Ciaren

No trials, no feature gates

The core is free

Ciaren is an open-source project first. Everything after the first column is exploratory and published here so you know where the project stands.

What you get today

What is free
The whole product
Core license
AGPL-3.0
Plugin SDK license
Apache-2.0
Account
Not required
Commercial use
Allowed under AGPL-3.0
Licensing questions

Open Source

Available now

Free forever

AGPL-3.0. No account, no telemetry.

The full product, running on your machine. It is not a trial or a feature-limited edition.

  • Visual editor with 80 built-in nodes
  • Polars and pandas engines, selectable per run
  • Export clean Python: pandas, Polars, or lazy Polars
  • SQL, file, cloud-storage, and REST API connectors
  • ML training, evaluation, and MLflow tracking
  • Data-quality checks, scheduling, and the plugin SDK
Get it on GitHub

Enterprise

Under evaluation

Not priced yet

Shaped by early-access feedback

Organizational controls on top of the open-source core for teams with compliance and scale requirements.

  • Everything in Open Source
  • Air-gapped deployment & offline licensing
  • Single sign-on (SAML / OIDC)
  • Role-based access control
  • Private plugin registry
  • Enterprise support & SLAs
Join Enterprise Early Access

Hosted

Future

Not planned yet

Would always be optional

A managed option for teams that want Ciaren without operating it. This is exploratory; the core stays local-first either way.

  • Everything in Open Source
  • Managed updates and backups
  • Team workspaces
  • Zero infrastructure to run
Follow the roadmap

FAQ

Questions

How the open-source core relates to anything commercial that may come later.

Is the open-source version actually complete?

Yes. The visual editor, both execution engines, Python export, connectors, ML, scheduling, and the plugin SDK are all in the AGPL-3.0 core. A future Enterprise edition would add organizational controls (SSO, RBAC, private registries), not unlock withheld features.

Will features move from open source to paid?

No. The stated model is open-core: capabilities that exist in the open-source core stay there. Commercial offerings, if any ship, layer team and compliance features on top.

Can I use Ciaren commercially today?

Yes, under the terms of the AGPL-3.0 license. The plugin API is separately licensed Apache-2.0, so you can build and sell your own plugins on top of it.

When does Enterprise launch and what will it cost?

Honestly: undecided. Whether a commercial Enterprise edition ships at all is under review. Joining the early-access list is the best way to influence that decision and be first to know.

Start with the open-source core

If you later need SSO, RBAC, or air-gapped installs, tell us. That feedback shapes Enterprise.

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