Apache Software Foundation
To provide software for the public good through a collaborative, consensus-based development process known as 'The Apache Way'.
At a Glance
- Software Developers
- Data Engineers
- Enterprises
- Government Agencies
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AI Tools by Apache Software Foundation
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Apache Ossie
Open Source Semantic Metadata Standard
Apache Burr
Python AI State Machine Framework
Apache TVM
ML Model Compilation Framework
Apache Airflow
Open Source Workflow Orchestration Platform
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Products & Services
The world's most widely used web server; the foundation's flagship project.
A unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing.
A distributed event store and stream-processing platform.
A universal standard for semantic data interchange across analytics and AI platforms.
Market Position
The ASF positions itself as a vendor-neutral home for open source projects, competing with both proprietary software vendors and other open-source foundations (like the Linux Foundation) for project mindshare and corporate sponsorship.
Leadership
Founders
Brian Behlendorf
Co-founder of the Apache Group; primary developer of the Apache HTTP Server; later CTO of the World Economic Forum and Executive Director of Hyperledger.
Roy T. Fielding
Co-founder of the Apache Group; primary architect of HTTP/1.1; author of the REST architectural style.
Jim Jagielski
Co-founder of the Apache Group; open source veteran; has held various leadership roles at the ASF and Salesforce.
The Apache Group
An informal group of eight developers (including Behlendorf, Fielding, and others) who took over maintenance of the NCSA HTTPd server in 1995.
Executive Team
Ruth Suehle
President
Open source veteran and community leader; formerly Executive Vice President of the ASF; named President in late 2024.
Sander Striker
Board Chair
Long-time ASF member and developer; has served in multiple officer roles including Treasurer.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Started in 1995 as a group of eight volunteers (the Apache Group) who collaborated via email to maintain and improve the NCSA HTTPd server after its original author moved on. They incorporated the ASF in 1999 to provide a legal and organizational framework for their growing list of software projects.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Donations and Corporate Sponsorships (501(c)(3) non-profit model).
Pricing Tiers
Maximum recognition and influence; highest level of support.
Significant recognition and support for foundation operations.
Corporate support for the open source community.
Entry-level corporate sponsorship.
Target Markets
- Software Developers
- Data Engineers
- Enterprises
- Government Agencies
- Research Institutions
- Web serving
- Big data processing
- Cloud computing
- NoSQL databases
- Semantic data interchange
- NASA
- Netflix
- Uber