Open-source edition and commercial edition introduction-Scalable Open Financial Architecture(SOFAStack)-阿里云帮助中心

SOFABoot is available in open-source and commercial editions. This topic describes the features and scenarios of these editions. You can select an edition based on your business requirements.

Selection Guide

The following table describes the capabilities and scenarios of each edition.

Version	Ability	Scenario	Documentation
Open source version	It has the capabilities of modular development, class isolation, log isolation, and SOFA-RPC.	Suitable for seeking open source solutions.	Open source reference
Commercial version	In addition to the open source edition, it also connects to the service registry and supports messaging and distributed transactions.	This method is suitable for scenarios where you need to go to the cloud and export data to the public cloud or external private cloud.	Overview

The support for middleware in each version and a more detailed comparison are as follows:

	Capabilities /Middleware	SOFABoot Open Source Edition	SOFABoot Commercial Edition
Framework-related capabilities	Spring XML-related support	There is a separate set of XSD headers.	Open source XML cannot be introduced directly and needs to be replaced.
	Modular development	Support for new module formats, not compatible with Sofa3 and Sofa4 modules.	Support for new module formats, not compatible with Sofa3 and Sofa4 modules.
	Extension point support	Support Note Supported in 2.6.0 and later versions.	Support Note Supported in V3.1.0 and later.
	SOFA MVC	Not supported	Support
	SOFA Ark class isolation	Support Note The RPC Ark plug-in is provided.	Support Note Currently, most standard Ark plug-ins for commercial middleware are supported.
Middleware (Services)	SOFA RPC	Support Note Bolt and REST protocols are used.	Support Note Bolt and REST protocols are used. Compatible with tr (optional). Supports shared middleware and active-active addressing in the same city.
	SOFA Tracer	Supported	The migration is supported.
	DRM	Not supported.	Supported
	Layer -3 scheduling	No.	Not charged Note Supports the task scheduling platform.
	Guaridan	Not supported Note There is a starter, but there is no open source.	Support
Middleware (Messaging)	MsgBroker	Not supported	Support
Middleware (Data)	DTX	Support Note TCC and FMT modes are supported. Supports different database transaction log storage.	Support Note TCC and FMT modes are supported. Supports different database transaction log storage. Support for the same city dual live. Supports shared middleware.