It seems like they heard the “critical feature as paid feature” complaint loud and clear which is why they made that part of the application freely available. W

It seems like they heard the “critical feature as paid feature” complaint loud and clear which is why they made that part of the application freely available. While it maybe shouldn’t have taken so long to realize, many companies use a similar model that involves security features (LDAP integration, lower level controls, etc) as premium. Security controls by accessing via API or strict network configs were also an option if you were using older open source versions. It took more work - but that’s also why it makes sense to pay for a better abstraction from the vendor.