is it really FOSS?

Caprover

Platform as a service

Nope!
It's not FOSS, and it doesn't currently claim to be, although it may have been in the past.

Details

The project is provided under an Apache 2 license with extra added non-FOSS terms which limit modification distribution.

The project used to market itself as open-source, which was raised to some pushback by the maintainer but they eventually altered such references.

Caprover appears to be funded by donations via the Open Source Collective.

Details last reviewed 2025-06-10. Mistakes or outdated information? Let us know by opening an issue on Codeberg.