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Redpanda Connect (Benthos) license, foundation and stars

Streaming · Apache 2.0 for core components, Redpanda Community License for enterprise connectors (open source) · backed by Redpanda Data · 8,795 stars

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Fancy stream processing made operationally mundane

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Open sourceMay 28, 2024

MIT to Apache 2.0 for core components, Redpanda Community License for enterprise connectors

After Redpanda acquired Benthos, the connectors repo dropped its MIT root license for Apache 2.0 plus the Redpanda Community License, while the core engine stayed MIT in redpanda-data/benthos.

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About and history
Repository
redpanda-data/connect · created Mar 22, 2016
Website
docs.redpanda.com/connect/home
Language
Go
Foundation
None; run by Redpanda Data
Company
Redpanda Data · on Companies · on awards · on blogs · on Rounds · on quadrant · on Releases · on socials · on standards
GitHub detects
nothing
Stars per week
4 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Nov 9, 20268,795
Oct 26, 20268,791
Oct 19, 20268,789
Oct 5, 20268,780
Sep 28, 20268,769
Sep 21, 20268,767

Changes

Stars per weekNov 9, 2026

Gains about 4 stars a week, down from 5.

Stars per weekOct 30, 2026

Gains about 5 stars a week, down from 6.

Stars per weekOct 20, 2026

Gains about 6 stars a week, down from 7.

Stars per weekOct 11, 2026

Gains about 7 stars a week, up from 2.

Stars per weekSep 28, 2026

Gains about 2 stars a week.

RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from MIT to Apache 2.0 for core components, Redpanda Community License for enterprise connectors.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from redpanda-data/connect on GitHub.