Can I use ODbL 1.0 commercially?

Short answer: Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0 (ODbL-1.0): Use, share and adapt the database for any purpose; credit the source, keep adapted databases you publicly use open under the ODbL, and do not lock them away with technical measures without an open copy.

Commercial use: Yes

License: Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0 (ODbL-1.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by ODbL 1.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, share_alike, keep_open

Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes

License: Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0 (ODbL-1.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by ODbL 1.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, share_alike, keep_open

Context

• Covers the database; contents may carry their own rights (section 2.1).
• Sublicensing is prohibited: each recipient receives a license directly from the licensor (section 4.8).

Sources

• Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0: official text
• ODbL-1.0 on the SPDX License List

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "ODbL-1.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown