Apache NiFi

Visual dataflow system for routing and transformation

★ Stars6.3k6,266 on GitHub
Last commit19 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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Apache NiFi offers a visual UI for building dataflows with back-pressure, provenance and many processors. Strong for file and stream routing between systems.

Fit: hosting and licence

Runs onLinux, Self-hosted
HostingSelf-host
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: nifi.apache.org · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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