How does source-available licensing affect compliance and auditing?

Source-available licensing provides significant advantages for organizations with strict compliance and auditing requirements.

Regulatory compliance benefits:

  • Full access to source code enables thorough compliance validation against industry regulations
  • Ability to review and modify data processing logic to meet specific regulatory requirements like GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific standards
  • Transparent data handling procedures that can be audited and verified by compliance teams

Security auditing capabilities:

  • Complete code visibility allows comprehensive security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • Ability to implement custom security controls and data protection measures
  • In-house security teams can review and validate all data processing and storage procedures

Audit trail advantages:

  • Unlike SaaS solutions where vendors control code and processes, source-available systems allow enterprises to maintain complete audit trails
  • Organizations can ensure software meets their specific compliance standards through direct code review
  • Ability to implement custom logging, monitoring, and compliance reporting features

Snowplow's source-available approach enables organizations to meet the most stringent compliance requirements while maintaining vendor support for ongoing development and maintenance.

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