Q-feeds Licensing Model

This article explains how Q-Feeds licensing works in a clear and practical way. Our model is based on three simple elements:

• Number of beneficial users
• Number of devices (for example firewalls)
• License duration: 1, 2, or 3 years

By combining these, you get a fair license that matches real usage — not just company size.

Note: Our TAXII service is priced differently, please contact us for more information.

1. What are “beneficial users”?

Beneficial users are the people who actually benefit from Q-Feeds protection.

This is not automatically the total number of employees in a company.

Instead, it depends on where Q-Feeds is deployed.

Example

A company has:

• 5 locations
• 100 employees per location (500 total)

But Q-Feeds is only deployed at the HQ protecting 100 people.

Beneficial users = 100 (not 500)

If later they roll it out to all locations:

Beneficial users = 500

2. Licensing per device (firewalls, platforms, etc.)

Each device where Q-Feeds is actively used requires a license.

This typically means firewalls, gateways, SIEM connectors, or other security platforms.

Common scenarios

Why active‑passive counts as one

In an active‑passive setup:

• Only one device actively processes traffic
• The second device is standby only

So you only need one device license.

3. License duration

You can choose between:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years

Longer terms typically come with better pricing and less admin work.

4. Plus and Premium license options

Both Plus and Premium licenses follow the same core model explained above (beneficial users × active devices × duration).

The difference is mainly in feature depth — but the sizing works the same way.

Beneficial user tiers

Available terms

You simply pick:

• Your user tier (based on beneficial users)
• Number of active devices
• Contract length

The same structure applies to both Plus and Premium.

5. Putting it all together – real examples

Example 1 – Small office

• 40 employees
• 1 firewall
• 1 year license

License:

• <50 beneficial users
• 1 device
• 1 year

Example 2 – HQ only deployment

• Company has 300 employees across 4 locations
• Q-Feeds only used at HQ with 120 people
• 1 firewall in active‑passive cluster
• 3 year license

License:

• 50 – 250 beneficial users
• 1 device (active‑passive)
• 3 years

Example 3 – Full rollout with redundancy

• 500 employees total
• Q-Feeds deployed company‑wide
• 2 firewalls in active‑active cluster
• 2 year license

Licenses:

• 250 – 1000 beneficial users
• 2 licenses
• 2 years

5. Why this model is fair

✔ You only pay for users that actually benefit

✔ You only license devices that actively use Q-Feeds

✔ Easy to scale as your environment grows

✔ Works for homelabs, small businesses and large enterprises

6. Quick summary

Your Q-Feeds license is based on:

Beneficial users × Active devices × License duration

Not total company size.

Not standby hardware.

Just real usage.

If you’re unsure how many beneficial users or devices apply to your setup, feel free to contact the Q-Feeds team — we’re happy to help you size it correctly.