Relicensed

Akka license history

Developer Tools·Last verified 2026-11-04·Confidence: High

Changed from Apache-2.0 to BUSL-1.1 starting with 2.7.0 on 2022-09-07.

Versions before 2.7.0 remain under Apache-2.0.

Self-hosting
Allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS)
Restricted
Commercial impact: Restricted

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License timeline

2022-09-07

From 2.7.0

Apache-2.0Permissive→BUSL-1.1Source-available
Restricted
Self-hosting: Allowed
Offering as a managed service (SaaS): Restricted

Akka relicensed to BUSL-1.1.

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Verified 2026-11-04·Confidence: High

Originally released under Apache-2.0

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