Join CNCF
Become an integral part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, to build and shape the future cloud native ecosystem.
We are a community of doers, bringing cloud native computing to the world through open source technology
Kubernetes and other CNCF projects have quickly gained adoption and secured diverse community support, becoming some of the highest velocity projects in the history of open source.
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General Members
Join your industry peers to build and shape the cloud native ecosystem for the future.
Organizations that sell cloud native technologies built on, or integrated with, CNCF projects are eligible to join as general members, and take advantage of wide-ranging benefits including brand amplification and technical input to key projects. Get in touch if you have any questions.
End User Members?
Companies that use cloud native technologies internally, but do not sell any cloud native services externally, are eligible to join the End User Community. This excludes vendors, consultancies, training partners & telcos.
CNCF offers multiple opportunities for end users to contribute to the cloud native ecosystem, collaborate with peers on best practices, work directly with project maintainers, and provide feedback to CNCF.
Silver Members
Grow your organization’s visibility and leadership in the cloud native ecosystem.
Silver membership is ideal for companies looking to amplify their brand, collaborate with peers, and contribute to the technical direction of CNCF projects. Silver members access valuable benefits including brand promotion, training discounts, participation in working groups, and more.
Thank you to our Platinum Members for their commitment to advancing cloud native ecosystems
CNCF Platinum members are true agents of change, recognized publicly for their thought leadership and contributions the CNCF.
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MEMBERSHIPS TO SUIT YOUR ORGANIZATION
Academic / Nonprofit
Benefits for all members:
- Private member and marketing mailing lists
- Private monthly calls to meet other cloud native marketing experts
- Discounts on KubeCon + CloudNativeCon sponsorship
- Display CNCF membership logos on your website
- Display of your company’s logo on the CNCF website and Interactive landscape
- Apply to be a certified vendor, consulting partner, or training partner via our conformance programs (including Certified Kubernetes, Kubernetes Certified Service Provider, and Kubernetes Training Partner)
Additional benefits for End Users2:
- Eligibility to run for the elected End User Technical Advisory Board
- End User Recruiting Booth at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon at Startup Level pricing
- Access to end user-only groups, discussion forums, and special events
Additional benefits for academic / nonprofit institutions:
- Discounted nonprofit booth at CNCF events
- Associate Membership
Academic: $1,000 / Nonprofit: $500
Silver
Everything included academic / nonprofit, plus:
- Run for Governing Board
- 2 online programs a quarter to build thought leadership (on-demand, YouTube, live streams, video spotlight)
- Submit vendor neutral content to CNCF blog
- Submit announcements to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon news packages
- Access to the TODO Group to meet other open source organizations
- Ten LF Education coupon codes for any eLearning, certification exam, or eLearning/exam bundle1
- Non-Practicing Entity / Patent Troll Deterrence Programs
Additional benefits for End Users2:
- A total of 10 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in-person tickets per year
- End Users can choose to substitute the 10 LF Education coupons for a 15-seat annual subscription to LF Education1
Requires Linux Foundation Silver Membership
(CNCF and LF memberships are invoiced separately)
Gold
Everything included in Silver, plus:
- KubeCon keynote mention upon joining
- Personalized press release upon joining
- Executive engagement with CNCF leadership team
- A total of 4 online programs a quarter (on-demand, YouTube, live streams) to build thought leadership
- Increased access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Linux Foundation Member Summit
- 50-seat annual Linux Foundation Training subscription OR 10 Linux Foundation Training coupons1
- Additional NPE / Patent Troll Deterrence Tools including royalty-free licenses from NPEs
$100,000
+ LF Membership
Requires Linux Foundation Silver Membership
(CNCF and LF memberships are invoiced separately)
Platinum
Everything included in Gold, plus:
- Board seat on CNCF Governing Board
- Exec invite to join a KubeCon keynote upon joining
- Personalized executive engagement with CNCF leadership teams
- Guidance on open source strategy - e.g. donating a project, running an open source program office
- Exclusive live webinars with CNCF online programs
- Additional NPE / Patent Troll Deterrence Tools including expanded access to prior art
Additional benefits for End Users2:
- Appoint a representative to the End User Technical Advisory Board
$350,000 + LF Membership
Minimum 3-year commitmentRequires Linux Foundation Silver Membership
(CNCF and LF memberships are invoiced separately)
Requires Linux Foundation Silver Membership
(CNCF and LF memberships are invoiced separately)
1 Additional terms apply. Cannot be combined with any other membership training benefits.
2 These benefits are available only to End User companies that meet the End User Definition.
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The success of CNCF is due to the contributions and support of the developer community and member companies. Join your industry peers in helping build and shape the cloud native ecosystem, its use cases, and applications.
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