I also think it can work well. TimescaleDB is a good example - everything is open, but most is open source. The only parts that you need a commercial license f

I also think it can work well. TimescaleDB is a good example - everything is open, but most is open source. The only parts that you need a commercial license for are "obviously" enterprise/scale features. I use TimescaleDB in my ISV, and think it's a fantastic tool. Should I ever need the enterprise features, I would gladly pay for them and fund maintenance and growth of a tool I love.