OpenJS Foundation

Name

OpenJS Foundation

Legal name

OpenJS Foundation

Website

https://openjsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source Software Governance

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Open-Source & Developer Communities (BPAMABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developer & Open-Source Communities (MPACAJAK)

Keywords

• Open source governance
• JavaScript ecosystem
• Web infrastructure projects
• Developer collaboration
• Nonprofit foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Dues: The foundation is supported by organizations participating as Platinum, Gold, and Silver members. Annual dues enable the foundation to provide collaboration infrastructure, events, marketing, and operational support. Platinum members have highest financial commitment and board participation; Gold members support community activities; Silver members provide essential program support.
2. Training and Certification Programs: OpenJS offers Node.js certification exams (JSNSD and JSNAD) and training courses (LFW211, LFW212). These generate revenue while building the skilled Node.js workforce.
3. Event Registration and Sponsorship: Events like Node.js Interactive at RenderATL, OpenJS World generate revenue through conference passes and sponsorships. Some events are free (OpenJS World 2021 was fully virtual and free).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OpenJS Foundation serves as a neutral, vendor-independent home for 30+ critical open source JavaScript and web infrastructure projects, including Node.js, jQuery, Electron, webpack, Express, and Fastify. It provides governance through a Cross Project Council, security programs including CVE Numbering Authority, professional certifications (JSNSD, JSNAD), corporate membership tiers, and an Ecosystem Sustainability Program for legacy version support.

