Apache Software Foundation
US non-profit foundation that hosts and governs hundreds of volunteer-run open source software projects
- Founded 1999
About Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a charitable body in the United States that has given open source projects a neutral home since 1999. Volunteers do almost all of its work, and donations from individuals and corporate sponsors pay for it. Everything it releases is free to use, and anyone can contribute code, documentation or ideas.
Services
- Project home: more than 290 open source projects in areas such as data, cloud, search, libraries, geospatial and the Internet of Things.
- Incubator: the route by which new projects join the foundation and learn its way of governing itself.
- Legal framework: handles intellectual property and contributions, with software released under the Apache License.
- Shared infrastructure: issue trackers, mailing lists and a route for disclosing security problems.
- Events: Community Over Code conferences, including Glasgow and Sydney in 2026, plus community-run days such as Lakehouse Day.
Customers and markets
The ASF works with developers, committers and members worldwide, and with companies that sponsor it or build on its projects.
Key facts
- Status: 501(c)(3) non-profit in the United States
- Founded: 1999
- Community: more than 10,100 committers and 1,190 members, by its own figures
- Output: more than 1,300 software releases
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