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. Our reviews are performed manually, without legal expertise, and therefore may be inaccurate or missing detail relevant for your use. Please don't treat this as legal guidance or assurance of any kind.

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