It is "Open Core," not "Open Source" in the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) sense. You can modify the code, but you do not have the legal freedom to redistribute the modified core, and the kernel remains a black box.
Bitrix24 operates on two models:
Updates must be performed manually via the Control Panel. bitrix24 open source
It is important to clarify that in the traditional sense (like WordPress or Linux), as its core source code is proprietary and not freely available for public redistribution or modification under an open-source license. It is "Open Core," not "Open Source" in
: Can be deployed on a local server in approximately two hours, typically managed by a Bitrix24 partner [11, 13]. It is "Open Core