The BAO Analytics Platform is distributed as open source software under the BSD-3 Clause license. The BSD license is permissive and allows anyone to install the software free of charge. The platform is also available under a commercial license which provides managed hosting, user support and technical support. A fully managed cloud offering is available from BAO Systems.
BAO Systems has an active application for the BAO Analytics Platform to become an approved digital public good with the Digital Public Goods Alliance, and expect the application to be processed in Q4 of 2026.