From 1d1fd4610346d5562433aa43682fe82ef9caef97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Darling <2136037+erikdarlingdata@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:40:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add commercial support tiers to README MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Some organizations require a vendor relationship or invoice before deploying open-source software. Added Supported ($500/yr) and Priority ($2,500/yr) tiers with links to the blog post and purchase page. No features are gated — the commercial tiers provide support, compatibility guarantees, and compliance paperwork. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 --- README.md | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 52617a12..482460f6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -25,16 +25,31 @@ Free, open-source SQL Server performance monitoring in two editions. Built for D --- -### Support & Professional Services +### Support, Licensing & Professional Services -**This project is free and open source.** If you find it valuable, consider supporting continued development: +**This project is free and open source under the MIT License.** The software is fully functional with no features withheld — every user gets the same tool, same collectors, same MCP integration. + +However, some organizations have procurement or compliance policies that require a formal vendor relationship, a support agreement, or an invoice on file before software can be deployed to production. If that sounds familiar, two commercial support tiers are available: + +| Tier | Annual Cost | What You Get | +|------|-------------|--------------| +| **Supported** | $500/year | Email support (2-business-day response), compatibility guarantees for new SQL Server versions, vendor agreement and invoices for compliance, unlimited instances | +| **Priority** | $2,500/year | Next-business-day email response, quarterly live Q&A sessions, early access to new features, roadmap input, unlimited instances | + +Both tiers cover unlimited SQL Server instances. The software itself is identical — commercial support is about the relationship, not a feature gate. + +**[Read more about the free tool and commercial options](https://erikdarling.com/free-sql-server-performance-monitoring/)** | **[Purchase a support subscription](https://training.erikdarling.com/sql-monitoring)** + +--- + +**Other ways to support this project:** | | | |---|---| | **Sponsor on GitHub** | [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/erikdarlingdata) to fund new features, ongoing maintenance, and SQL Server version support. | | **Consulting Services** | Need help analyzing the data this tool collects? Want expert assistance fixing the issues it uncovers? [Hire me](https://training.erikdarling.com/sqlconsulting) for hands-on consulting. | -Neither is required — use the tool freely. Sponsorship and consulting keep this project alive. +None of this is required — use the tool freely. Sponsorship, support subscriptions, and consulting keep this project alive. ---