Why Enterprise?
OraCDC Community solves Oracle CDC. It is a production-capable, open-source engine trusted to stream changes from Oracle databases into Apache Kafka. But when OraCDC becomes mission-critical infrastructure - feeding the pipelines your business runs on - your organization needs more than working software.
OraCDC Enterprise adds what enterprise operation requires: a commercial license, vendor accountability, enterprise support with SLAs, a predictable release lifecycle, advanced operational capabilities, and configurations certified by the people who build the product.
Community proves the technology. Enterprise makes it safer, easier, and commercially supportable as mission-critical enterprise infrastructure.
What Enterprise Includes
More than support - a commercial software product with its own release stream
Commercial Licensing
A proprietary commercial license with no AGPL obligations. Annual subscription with perpetual use rights for every Enterprise version delivered during your active subscription - production never stops because a subscription lapses.
Enterprise & Enterprise-First Features
Capabilities focused on operating Oracle CDC at enterprise scale - management, diagnostics, and lifecycle automation - plus earlier access to selected new functionality before it reaches the Community edition.
Enterprise Support & SLA
Standard and Premium support tiers with severity-based response objectives, priority issue handling, production troubleshooting, upgrade assistance, and direct escalation to the engineers who build OraCDC.
Long-Term Support Releases
Optional LTS releases with security backports, critical bug fixes, and selected Oracle compatibility fixes - so you can standardize on a version instead of upgrading every few months. LTS terms are defined in your Order Form.
Certified Configurations
Combinations of Oracle Database, RAC, Java, Kafka, Linux, and Kubernetes versions tested and supported by A2 Solutions - not just reported compatible by the community.
Secure Private Delivery
Enterprise releases are delivered through private GitHub repositories and a private container registry, with checksummed artifacts, a software bill of materials (SBOM), and full traceability to the Community baseline.
Community vs. Enterprise
Both editions share the same core CDC technology
| Capability | OraCDC Community | OraCDC Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Core Oracle CDC engine | Yes | Yes |
| Source code | Public (GitHub) | Closed |
| License | AGPL-3.0+ | Commercial |
| Distribution | Public channels | Private registry |
| Community support | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial SLA | No | Yes |
| Enterprise diagnostics & management | No | Yes |
| Long-term support releases | No | Available |
| Certified configurations | No | Available |
| Enterprise-first features | Later, selected | Yes |
| Enterprise-only features | No | Yes |
| OEM / redistribution | AGPL terms | Separate agreement |
Enterprise Support
Support directly from the team that develops OraCDC - two tiers, selected in your Order Form
Standard Support
- Weekday business-hours coverage (8:00-17:00) in your designated time zone - U.S. Eastern or Central European
- Severity 1 initial response within 4 covered hours
- Status updates every 4 covered hours on active critical incidents
- Product defect investigation and workaround assistance
- Enterprise hotfix eligibility
- Root-cause analysis for confirmed Severity 1 product defects
Premium Support
- Weekday business-hours coverage (8:00-17:00) in your designated time zone - U.S. Eastern or Central European
- Severity 1 initial response within 2 covered hours
- Priority engineering queue with direct escalation
- Priority hotfix consideration and compatibility analysis
- Upgrade planning and architecture/configuration review
- Optional named escalation contact
When a critical issue occurs, your case is handled by the engineers who build the product - no first-line support bureaucracy. For Severity 1 incidents the immediate priority is restoring production service through a fix, workaround, or mitigation, with permanent correction to follow. Extended coverage across both U.S. and European business hours is available by separate agreement. The full Support Policy is provided with your Enterprise agreement.
How Enterprise Licensing Works
OraCDC Enterprise is licensed as an annual subscription under the A2 Solutions Commercial Software License. During your active subscription you receive Enterprise releases, hotfixes, enterprise capabilities, private registry access, and support.
- Perpetual use rights. You keep the right to use every Enterprise version delivered during your active subscription - permanently.
- HA, DR, and non-production included. Standby, disaster recovery, and non-production instances supporting a licensed production Oracle source are included unless otherwise specified in the Order Form.
- Simple metric. Licensing is based on production Oracle sources - defined in a straightforward Order Form, not buried in legal text.
- OEM and redistribution. Embedding OraCDC Enterprise in your own commercial product is covered by a separate OEM agreement.
Your deployed OraCDC Enterprise software will not stop operating because your subscription expires. Renewal provides access to future releases, updates, support, and Enterprise services.
Looking for Open Source?
OraCDC Community is the open-source edition - a production-capable Oracle CDC engine available under AGPL-3.0+, publicly developed on GitHub. Enterprise exists alongside it, not instead of it.
Evaluate OraCDC Enterprise
Request a 30-day evaluation - non-production use with private registry access and optional assistance from our engineering team. Or talk to us about licensing, support, and your Oracle environment.