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docs: align public docs with the commercial-only repositioning and new pricing (ADR-0085) (#39)
Reconcile the docs body with the README's brand split (ObjectStack = open-source framework; ObjectOS = commercial only, no open-source edition): - license.mdx: full rewrite as 'License & Pricing' — drops the 'ObjectOS is open core / Community Edition' story; new editions table (Cloud Free/Team/Business + Self-Managed Business Self-Managed/Enterprise, priced per AI seat; Business Self-Managed $540/AI seat/yr, 10–25 seats, single-node, BYO model); Enterprise stays custom/contact-sales (internal list prices not published); ObjectStack section for the free self-host path; honest license-validation and never-brick/version-lock FAQ answers. - faq.mdx: 'Is ObjectOS free?' now answers the commercial positioning; telemetry answer discloses self-managed license validation. - README.md: editions table reframed as one rate card, two deliveries, including the Business Self-Managed plan. - support.mdx: 'Commercial support' renamed ObjectOS Runtime Subscription; contributions pointer corrected to the framework. - Brand artifact cleanup: 'ObjectStack Cloud' (the hosted control plane) → 'ObjectOS Cloud' across architecture/cli/faq/glossary/support; residual 'ObjectOS is Apache-2.0' claims reworded to the ObjectStack foundation (index.mdx, why.mdx). English sources only; locale files are derived translations and will follow the normal translation sync. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XzpV1ebVbpDn88mMV7caFC Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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README.md

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## Editions
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One rate card, two deliveries — priced per **AI seat** in every edition:
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| Delivery | Plans | For |
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| **ObjectOS Cloud** | Managed service | Organizations that want the platform operated for them — orgs, environments, deploys, billing. |
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| **ObjectOS Enterprise** | Self-managed deployment | Organizations that run the platform on their own infrastructure. |
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| **ObjectOS Cloud** (managed service) | Free · Team · Business | Organizations that want the platform operated for them — orgs, environments, deploys, billing. |
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| **ObjectOS Self-Managed** (your infrastructure) | Business Self-Managed (single-node license) · Enterprise (full private deployment) | Organizations that run the platform themselves. |
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See [docs.objectos.ai](https://docs.objectos.ai) for capabilities, deployment,
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and operations documentation.
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See [License & Pricing](https://docs.objectos.ai/docs/resources/license) for
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plan details, and [docs.objectos.ai](https://docs.objectos.ai) for
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capabilities, deployment, and operations documentation.
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## Building and running your own apps? That's ObjectStack — and it's open source
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| Layer | What it is | Where it runs |
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| **Framework** (`@objectstack/*`) | Open-source kernel, ObjectQL, plugins, drivers | npm — pulled in at build time |
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| **Control plane** (optional) | Publishes compiled `objectstack.json` artifacts; you can use the hosted ObjectStack Cloud, run your own, or skip it entirely | Your CI, our cloud, or your laptop |
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| **Control plane** (optional) | Publishes compiled `objectstack.json` artifacts; you can use the hosted ObjectOS Cloud, run your own, or skip it entirely | Your CI, our cloud, or your laptop |
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| **ObjectOS** | The runtime you operate | **Your infrastructure** |
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If you're shipping a single app, you don't need a control plane —

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| **Retool / Appsmith** | UI builder is great, but your data sits in their cloud and their pricing scales with users | Your data never leaves your network; Apache-2.0, no seat tax |
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| **Retool / Appsmith** | UI builder is great, but your data sits in their cloud and their pricing scales with users | Your data never leaves your network; open-source foundation (ObjectStack, Apache-2.0), no seat tax |
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| **Supabase / Firebase** | Backend-as-a-service is fast but vendor-locked; multi-tenant SaaS by design | Same DX (auto APIs, auth, storage), but you own the runtime and database |
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| **Salesforce / NetSuite** | Powerful platform, painful customization, eye-watering per-seat cost | Same metadata-driven model (objects, fields, roles, sharing rules), self-hosted, no seat tax |
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| **Rolling your own (Next + Prisma + NextAuth)** | You rebuild RBAC, audit, file uploads, settings, webhooks, jobs every time | Ship the actual business logic; the platform plumbing is already there |
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## License & pricing
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ObjectOS runtime is **Apache-2.0** — the most permissive widely-used
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OSS license. Use it in commercial products, embed it, redistribute it,
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keep your modifications private. No per-seat fee, no license server,
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no "starting at $50K/year." Optional commercial support and managed
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hosting are available separately — see [License](/docs/resources/license).
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ObjectOS is a **commercial product** built on the open-source (Apache-2.0)
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**[ObjectStack framework](https://github.com/objectstack-ai/framework)** — the
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framework is free to use in commercial products, embed, and self-host, with
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no per-seat fee and no license server. ObjectOS adds the embedded in-UI AI,
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governance, and official operations, priced **per AI seat only** (viewers and
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non-AI users are free) — no "starting at $50K/year". See
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[License & Pricing](/docs/resources/license).

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**Q: Can AI agents call my ObjectOS?**
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client can use. This is the **AI path on the free Community Edition** (bring your
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client can use. This is the **AI path on the free, open-source ObjectStack
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framework** (bring your own model); the in-product AI Builder / "ask your data"
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pay only for **AI seats** (viewers and non-AI users are free). See
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(bring your own model). ObjectOS adds the embedded **in-UI AI** + governance
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