# 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](https://www.apache.org/licenses/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](https://www.apache.org/licenses/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](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- [Apache-2.0 on the SPDX License List](https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "Apache-2.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-apache-2-0-commercially.json_