Compare Commercial License with Open Source License
SOS provides JS7 JobScheduler and the YADE Add-on with a dual licensing model. This means that the products are available with an Open Source License (GPLv3) and a Commercial License for enterprise customers. The comparison matrix helps you to understand the difference between licenses.
| Topics | Users with Open Source License | Commercial License Holders |
|---|---|---|
| Source Code |
Same as for Commercial License. The one exception being that source code for the JS7 high availability cluster is not open source. |
JS7 JobScheduler and YADE are open source products, the source code is the same for the Open Source License and the Commercial License. |
| Full Functionality |
Full product functionality as for the Commercial License. Any number of JS7 Agents with unlimited parallel tasks can be operated with the Open Source License. Not available: high availability of the JS7 products when used with the Open Source License. |
The same functional features are available with the Open Source License and the Commercial License. Customers with a Commercial License have the advantage that the JS7 products can use the operational feature of clustering for high availability. |
| Ongoing Support |
Assistance is available from public community resources. |
Customers with a commercial license are assisted directly by the SOS support team. Customers have access to the SOS Ticket System for product support and other supplementary support options they have booked. |
| Supplementary Support |
Not available |
Customers with commercial licenses can book supplementary Support Options, such as Service Request Support, Long Term Support and 24/7 Support. |
| Consulting |
Not available |
Professional services for requirements management and business-IT alignment. Elaboration and optimization for process-oriented workflows. |
| Training |
Not available |
Professional service for customers. Includes Operations Training, Installation Training, Job Management Training and more. |
| Upgrade Service |
Not available |
The SOS assists with upgrading JS7 JobScheduler and YADE to newer releases. |
| Migration of Legacy Products |
Not available |
SOS provides Migration Services based on customers' requirements. We have successfully completed migration projects from Cron®, Control-M®, Automic®, Tivoli® Workload Scheduler, CA Unicenter AutoSys® etc. to JS7 JobScheduler. Migration Services include the analysis, planning and conversion of jobs and job dependencies. |
| Feature Development |
Not available |
Professional service for customers who require additional features for JS7 JobScheduler or YADE. |
| JS7 Controller |
Same as for Commercial License. |
The JS7 Controller orchestrates an unlimited number of Agents. |
| JS7 JOC Cockpit |
Same as for Commercial License. |
The JS7 JOC Cockpit is used for inventory management, monitoring and control. It provides near real-time information that can be accessed from a web browser. |
| JS7 Agent |
Same as for Commercial License. |
The JS7 Agent requires zero configuration. All configuration items are managed by the JS7 JOC Cockpit. |
| Platform Coverage |
Same as for Commercial License. |
JS7 JOC Cockpit and Controller are available for Containers, Windows® and Linux®. The JS7 Agent is platform independent and can be operated on any platform that provides a Java Virtual Machine. |
| Central / Decentral Operation |
Same as for Commercial License. |
Jobs and workflows can be configured centrally for execution with JS7 Agents. In addition, the JS7 Controller can be operated for multi-client capability orchestrating dedicated Agents per client. This offers decentral job management by separate teams. |
| Job Execution |
Same as for Commercial License. |
Run jobs directly with JS7 Agents. |
| Agentless Scheduling |
Same as for Commercial License. |
Perform Agentless Scheduling with SSH. |
| License Agreement |
Trial license keys for JS7 high availability can be obtained by mail to: sales@sos-berlin.com |
