Is JQuery.JqGrid plugin for MVC which is available inside the Nuget free

Question

I have asp.net mvc5 web application. add i find that jquery.jqGrid is available for free inside the Nuget package manager as follow:-

I thought that jQuery.jqGrid is not available for free as on their web site they have a section for buying the plugin http://jqgrid.com/jqgrid/jqgrid-asp-net-mvc ? so can anyone adivce on this ? is it free or not ?

Answer 1

The version https://www.nuget.org/packages/Trirand.jqGrid/4.6.0 is definitively free. See

You can download jqGrid 4.7.0 from here too. The code is published under "Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses". See the first lines of the file jquery.jqGrid.min.js and the comments at the beginning of every JavaScript file included in the package. The version is not published on NuGet.

There are some forks of the last free version of jqGrid. See for example my fork, this one or another. I have fixed already (in my fork) many bugs existing in the last free version of jqGrid. I have implemented many new features too. I think that I and other developers will cooperate together to continue developing of free version of jqGrid.

I plan to release the currently developing version soon (probably already in January). I will publish it on NuGet and other common known free repositories.

Answer 2

Quote from the link in your question :

Free and Business Edition

Both versions have the full functionality and are licensed for commercial use.

The free version is branded with Codemerx logo and its code is obfuscated. Support response time is 72 hours for the free version.

The commercial version is not branded and its code is not obfuscated. Support response time is 24 hours for the commercial version.

I'm guessing it's the free version with branded logo.