# Do I need both KSE and Runtime

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/do-i-need-both-kse-and-runtime/36814>\
**Category:** Integrations\
**Tags:** integrations, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/do-i-need-both-kse-and-runtime/36814 "2019-11-26T11:29:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/do-i-need-both-kse-and-runtime/36814/4 "2019-11-26T22:41:55Z")

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@parul.dang During the initial release of Katalon Enterprise it was confirmed by Katalon team that KS \< 7.0 Will continue to work till April 2020 but there will be no support to them in terms of fixes.

Else you can always use KS \> 7.0 ( Non Enterprise version ) which is free but with certain limitations.

[https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/license.html#katalon-studio-license-types](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/license.html#katalon-studio-license-types)

> [@An Update on the Future of Katalon](http://forum.katalon.com/t/an-update-on-the-future-of-katalon/35119):
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> This is an official update from the Katalon team on our roadmap and future changes. Dear Katalon Community, Katalon Studio has been around for three years with the vision to make test automation accessible to everyone. However, we’ve come to a point in which we need financial revenues to continue growing the product. On that account, starting from version 7.0.0, we are introducing subscription options while still maintaining a free version for individual users: Katalon Studio (KS): free ID…

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