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title: 'Free Licenses and Trials'
description: 'Learn about Nx Powerpack free licenses for small teams and open source projects, as well as trial options and extended evaluation periods.'
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# Powerpack Free Licenses and Trials

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Self-hosted caching is now free for everyone. [Read more about remote caching options here](/recipes/running-tasks/self-hosted-caching).

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## Free Trial Licenses

You can get a free, 30-day license immediately if you want to try Nx Powerpack. We're here to support you—whether that means extending your trial or helping with the installation. [Learn more about Nx Powerpack trials.](/assets/powerpack/NxPowerpack-Trial-v1.1.pdf)

[Get Your Trial License Immediately](https://cloud.nx.app/powerpack/request/trial?utm_source=nx-docs&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=powerpack-trial&utm_content=link&utm_term=free-trial-license)

If you're having trouble, [reach out for help.](mailto:powerpack-support@nrwl.io)

## Extended Trial Periods

Nx Powerpack does not make any requests to external APIs, and activating Powerpack can be completed in just a few minutes. However, we understand that in many large organizations, approval processes can take a long time. We're here to help you. Need a trial extension or help with your business case? [Reach out and we'll help.](mailto:powerpack-support@nrwl.io)

## Powerpack for OSS Projects

We offer free, full-featured Nx Powerpack licenses to open source projects. This happens through Nx Cloud (which is free for OSS projects). Just apply [here](/pricing#oss) and in the application form, make sure to confirm the Powerpack question.

If you're primarily looking for remote caching, then Nx Cloud is a great fit as it comes with a fully managed remote cache solution (among other CI features), free for OSS projects.