Apache Arrow license, foundation and stars
Query and processing engines · Apache 2.0 (open source) · Apache Software Foundation · 17,155 stars
Apache Arrow is the universal columnar format and multi-language toolbox for fast data interchange and in-memory analytics
License history
LICENSE fileApache 2.0 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2016.
Latest release
apache-arrow-25.0.1 published Aug 10, 2026
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About and history
- Repository
- apache/arrow · created Feb 17, 2016
- Website
- arrow.apache.org
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- Apache Software Foundation, top-level project · source
- GitHub detects
- Apache-2.0
- Stars per week
- 26 (OSS Insight weekly star history, Aug 31 to Sep 21, 2026)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 17,155 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | TrackedAdded: apache/arrow |