Hazelcast Editions and Distributions
Hazelcast offers Enterprise Edition and Community Edition versions of its software, each available as either a full or slim distribution.
Enterprise Edition
Hazelcast Enterprise Edition is a commercial product that extends the Community Edition offering to provide you with many benefits, including the security suite, blue/green deployments for clients, and a Hazelcast Customer Support subscription.
| In this documentation, topics related to an Enterprise Edition feature include an Enterprise Edition label. |
The Enterprise Edition offers the following features, which are not available in the Community Edition :
| All pre-existing Hazelcast licenses, such as the Pro/Enterprise/Enterprise HD licenses, are valid for Hazelcast Platform. |
Community Edition
Hazelcast Community Edition is free and covered by an Apache License, Version 2.0 and a Hazelcast Community License.
The permissions granted in these licenses allow you to do the following:
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Use the Community Edition
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Reproduce the Community Edition
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Distribute the Community Edition with any open and/or closed source applications
Full and Slim Distributions
You can find more information on installing the Hazelcast editions in the following topics:
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For the Enterprise Edition, see the Installing Hazelcast Enterprise Edition topic
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For the Community Edition, see the Installing Hazelcast Community Edition topic
Full Distribution
The full distribution contains all available Hazelcast connectors, libraries, and Management Center.
Full distribution content explanation
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bin— utility scripts for application management -
config- application configuration files (including reference examples) -
lib— application and dependency binaries -
licenses— application and dependency licenses -
management-center— bundled Management Center distribution
Slim Distribution
The slim distribution allows you to save memory by excluding Management Center and connectors. You add the additional components as required.
Slim distribution content explanation
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bin— utility scripts for application management -
config- application configuration files (including reference examples) -
lib— application and dependency binaries -
licenses— application and dependency licenses
