Yes, you can use your license on test or staging sites. they do not count against the license limit.
TLDs that are considered as dev or staging:
*.dev- Dev or staging TLD
*.dev.cc- DesktopServer
*.test- Dev or staging TLD
*.local- Dev or staging TLD
*.staging- Dev or staging TLD
*.example- Dev or staging TLD
*.invalid- Dev or staging TLD
*.myftpupload.com- GoDaddy
*.cloudwaysapps.com- Cloudways
*.wpsandbox.pro- WPSandbox
*.ngrok.io- Tunneling
*.mystagingwebsite.com- Pressable
*.tempurl.host- WPMU DEV
*.wpmudev.host- WPMU DEV
*.websitepro-staging.com- Vendasta
*.websitepro.hosting- Vendasta
*.instawp.xyz- InstaWP
Subdomains that are considered as dev or staging:
local.*- Dev or staging subdomain
dev.*- Dev or staging subdomain
test.*- Dev or staging subdomain
stage.*- Dev or staging subdomain
staging.*- Dev or staging subdomain
stagingN.*- SiteGround (
Nis an unsigned int) *.wpengine.com- WP Engine
dev-*.pantheonsite.io- Pantheon
test-*.pantheonsite.io- Pantheon
staging-*.kinsta.com- Kinsta
staging-*.kinsta.cloud- Kinsta
Additionally, if your domain is localhost (with any port), it will also be treated as a localhost domain.
You can check out more details here:
freemius.com/help/documentation/selling-with-freemius/license-utilization/