultural license plan is also called a Public Service License or Library License.
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Evaluation Pack
The evaluation pack is valid for 6 months and enables a user to determine the applicability of the toolkit in a test environment. It does not permit re-distribution.
It is expected that this will be converted into a Commercial or Cultural license at the expiration of the period.
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Single Named User
This license plan allows an individual to use the toolkit to build applications for personal use only. It does not permit re-distribution.
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License Type Summaries
Evaluation Pack
The Evaluation is a six-month license intended to provide a company with the complete of Kakadu Software SDK or Kakadu HT to enable the development of applications. It is expected that this will be converted into a Commercial License on confirmation of the value of using Kakadu Software. The licensee cannot derive any financial or commercial benefits from this license while evaluating the software.
The Evaluation packs is also available for Speedpack on request. A Speedpack evaluation can only be purchased by holders of a Commercial license.
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Commercial
This license is applicable where the licensee will receive commercial and/or financial benefits by developing, distributing or otherwise using applications built from the software. It does not permit re-distribution of the Kakadu SDK or Kakadu HT or Speedpack Commercial licenses are an annual license which must be maintained while the SDK, Kakadu HT or Speedpack is used.
Kakadu HT license permits the user to access all the lightning fast speeds and benefits by developing, distributing or otherwise using applications built from the HTj2K standard (JPEG 2000 standard part 15: ITU-T Rec T.814 | IS 15444-15).
Kakadu Speedpack licence permits the user to access speed improvements, ranging from around 30% to 60%, on modern x86 processors, running on 64-bit operating systems, relative to regular Kakadu SDK
The fees vary according to the size and nature of your business.
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Cultural
This license has been previously known as the Library or Public Service licence. It is applicable where the licensee has multiple non-commercial users working with the Kakadu SDK or Kakadu HT and they will not receive any commercial and/or financial benefit by developing, distributing or otherwise using applications built from the software. It does not permit re-distribution of the Kakadu SDK or Kakadu HT. It does allow for the charging of a fee for public services to recover the license costs.
Public Service licenses are an annual license which must be maintained while the Kakadu SDK or Kakadu HT is used. The fees vary according to the size of your organisation.
Please contact sales@kakadusoftware.com for a quote.
Single Named User License
A Single Named User License allows you to use the SDK to build applications for your personal use. It is applicable where the licensee receives no commercial and/or financial benefit. It does not permit you to distribute or use any applications. This license can only be purchased by individuals for personal, academic or research purposes. Licensees may not gain financially by using this software.
The Single Named User License is not for commercial or corporate use. Non-commercial, Single Named User Licenses are not available for Speedpack.
Please contact sales@kakadusoftware.com for a quote.