Can I use Apache 2.0 commercially?

Short answer: Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0): Use, reproduce, modify, sublicense and distribute for any purpose, with an express patent license; keep notices, include the license and mark changed files.

Commercial use: Yes

License: Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by Apache 2.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes

Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes

License: Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by Apache 2.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes

Context

• Includes an express patent license that ends for anyone who sues over patents in the work (section 3).
• Does not grant rights to the licensor's trademarks (section 6).

Sources

• Apache License 2.0: official text
• Apache-2.0 on the SPDX License List

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "Apache-2.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown