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I think (A)GPL is great for standalone software, i.e. tools that don't get integrated into a codebase but used as an external service. Databases or your search engine are great examples for that.

For anything that should be integrated into the codebase of your customers I'd recommend a weaker license like MIT or BSD, as most companies shy away from integrating GPL libraries into their codebases for fear of contamination.



For this cases there is the LGPL.


Is it not possible to have multiple licenses? AGPL or commercial?


Yes. This is sometimes called dual-licensing, but a less ambiguous term is public-private licensing.

https://indieopensource.com/public-private/indies




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