# Apache Software Foundation

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache/  
**Website:** https://www.apache.org  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides open source software for the public good. Home to more than 300 open source projects maintained by a global community of over 9,900 committers and 1,190 members, the ASF operates under the principle of community over code. Projects span big data, cloud infrastructure, messaging, web frameworks, databases, build tooling, machine learning, and more — all released under the Apache License.

## Kin Score — 18.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Apache Software Foundation** — The Apache Software Foundation hosts 300+ open source projects spanning big data, cloud, messaging, databases, build tools, and more. The ASF provides infrastructure, governance...

## Security (2)

- **Apache Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Big Data Processing** — Process and analyze large-scale datasets using Apache Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Kafka, Arrow, and related ecosystem tools.
- **API Gateway and Traffic Management** — Route and manage API traffic with Apache APISIX and other gateway projects from the Apache ecosystem.
- **Workflow Orchestration** — Schedule and monitor data pipelines and workflows using Apache Airflow, Oozie, and related orchestration tools.
- **Message Streaming** — Build event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ, and Pulsar for high-throughput message streaming.
- **Database and Storage** — Store and query data with Apache Cassandra, HBase, Accumulo, CouchDB, and other distributed database projects.

## Tags

Open-Source, Apache, Foundation, Software, Fortune 500

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/apache/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.