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How CSD Licences Work

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About CSD Licences

A licence allows you to use the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) data and software in your research.

We offer a range of data and software to support molecular discovery, materials design, and crystallography research. This includes open source, free, and paid software.

CSD licences are available for academic universities and research institutions, government organizations, and commercial companies. The exact licence terms and what tools are included depend on the licence type. We can help advise you what licence is best for your needs.


Academic CSD Licence Types

For academic users we offer a range of free tools, including free Mercury, or a full licence enables even more search and analysis tools. The full licence is provided at a heavy discount to all academic users.

This table compares the free CSD-Community and full CSD-Enterprise licences.

Commercial CSD Licence Types

Commercial users can select from a range of licence levels depending on your field. Specialist packages for data and search, drug discovery, materials design, crystal structure prediction, and particle / manufacturing analysis are available.

This table compares the commercial CSD licences available.

View Standard CSD Licence Agreement

View the standard CSD licence agreement. Note that this may not match your own agreement. If you want a copy of your personal agreement, please contact us.

FAIRE Grants

For academic users in 80+ eligible countries, a FAIRE grant can cover the cost of a CSD licence to make advanced research tools accessible for all.

Contact Us

Ask us about your specific needs, or request details of your licence terms.

CSD Data and Software

Details on the data and software we offer, and browse by scientific field, research type, or software name.