Enterprise Service

Enterprise is a contract-based weather data service designed for organisations that require predictable commercial terms, enterprise licensing, and formal procurement compatibility. It provides scalable, machine-to-machine delivery of weather data under an Enterprise License Agreement.

Engagement with the Enterprise service typically begins with a short requirements discussion with our managers, business analytics, and experts to understand the intended use, data scope, and expected volumes.

Based on this information, the company proposes an Enterprise setup covering the relevant datasets, delivery parameters, licensing scope, and commercial terms. Once aligned, the Enterprise agreement and Order Form are finalised through the customer’s standard procurement process.

After contract execution, access is provisioned and onboarding begins, including technical alignment and support for initial integration.

Enterprise provides a fixed base subscription that includes standard weather data feeds and enterprise licensing. On top of this base, OpenWeather can mix, adjust, and customise any available data products, APIs, and delivery methods to meet specific customer requirements. All additional products, customisation, and configuration are delivered as paid extensions to the Enterprise base subscription.

The base Enterprise package provides access to a comprehensive set of weather data feeds.

Current weather, forecasts, history

• Current Weather API
• Minute precipitation forecast
• Hourly forecast for 4 days API
• Daily forecast for 16 days API
• Climatic forecast for 30 days API
• History API

Environmental and other data

• Air Pollution API
• UV Index API
• Weather Maps 2.0 APIs
• Global Precipitation Maps Historical & Forecast data
• Geocoding API
• Accumulated Parameters

The exact combination of datasets, parameters, update frequency, and spatial resolution is defined in the Order Form as a part of the agreement, ensuring transparency and contractual clarity.

APIs have almost unlimited capacity of 200,000 calls per minute and 5 billion calls per month in total. Historical data availability is limited as per the license terms. The service offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Data is available for any location worldwide.

Additional products are priced on top of the base Enterprise.

Data is delivered via high-availability APIs and other agreed machine-to-machine interfaces suitable for automated systems and production environments.

Key delivery characteristics include:

• High throughput and concurrency support
• Predictable performance under sustained load
• Stable endpoints suitable for long-term integration
• Optional customization of formats or delivery logic (subject to agreement)

This makes the Enterprise package suitable for scalable analytics pipelines, internal platforms, customer-facing products, and other enterprise-level applications.

The Enterprise package is governed by a proprietary Enterprise license that allows:

• Commercial use of the data within internal systems and products
• Integration into proprietary platforms and decision-support tools
• Long-term use under clearly defined rights and restrictions
• Legal certainty for audits, compliance reviews, and procurement checks

License terms are negotiated to align with corporate legal standards.

The Enterprise package is built for formal procurement processes and supports:

• Custom contract terms and negotiated pricing
• Defined usage limits (requests, throughput, concurrency)
• Clear commercial structure (annual, multi-year, or committed volumes)
• Order Forms aligned with internal approval workflows

This model is suitable for organizations that require vendor approval, legal review, and contract lifecycle management.

Enterprise customers benefit from operational and organizational measures expected by corporate IT and security teams, including:

• Controlled access and authentication
• Operational monitoring and service continuity practices
• Alignment with common enterprise security expectations
• Transparent responsibilities defined contractually

Enterprise provides contractual guarantees for data delivery and service availability, with technical parameters defined in the commercial agreement.

Weather data remains probabilistic by nature; Enterprise guarantees the delivery, availability, and performance of the service, not specific meteorological outcomes.

Enterprise customers receive direct commercial and technical support, typically including:

• A dedicated account or contact point
• Priority handling of technical and contractual matters
• Support for onboarding, scaling, and long-term usage planning
• Coordination for changes in scope, volume, or configuration

This ensures continuity throughout the contract lifecycle.

Enterprise is intended for organisations that require weather data as a governed, contractually licensed input to their systems, rather than as a developer-level API subscription.

If you need a more straightforward solution, OpenWeather also offers a range of self-service API subscriptions suitable for different business sizes and technical requirements. Self-service subscriptions are provided under ODbL and standard public terms.

The difference between the Enterprise License and ODbL license:

• License structure. ODbL is a data license with public, non-negotiable terms. The Enterprise License is a proprietary license governed by a signed commercial agreement.
• Who they are designed for. ODbL license is typically used by individuals, startups, research projects, and small businesses. The Enterprise License is intended for organizations that require formal procurement, compliance review, and long-term operational certainty.
• Commercial use. Commercial use is permitted under ODbL, but only if all license obligations are met. Under the Enterprise License, commercial use is explicitly granted and defined by contract.
• Attribution obligations. ODbL license requires attribution. The Enterprise License does not require attribution.
• Legal and procurement certainty. ODbL license relies on public license texts and does not provide contractual assurances. The Enterprise License provides legal certainty through negotiated terms aligned with corporate procurement and risk-management processes.
• Control over usage and scope. Under ODbL, usage rights are defined solely by the public license. Under the Enterprise License, usage scope, volumes, systems, and data feeds can be contractually defined.
• Support and service commitments. Self-service subscriptions under ODbL are typically supported on a standard, best-effort basis. Enterprise Licenses may include agreed support levels, service commitments, and operational guarantees.

Learn more about Self-Serviced Subscriptions

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