Ownership
Software you keep, like the machines it runs on
The Core and everyday apps are free. Buy any paid app once and keep it. Subscriptions are only for optional ongoing services.
The deal
The Core is free with no licence. So are the everyday apps, the CRM among them. Paid apps are a one-time purchase. Software here is never rented.
Buy once, keep forever
Pay for an app once and it is yours, on your machine, for as long as you want it.
Only services are ever a subscription
Software is bought once and owned; the only subscriptions are optional ongoing services — hosting, payments connectivity, and AI connectivity (bringing your own AI model). Run it yourself and there is no bill at all.
The day’s work doesn’t need the internet
The Core works without a connection. The marketplace, AI and sync need one; your day’s records don’t.
We take nothing per transaction
Never a commission, never a percentage of your own payment volume.
This means payments your business collects from its customers. App and game sales through the Marketplace have separate commission terms.
Why ongoing services have subscriptions
Running your online service, keeping payment connections working and providing AI connectivity are continuing work. A subscription pays for that service for the period you choose to use it. It does not buy or renew ownership of your apps.
Builder review plans, game hosting and Game Studio AI have their own service allowances. See what those plans and Marketplace commission pay for.
See what five years of renting costs
Enter your team size and monthly price per seat to see what five years of a subscription would cost.
paid over five years, and at the end you own nothing.
The Cashel deal
- Core softwarefree
- The everyday apps, the CRM among themfree
- Paid apps you choosebought once, kept
- Hosting, payments and AI connectivityoptional services
If you stop paying us entirely, your app keeps working and your data stays yours, exportable.
It never bricks
Stop paying and your app keeps working. A lapsed licence degrades to read and export. Your data stays yours, on your machine, and you can take it with you.
Questions
What does Cashel cost?
The Core is free and needs no licence. So are the everyday apps, from the CRM to Documents, Spreadsheets and Slides. Paid apps are a one-time purchase you keep. Software is bought once and owned; the only subscriptions are optional ongoing services — hosting, payments connectivity, and AI connectivity (bringing your own AI model).
What happens if I stop paying?
Your app keeps working and your data stays yours, exportable. A lapsed licence degrades to read and export. It never bricks.
Is there a subscription?
Not for software, ever. The only subscriptions are optional ongoing services: hosting, if you’d rather we ran your machine than run it yourself; payments connectivity; and AI connectivity, if you connect a cloud AI model. Local AI models stay free. You can move back to self-hosting at any time, and we take nothing per transaction from your own business payments. Marketplace app and game sales have separate commission terms.
Does it work without internet?
The Core works without internet, so your day’s work doesn’t depend on a connection. The marketplace, AI features and syncing between machines need one.
Is Cashel a CRM?
No. Cashel is business software you own: a free foundation that apps stand on. One of the free apps is a CRM.
Can I run it in my own cloud?
Self-hosting means your own premises: your computer, or an always-on machine in your office. Cloud means Cashel Cloud, run by us as your own isolated setup. A rented virtual machine of your own is not a supported setup.