License Types

⏷  Definitions and General Terms
    • •Engine Trial
    Perpetual trial license, free of charge
    EULA · NuGet »
    Performance testing option is available
    This license delays all calls to the Evaluate() and Filter() extension methods of the Rules Engine by 6 (six) seconds. All other features and distribution terms remain the same as those of the Engine Unlimited License. This license is intended for testing purposes only and CANNOT BE USED in production environments.
    • •Monthly Subscription
    No hidden fees
    This is a monthly subscription that permits the organization to apply one Engine Unlimited license to a single Product for a low monthly fee. All terms and definitions for this subscription are the same as those for the standard Engine Unlimited license as defined in this document. With this subscription, the product must use a license file generated and delivered by Code Effects Software along with the Rules Engine assembly. The organization must obtain this license file from Code Effects Software and re-deploy it every 6 (six) months. This subscription is designed as a low-cost alternative to the Engine Unlimited perpetual license.
    • •Engine Unlimited
    Perpetual license, no hidden fees
    This license allows an organization to run the Rules Engine as part of its Product on any domain name, network, server, load balancer, or web farm that it owns and operates. The organization may also run the Rules Engine on any cloud hosting environment, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, as part of its Product. This license DOES NOT INCLUDE our Distribution or Partner subscriptions. It includes our Basic Support and applies to only a single Product. A separate Engine Unlimited License is required for each Product that uses the Rules Engine.
    • •Editor Source
    Perpetual license, no hidden fees
    This license includes the complete source code of the Rule Editor in C#, JavaScript, XML, CSS, and text formats. The source code is provided as a Visual Studio solution, ready to be loaded and compiled. Under this license, the organization is NOT ALLOWED to distribute, publish, or share any part of the source code with third parties or individuals who are not directly involved in the development or deployment of the product. This license DOES NOT INCLUDE our Distribution or Partner subscriptions. It includes our Basic Support and comes with one Engine Unlimited License, which applies to only a single Product.
    • •Engine Source
    Perpetual license, no hidden fees
    This license includes the complete C# source code of the Rules Engine. It allows an organization to run the Rules Engine as part of a single Product on any domain name, network, server, load balancer, or web farm that it owns and operates. The organization may also run the Rules Engine on any cloud hosting environment, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, as part of its Product. Under this license, the organization is NOT ALLOWED to distribute, publish, or share any part of the source code with third parties or individuals who are not directly involved in the development or deployment of the Product. This license DOES NOT INCLUDE our Distribution or Partner subscriptions. It includes our Basic Support and comes with one Engine Unlimited License, which applies to only a single Product.
    • •Full Source
    Perpetual license, no hidden fees
    This license includes the complete source code of both the Rule Editor and the Rules Engine. The source code is provided as two Visual Studio solutions, ready to be loaded and compiled. Under this license, the organization is NOT ALLOWED to distribute, publish, or share any part of the source code with third parties or individuals who are not directly involved in the development or deployment of the Product. This license DOES NOT INCLUDE our Distribution or Partner subscriptions. It includes our Basic Support and comes with the Engine Unlimited License, which covers the ENTIRE ORGANIZATION and all its Products that use the Rules Engine.
    • •Full Source Insurance
    Perpetual license, no hidden fees
    This license can only be purchased as an add-on to the Engine Unlimited License. It ensures that the organization receives the complete source code of both the Rule Editor and the Rules Engine in the unlikely event that Code Effects Software goes out of business, provided the license has been paid in full by the organization at the time of the aforementioned event. This license is designed to be a low-cost alternative to traditional source code escrow services.
    • •Distribution
    Annual subscription
    This is an annual subscription designed as an add-on to any Code Effects license. It covers any market and/or territory, allowing the organization to distribute and/or install the Rules Engine and/or the Rule Editor as part of the Product to or on an unlimited number of devices belonging to only individual end-users of the Product.
    • •Partner
    Annual subscription
    This is an annual subscription designed as an add-on to any Code Effects license. It covers any market and/or territory, allowing the organization to distribute and/or install the Rules Engine and/or the Rule Editor as part of the Product to or on an unlimited number of devices belonging to any third-party legal entity, including but not limited to corporations, partnerships, non-profit organizations, funds, communities, educational and manufacturing facilities, government entities, local authorities, and individual end-users.
    • •Priority Support
    Annual subscription
    This is an annual subscription designed as an add-on to any Code Effects license. It includes online documentation, as well as email, phone, and online product support. Code Effects Software specialists are available to holders of this subscription during US EST business hours. This subscription is designed to help the organization maximize the value of the license throughout all stages of development, testing, and maintenance of the Product.
    • •Enterprise Support
    Annual subscription
    This is an annual subscription designed as an add-on to any Code Effects license. It includes online documentation, email, phone, and online product support, as well as analysis of a specific implementation of the Rules Engine or Rule Editor in the Product. The subscription also allows the organization to request one of Code Effects Software's specialists to meet with the organization's development team in person, anywhere in the continental US or Canada, for Rules Engine implementation design and architecture sessions. All related travel expenses are covered by the subscription (limit of two trips per calendar year for one subscription; limit of two business days per trip). This subscription is designed to help the organization get the most out of the license during all stages of development, testing, and maintenance of mission-critical projects.
You are advised to test all functionality of Code Effects using the Engine Trial version before paying for your own copy. Returns are honored by special request only and cannot be guaranteed. Please refer to our Refund Policy for details.

Definitions

  • Code Effects business rules engine consists of two major components: the web-based Rule Editor and the Rules Engine.
  • License: Any of the Rules Engine licenses or subscriptions listed in this document.
  • Organization: A business entity that has purchased or otherwise legally obtained the license from Code Effects Software or one of its resellers.
  • Product: Any version of a SINGLE PRODUCT developed by the Organization.
  • Basic Support: Includes email-based product support and access to our online documentation. We guarantee a response to your product support requests within two (2) business days for the first three (3) calendar months from the date of our invoice.

General Terms

  • The Rule Editor and its dependencies can be referenced from NuGet. It is free to use with any type of product, on any domain name or other resource identifier, on any number of servers, and on any .NET platform or environment. The organization is only allowed to deliver the Rule Editor to the end-users of the product from servers that are controlled and operated by the organization. The organization is NOT ALLOWED to distribute the Rule Editor with the product unless it purchases either the Distribution or Partner subscription.
  • The Rule Engine is available in two versions: the Engine Trial license, which can be referenced from NuGet, and the licensed version, which can be obtained by the organization using Code Effects' Portal and the product key purchased from Code Effects Software.

Refund Policy

  • Customers are advised to test all functionality of the Code Effects business rules engine using Engine Trial license before purchasing their own copy. The trial version is freely available for reference from NuGet and does not require account registration.
  • Due to the nature of Code Effects distribution, and the absence of paid copy usage and location control, all refunds are honored by special request only and cannot be guaranteed. Generally, we make refunds only in proven cases when a credit/debit card was stolen and used to purchase Code Effects products.