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title: "Licensing & Tiers"
description: Service availability and licensing details across LocalStack for AWS tiers.
title: "LocalStack Plans"
description: Service availability and licensing details across LocalStack for AWS plans.
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## Introduction

This document outlines the features, emulated AWS services, and enhancements included in each LocalStack for AWS tier.
This document outlines the features, emulated AWS services, and enhancements included in each LocalStack for AWS plan.
It also clarifies how licensing works across workspaces and users.

As of **March 23rd, 2026**, LocalStack for AWS offers the following subscriptions that provide licenses for commercial use::
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We offer special subscriptions for select segments:
- Student, requires a verified GitHub Education student account
- OSS project sponsorship, requires approval from LocalStack. Applications can be submitted here.
- OSS project sponsorship, requires approval from LocalStack. [Applications can be submitted here]( https://www.localstack.cloud/localstack-open-source).

If you purchased a LocalStack license **before May 8, 2025**, [click here to learn about your available features and legacy entitlements](#legacy-plan-usage-allocations).
If you purchased a LocalStack license **before May 8, 2025**, [click here to learn about your available features and legacy entitlements](#legacy-plans).

### Licensing & Access Rules

Each **workspace** can only be assigned a single pricing tier.
Each **workspace** can only be assigned a single pricing plan.
You cannot mix and match (e.g., Base and Ultimate) within the same workspace.

Licenses must be assigned to individual users.
This generates an authentication token that enables access to the emulator and any enhancements included in the tier.
This generates an authentication token that enables access to the emulator and any enhancements included in the plan.

Not sure which tier fits your use case?
Not sure which plan fits your use case?
Explore our [pricing page](https://www.localstack.cloud/pricing).

For unique licensing needs across teams or environments, please contact Sales.

### Usage Allocation Per Workspace

All paid tiers include a fixed allocation of:
All paid plans include a fixed allocation of:

- Cloud Sandbox (Ephemeral Instance) minutes (monthly pool)
- State Management (Cloud Pod) storage (per contract, shared across all users)


### Service Coverage Clarification

The table below shows which AWS services are available in each pricing tier.
The table below shows which AWS services are available in each pricing plan.
It does not indicate the level of API coverage or feature availability.

To learn more about how a service behaves in LocalStack, refer to that individual service page or contact Support.
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## Legacy Plans

As of **May 8, 2025**, the following plans are no longer available for new purchases.
If you’re an existing customer on one of these tiers, your subscription remains active and unchanged.
If you’re an existing customer on one of these plans, your subscription remains active and unchanged.
You’ll continue receiving all regular version updates and will not experience any downgrade or loss of access.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Support.

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You may continue purchasing new licenses under your current legacy plan for the duration of your active subscription.
However, if your subscription lapses, we may not be able to restore access to these legacy plans.

### Legacy Plan Usage Allocations

**Starter:**

- 100 CI credits for the first 3 licenses
- +20 CI credits per additional license
- 240 CI credits maximum

**Teams:**

- 1000 CI credits for the first 3 licenses
- +200 CI credits per additional license
- 2400 CI credits maximum
- Includes workspace-wide Ephemeral Instance minutes and Cloud Pod storage

For any subscription or access-related questions, please reach out to Support.

| AWS Services | Legacy Plan: Starter | Legacy Plan: Teams |
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hey @agjonca, can you confirm if you want to keep this table with the legacy plans?

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