End User Community

Join the vendor-neutral community of cloud native practitioners.

The CNCF end user community is a vendor-neutral group of more than 150 organizations using cloud native technologies to build their products and services. These experienced practitioners help power CNCF’s end user-driven open source ecosystem, steering production experience and accelerating cloud native project growth.

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Welcome to the newest CNCF end users

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Explore the benefits in joining the
cloud native end user community

Navigate the cloud
native ecosystem

Connect with peers facing similar challenges and share adoption strategies for cloud native tooling

Recruit top
engineering talent

Position your organization to attract outstanding engineers through CNCF’s events, sponsorships and training

Optimize your open
source strategy

Maximize open source investment through strategic alignment with Linux Foundation leadership and legal bodies

Pick a membership level

Supporter

Get started with CNCF as a supporting member:

Private mailing list and calls to meet other cloud native end users
5 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in-person tickets per year (2 tickets for organizations with <300 employees)
5 Linux Foundation Training coupons
End User Recruiting Booth at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon at Startup Level pricing.

$4,500

$1,800 ( < 300 employees)

Silver

Everything included in Supporter, plus:

Linux Foundation Silver Membership
Run for Governing Board
2 online programs a quarter to build thought leadership (on-demand, YouTube, live streams)
A total of 10 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in-person tickets per year.
15-seat annual Linux Foundation Training subscription (worth $7.5k) OR 10 Linux Foundation Training coupons. Additional terms apply. (Cannot be combined with any other membership training benefits.)
Access to the TODO Group to meet other open source organizations

Includes Linux Foundation Silver Membership

Gold

Everything included in Silver, plus:

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon keynote mention upon joining
Personalized press release upon joining
Quarterly executive engagement with CNCF leadership team
4 online programs a quarter (on-demand, YouTube, live streams) to build thought leadership
50-seat annual Linux Foundation Training subscription OR 10 Linux Foundation Training coupons. Additional terms apply. (Cannot be combined with any other membership training benefits.)

Up to $120,000
annually

Includes Linux Foundation Silver Membership

Platinum

Everything included in Gold, plus:

Board seat on CNCF Governing Board
Exec invite to join a KubeCon + CloudNativeCon keynote upon joining
Personalized executive engagement from CNCF leadership team
Guidance on open source strategy - e.g. donating a project, running an open source program office
Recruiting recommendations and DE&I guidance
Personalized executive engagement from LF leadership team
Exclusive live webinars with CNCF online programs

$370,000

Minimum 3-year commitment

Includes Linux Foundation Silver Membership

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Silver Member Pricing Scale

Silver Member Pricing Scale
Consolidated employees	Price
5,000 employees +	$50,000
3,000 – 4,999 employees	$45,000
1,000 – 2,999 employees	$35,000
500 – 999 employees	$25,000
100 – 499 employees	$15,000
50 – 99 employees	$10,000
Under 50 employees	$7,000

End users are organizations that use cloud native technologies internally and do not sell any cloud native services externally. This excludes vendors, consultancies, training partners, telcos.

Note: CNCF does not offer individual memberships.

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