ExpressionEngine Core is a free, feature-limited edition of our award winning content management platform.
Core may only be used to power personal and hobby sites that do not engage in commercial activity† and must include a "powered by ExpressionEngine" credit on the website. Non-profit organizations are not eligible. If you are a developer doing pro-bono work for a non-profit org, contact us, we'd be happy to work something out. Please see the License Agreement for details. If you have licensing questions please contact team@ellislab.com.
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| Modules and Features included | ExpressionEngine ($299) | ExpressionEngine Core (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Users | unlimited | 3, no self-registration |
| Multiple Site Manager | (includes 1 site) | |
| Discussion Forums | ||
| Spam | ||
| Blacklist | ||
| Caching | File, Memcache, Redis | File Only |
| Channel | (limit 3) | |
| Channel Forms | ||
| Comment | ||
| Emoticon | ||
| File | ||
| IP to Nation | ||
| jQuery | ||
| Member | ||
| Metaweblog API | ||
| Moblog | ||
| Pages | ||
| Query | ||
| RSS | ||
| Rich Text Editor | ||
| Search | ||
| Simple Commerce | ||
| Stats | ||
| Template Routes | ||
| Third Party Add-ons* | ||
| Can be used for† | ||
| Client/Contract Work (regardless of nature of the site) | ||
| Personal Sites | ||
| Commercial Sites | ||
| Support Available | ||
| Free Community Support | ||
| EllisLab Support | ||
| Free 3 month EllisLab Support trial for new customers | ||
| Add to Cart ($299) | Log in to download ExpressionEngine Core. | |
* Please refer to the third-party documentation for any add-on to determine licensing and system requirements.
† EllisLab, Inc. will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes commercial activities. Please refer to the software license for details.
Freeform is a third-party add-on for ExpressionEngine, with its own license agreement. You must have a valid ExpressionEngine license to use this software. For more info, visit the Freeform website or contact Solspace Support.