{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "pricing": {
    "source": "https://lakexpress.arpe.io/pricing",
    "summary": "Three plans: Standard at a published price, Enterprise and OEM on quote. All plans include parallel copy and have no CPU, memory or volume limit. A 30-day trial is available.",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "tiers": [
      {
        "name": "Standard",
        "price": "416 EUR",
        "period": "per month",
        "billing": "Billed annually",
        "description": "For companies looking to streamline their data pipelines",
        "features": [
          "Copy Metadata",
          "Copy Data",
          "Parallel Copy (multi-tables)",
          "Parallel Copy (split big-tables)",
          "No CPU limit",
          "No memory limit",
          "No users limit",
          "No volume limit",
          "Only your data (company level) or open data",
          "Standard Support (mail and support site)"
        ],
        "cta": [
          { "label": "Get a 30-Day Free Trial", "url": "https://arpe.io/get-trial?product=LakeXpress" },
          { "label": "Ask for a Quote", "url": "https://lakexpress.arpe.io/quote?formula=Standard" }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Enterprise",
        "price": "Custom",
        "period": null,
        "billing": "On quote",
        "description": "For large organizations with advanced requirements",
        "features": [
          "Copy Metadata",
          "Copy Data",
          "Parallel Copy (multi-tables)",
          "Parallel Copy (split big-tables)",
          "No CPU limit",
          "No memory limit",
          "No users limit",
          "No volume limit",
          "Only your data (group level) or open data",
          "Support Premium (mail and support site + Teams)",
          "Premium Connector",
          "New Connector on demand"
        ],
        "cta": [
          { "label": "Ask for a Quote", "url": "https://lakexpress.arpe.io/quote?formula=Enterprise" }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "OEM",
        "price": "Custom",
        "period": null,
        "billing": "On quote",
        "description": "For vendors integrating LakeXpress into their solutions",
        "features": [
          "Copy Metadata",
          "Copy Data",
          "Parallel Copy (multi-tables)",
          "Parallel Copy (split big-tables)",
          "No CPU limit",
          "No memory limit",
          "No volume limit",
          "Only the data of your clients",
          "Support Premium (mail and support site + Teams)"
        ],
        "cta": [
          { "label": "Ask for a Quote", "url": "https://lakexpress.arpe.io/quote?formula=OEM" }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "trial": {
      "request": "https://arpe.io/get-trial?product=LakeXpress",
      "duration": "30 days from the build date of the binary (shown by LakeXpress --version). Trial downloads are rebuilt every week, so a fresh download has at least 23 days left.",
      "contents": "LakeXpress binary with the FastBCP engine bundled in engine/",
      "activation": "No licence needed: without a licence, LakeXpress runs in trial mode"
    },
    "licensing": {
      "resolutionOrder": [
        "LAKEXPRESS_LICENSE environment variable (licence text; for CI/CD and containers)",
        "--license TEXT",
        "--license_file PATH",
        "Default files: ~/.lakexpress/license.lic (Linux), %APPDATA%/LakeXpress/license.lic (Windows), ./license.lic",
        "Trial mode"
      ],
      "invalidLicence": "Exit code 13",
      "fullEditionFastBCP": "The full edition does not bundle FastBCP yet. FastBCP is installed separately and needs its own licence file, named exactly FastBCP.lic, next to the FastBCP binary (rename the downloaded SUBSCRIPTION-FastBCP-....lic file).",
      "docs": "https://lakexpress-docs.arpe.io/latest/installation"
    },
    "faq": [
      {
        "question": "Is there a published price?",
        "answer": "Yes for Standard: 416 EUR per month, billed annually. Enterprise and OEM are priced on quote."
      },
      {
        "question": "Is usage limited by CPU, memory or data volume?",
        "answer": "No. All three plans list no CPU limit, no memory limit and no volume limit. Standard and Enterprise also list no users limit."
      },
      {
        "question": "What is the difference between Standard and Enterprise?",
        "answer": "Standard covers your data at company level, with standard support (mail and support site). Enterprise covers data at group level, adds premium support (including Teams), premium connectors and new connectors on demand."
      },
      {
        "question": "Can a software vendor embed LakeXpress?",
        "answer": "Yes, with the OEM plan, for the data of the vendor's clients. Priced on quote."
      },
      {
        "question": "How do I get a quote?",
        "answer": "Use https://lakexpress.arpe.io/quote, or contact support@arpe.io for help choosing a plan."
      }
    ]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-22",
    "purpose": "Pricing information for AI agents",
    "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "note": "Prices as shown on https://lakexpress.arpe.io/pricing on the lastUpdated date. Check that page for current prices."
  }
}