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Licenses

Tiles is free to use without limits. Licenses are optional and help fund independent development.

Overview

  • Backer license: for individual supporters with a one-time payment.
  • Commercial license: for teams and organizations, priced per user per year.
  • Commercial use: payment is encouraged, not required.

Polar checkout details

Tiles purchases are processed through Polar, which acts as merchant of record for payment processing.

Payment methods

  • Card payments are supported through Polar checkout.
  • Wallet payments like Apple Pay and Google Pay are supported when device and browser requirements are met.
  • For embedded checkout implementations, Polar requires manual domain validation to enable wallet methods. This does not apply to standard hosted checkout pages.

Reference: Polar checkout wallet methods

Taxes, receipts, and invoices

  • Polar handles sales tax and VAT collection as part of checkout.
  • Polar handles invoicing and receipts for completed purchases.

Reference: Polar platform overview

Customer portal

  • Polar provides a customer portal where customers can view orders and subscriptions.
  • Portal settings can expose actions like updating billing details and canceling subscriptions, depending on how the seller configures the portal.

Reference: Polar customer portal

Backer

The Backer license is designed for individual supporters who want to help sustain the project.

Payment

What it includes

  • Early access to beta versions
  • Direct support for development and infrastructure costs
  • Added weight in feature prioritization

Commercial

The Commercial license is designed for teams and organizations using Tiles for work.

Payment

What it includes

  • Direct support for development and infrastructure costs
  • Recognition as a featured organization

Notes

  • Backer and Commercial licenses are non-refundable.
  • Tiles remains free to use without payment.
  • License purchases support the long-term independence of Tiles.