Just something to keep in mind: “You are not permitted to use any of our fonts, individual letters or glyphs extracted from the font file(s) for logos, logotypes, brand marks or any kind of custom lettering. If you would like to create a logo, logotype, brand mark or any kind of custom lettering from one of our fonts, then please get in contact…”
Alanna also offers a Pay-What-You-Can personal license.
Full feature trial fonts are available upon request.
Pay what you want purchasing style. Each family also seems to have at least one style for free.
Limited licensing information.
Checkout process is based on number of users, but the EULA states that licensing is based on the number of computers the fonts are installed on.
According to their website: “Users who share rights to a license must be in the same physical space!”
Contact for an educational discount.
“Our Standard License covers all* the common
mediums by allowing perpetual desktop, web,
app and broadcasting use with a single
purchase. Desktop and Web Licenses are
available for a reduced price.” But Domicile also has individual Desktop and Web licenses available which are based off of the standard metrics of users and monthly traffic, respectively.
Desktop+Web license is the default.
Trials available via email.
All Fontwerk fonts that are available as variable fonts, have them included in the superfamily package (or family package respectively) at no additional cost.
Students can purchase all font families for the price of a regular weight on request. Universities, schools and other educational institutions are being granted a 50% discount on the entire range.
Webfonts come with CSS file for easy set up, and also includes a subset of fonts with less features (smaller file size & faster loading). Also, Dave was really helpful when I was having difficulties trying to purchase some fonts. Thanks again, Dave!
60% discount for students.
Fonts available through Type Network.
80% discount available for students.
The licensing metric is unclear. The FAQ implies that—outside of print or web usage—there isn’t a particular metric, meaning, there is a fixed price regardless of company size or users. However, the EULA implies differently in stating that the font files are limited to the number of specified users. The catch is, during the check out process, you cannot determine the number of users.
As of November 24, 2023, Lost Type appears to be updating their website and licensing model. Data provided here may not be fully up to date or accurate.
A free font library from Luuse. Please be mindful of each individual license as they may be different from typeface to typeface.
There are two distinct licenses: physical and digital. While seemingly similar to conventional Desktop and Web licenses, these do not behave the same way and instead cover usage for where the font is used rather than whether it is installed on a (Desktop) computer or embedded on a Website.
Pushes users to a subscription style model with annual recurring payments. Perpetual licenses are 6x the cost.
Use on social media, signage, OOH advertising, packaging or merchandise requires additional licensing and is not covered in the standard Desktop license.
Self hosted fonts are absurdly expensive for small businesses and individuals. Embedded use in a PDF requires a “Digital media License” which is measured in “distributed units.”
Storm Type technically offers a “30-day trial font license for justified projects” which I have decided not to mark as offering trial fonts, as this places design studios in a gray-area of trial renewal which is both difficult and annoying to track.
Worth noting that according to their EULA, “Provided Fonts may be used and stored offline only and must not be uploaded onto online storage platforms (such as GitHub) or cloud hosted web services.”
All Desktop Licenses are limited to 10k printed units.
For more information regarding educational licenses, please visit https://typofonderie.com/help/who-am-i.
Webfonts: Self-hosting and non-self-hosting options for web fonts. Also offer a web font trial!
Trial Fonts: Full font trails are available to all previous customers.
Student Discount: Students are eligible for 80% discount on fonts. More information on their licensing page.
Other: Typotheque has a referral program which pays 10% of the order price to the referrer.
A web license is require for use in social media.