Product overview

The OpenJS Foundation is a neutral organizational home for critical JavaScript and web open source projects, providing infrastructure, governance, and collaborative development support. The foundation hosts over 30 projects including Node.js (server-side JavaScript runtime), jQuery (DOM manipulation library), webpack (module bundler), Express (web framework), and major visualization tools like deck.gl, kepler.gl, and cosmos.gl. The portfolio includes development tools (ESLint, Jest, WebdriverIO), testing frameworks (Mocha, QUnit), IoT tools (Node-RED), and enterprise frameworks (Electron, Fastify). Beyond hosting projects, the foundation provides security programs (Security Collaboration Space, OpenPathFinder), working groups (AI, Standards, Open Visualization, Sustainability), professional certifications (JSNSD, JSNAD), and the Ecosystem Sustainability Program for commercial support of legacy versions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Node.js A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine that executes JavaScript code server-side, enabling backend development, CLI tools, and AI tooling infrastructure for developers and enterprises.
• jQuery A fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library simplifying HTML document traversal, event handling, and AJAX interactions for web developers.
• webpack A static module bundler for modern JavaScript applications that compiles modules with dependencies into bundled files for browsers, used by front-end developers and build engineers.
• Electron A framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with Chromium and Node.js, for desktop application developers.
• Express A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework providing robust features for web and mobile applications, targeting backend developers.
• Jest A delightful JavaScript testing framework with a focus on simplicity, supporting parallel test runs and built-in coverage reports, for JavaScript developers.
• Fastify A fast and low-overhead web framework for Node.js, focused on providing excellent developer experience and performance, for backend developers.
• Node-RED A flow-based development tool for visual programming IoT applications, providing a browser-based editor for wiring devices, APIs, and online services, for IoT developers and integrators.
• deck.gl A GPU-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets in the browser, part of the vis.gl visualization suite, for data visualization developers.
• kepler.gl A data-agnostic, high-performance web-based application for visual exploration of large-scale geo-location data sets, for geospatial data analysts.
• cosmos.gl A GPU-accelerated force-directed graph layout and rendering engine for visualizing massive, complex datasets with over one million nodes and links in the browser, for graph visualization developers.
• Appium An open-source automation framework for native, mobile web, and hybrid applications on iOS, Android, and Windows platforms, for mobile QA engineers.
• ESLint A static code analysis tool for identifying problematic patterns in JavaScript code, supporting extensibility through plugins, for JavaScript developers and engineering teams.
• Lodash A JavaScript utility library providing consistent, modular functions for common programming tasks, for JavaScript developers.
• WebdriverIO A next-generation testing framework for web and mobile applications, offering a test runner and integrated automation capabilities, for QA engineers.
• Mocha A feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js and browsers, making asynchronous testing simple, for JavaScript developers.
• SQLRooms A modern, local-first framework for building analytics applications built around DuckDB, React, and composable UI building blocks for browser, local, or server environments, for analytics developers.
• Corporate Membership Program Subscription membership program with Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Associate tiers providing organizations governance participation, community support, and ecosystem influence for enterprise members.
• OpenJS Node.js Services Developer (JSNSD) Certification Professional certification demonstrating competency in Node.js services development, one of two Node.js certifications offered by OpenJS Foundation, for individual developers.
• OpenJS Node.js Application Developer (JSNAD) Certification Professional certification demonstrating competency in Node.js application development, one of two Node.js certifications offered by OpenJS Foundation, for individual developers.
• Node.js LTS Upgrade and Modernization Program A program helping enterprises move safely off legacy and end-of-life Node.js versions, for enterprise engineering teams.
• Ecosystem Sustainability Program (ESP) A program helping project maintainers continue providing public support for software versions, including those covered by an ESP partner, without restrictions, partnering with HeroDevs.
• OpenPathFinder A dashboard and automation tool for monitoring security compliance across OpenJS Foundation projects, for project maintainers and security teams.
• Healthy Web Checkup A tool for checking the latest versions of popular web technology jQuery to ensure security and compatibility, for web developers and site owners.
• is-my-node-vulnerable A tool for checking Node.js installations for known vulnerabilities to ensure security compliance, for Node.js developers and DevOps engineers.
• Node.js Interactive A technical conference for Node.js developers, maintainers, and contributors focused on practical content for the modern JavaScript stack.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 trillion annual downloads through registries the foundation supports
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Linux FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026OpenJS Foundation is a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation, operating under its umbrella for administrative support, legal services, and operational infrastructure. The Linux Foundation provides HR, finance, marketing support, and event management services to OpenJS.
• Sustaining Package Registries Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026OpenJS Foundation joined this Linux Foundation working group alongside Sonatype/Maven Central, Eclipse Foundation, OpenSSF, Packagist, Python Software Foundation, Ruby Central, Rust Foundation, and Alpha-Omega. The group addresses unsustainable funding for npm and other registries facing AI-generated traffic overload (10 trillion annual downloads).
• Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenSSF and OpenJS collaborate on security initiatives; OpenSSF's Alpha-Omega project provides $300k grant to bolster Node.js security team and vulnerability remediation efforts.
• HeroDevscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeroDevs is the first partner in OpenJS Foundation's Ecosystem Sustainability Program (ESP), providing never-ending support for deprecated versions of Express, ESLint, Grunt, Fastify, jQuery, Node.js and other projects. This addresses the challenge of maintaining security for legacy versions.
• FlowFuseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFlowFuse, founded by Node-RED co-founder Nick O'Leary, contributes to Node-RED development and offers commercial tools including function-gpt node for ChatGPT integration with Node-RED.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rust Foundation: Independent nonprofit governing the Rust language and crates.io registry. Directly comparable scale, governance model, and charter focused on supporting a critical open source language ecosystem.
• Python Software Foundation: Nonprofit steward of the Python language and PyPI package registry. Comparable as a language-ecosystem nonprofit facing similar sustainability and registry-cost challenges (and a Sustaining Package Registries working group peer).
• Eclipse Foundation: Hosts and governs enterprise-oriented open source projects (e.g., Jakarta EE, Theia) with a similar corporate membership model and 501(c)(6) nonprofit status. Directly comparable as a JavaScript-adjacent foundation serving enterprise developer ecosystems.
• Apache Software Foundation: Independent 501(c)(3) that hosts and governs a large portfolio of open source projects under neutral governance. Closely comparable mission, structure, and corporate membership model to OpenJS.
• Ruby Central: Nonprofit supporting the Ruby language and RubyGems/Bundler infrastructure. Comparable scale and mission; co-participant with OpenJS in the Linux Foundation Sustaining Package Registries Working Group.
• OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation): Linux Foundation sub-foundation coordinating open source security across projects. Directly comparable as a partner and peer foundation; OpenJS actively collaborates with OpenSSF on security programs (Alpha-Omega grants).
• Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF): Linux Foundation sub-foundation hosting Kubernetes and the cloud-native ecosystem. Highly comparable in governance structure, corporate membership tiers, and developer community orientation, though focused on cloud-native rather than JavaScript.

Broad incumbents

• Mozilla Foundation: Nonprofit steward of Firefox and broader web/Internet health initiatives. Comparable as a web-technology nonprofit with mission-driven funding, though broader in scope than OpenJS's JavaScript focus.
• The Linux Foundation: Parent organization of OpenJS Foundation; operates a broad portfolio of open source sub-foundations (e.g., CNCF, LF Energy). Directly comparable as the umbrella nonprofit providing shared services to project hosting foundations.

Others

• Node.js Foundation (historical): Predecessor entity that merged with the JS Foundation in 2019 to form the current OpenJS Foundation. Relevant as historical lineage; today its functions are absorbed into OpenJS under the Linux Foundation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/openjsf
• GitHubgithub.com/openjs-foundation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/OpenJSFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openjs-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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