Mattermost v11 Changes in Free Offerings
6 months ago
- #Open Source
- #DevSecOps
- #Mattermost
- Mattermost v11 introduces updates to free offerings to align with critical infrastructure needs.
- The Mattermost open source project remains under AGPLv3 license, unchanged since 2015.
- User limits are being adjusted to prevent oversized, unsupported deployments.
- GitLab Mattermost and GitLab SSO are being deprecated due to growth and distribution streamlining.
- Mattermost Team Edition will reduce its user limit from 1,000 to 250 and remove GitLab SSO.
- New free options: Mattermost Entry (commercial license) and Mattermost Team Edition (MIT-Compiled License).
- Mattermost Entry includes expanded SSO support and full feature set with rate limits.
- Nonprofit licensing and special pricing for smaller organizations are being considered.
- Existing deployments will have different transition paths based on their size and needs.
- Mattermost’s mission has expanded into national security and critical infrastructure since 2023.