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At a glance
Free and 100% open source under the MIT license. Zellij is free for personal and commercial use with no licensing fees, subscriptions, or telemetry.
Self-hosting cost
Zellij is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.
Free and 100% open source under the MIT license. Zellij is free for personal and commercial use with no licensing fees, subscriptions, or telemetry.
Does Zellij have a free plan?
Yes — Zellij is open source and free to use.
Can you self-host Zellij for free?
Zellij is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.
What are free or cheaper Zellij alternatives?
Claude Code, Amp, ripgrep are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
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