is it really FOSS?

Codecov

A code coverage platform

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 licensed under an FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0 license which, for two years after release, prevents use, modification and distribution when done in a range of ways which may compete with the original project.

They announced themselves as open source while under a Business Source License resulting in backlash on HackerNews and a discussion on GitHub, from which they did change how they marketed the project and provide a response for.

Codecov is a project owned by Sentry. See their page for extra information about marketing and funding.

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 Mistakes or outdated information?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