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Commercial Pricing

Pay-what-you-want commercial licensing for MangaBaka data, with suggested contributions based on revenue.

MangaBaka data is always free for personal and non-commercial use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. No sign-up, no payment: attribute MangaBaka and you're good.

If you're using our data commercially, we keep it simple: pay what you can. We suggest around 2% of your monthly revenue, but it's your call.

All payments go through OpenCollective, where every transaction is publicly visible. Revenue funds hosting, infrastructure, development, and data moderation. You can see exactly where the money goes on our finances page.

Community

Pay what you want. Your revenue: up to $25,000/mo

Making money with MangaBaka data? Pay what you can. Every contribution goes directly to keeping the project running.

Choose your own amount
  • Full API access and database downloads
  • Commercial use license
  • Attribution required

Partner

Custom terms. Your revenue: $25,000+/mo

For large platforms, publishers, and services at scale. Custom terms, dedicated support, and optional AI/ML training rights negotiated separately.

  • Custom commercial license
  • Optional AI/ML rights
  • Optional white-label attribution
  • Dedicated contact
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How pricing works

We suggest around 2% of your gross monthly revenue as a contribution, but it's your call. The suggestion table is a guideline, not a requirement. Pay what feels fair for the value you're getting.

Pricing is based on your total gross revenue, not API usage. We don't penalize heavy non-commercial use, and you don't need to worry about per-request costs. The goal is sustainability, not profit extraction.

Special cases

  • Non-commercial use: always free. Personal projects, open source, academic research, and anything under $150/mo revenue. Follow the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and attribute MangaBaka.
  • Third-party sources (AniList, MAL, etc.): covered by the reciprocal clause. Free up to $10,000/mo revenue.
  • Non-profits: non-commercial use applies regardless of revenue, provided the use is genuinely non-commercial.
  • Commercial AI/ML training: personal tinkering and research is fine. Commercial use of models trained on MangaBaka data must be negotiated separately at Partner level.