AlmaLinux OS Foundation Due Diligence

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United States · owned by Independent (United States) · almalinux.org · 6 vendors

AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that develops and maintains AlmaLinux OS, a free, open-source, community-driven enterprise Linux distribution binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It was created to fill the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release and is governed by its community members. The project receives $1M in annual sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from over 25 other sponsors.

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3 services in catalogue across 2 categories; runs on 6 sub-vendors.

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Last updated 2026-08-16 · revision 3

6 direct vendors, 88 subvendors

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Compliance

7 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

SOC 2 (source) — No public evidence

Evidence: https://almalinux.org/security, https://almalinux.org/security/fips-certification, https://almalinux.org/foundation, https://almalinux.org/

FIPS 140-3 — Evidence found

Evidence: https://almalinux.org/security/fips-certification, https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/certificate/4750, https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/certificate/4823, https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-10-07-fips-validation-for-almalinux-update/, https://ncp.nist.gov/checklist/1264

Open Source Licensing Compliance — Evidence found

Evidence: https://almalinux.org/p/the-almalinux-os-licensing-policy/, https://almalinux.org/p/the-almalinux-os-trademark-usage-policy/, https://openinventionnetwork.com/community/almalinux-os-foundation/, https://almalinux.org/security, https://github.com/AlmaLinux/

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Financial Resilience Score: 6/10

AlmaLinux OS Foundation operates as a 501(c)(6) non-profit with a lean cost structure and an anchor sponsor commitment of US$1M per year from CloudLinux Inc. since inception. This provides a stable revenue floor unusual for a young non-profit, supplemented by 25+ additional corporate sponsors across Platinum, Gold, Ruby, and Silver tiers, including hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Meta), chip vendors (AMD, ARM), and specialist Linux hosting firms. Estimated total revenue is in the low single-digit millions USD range annually. The Foundation's resilience is bolstered by significant in-kind engineering contributions from sponsor companies, no disclosed debt, and a governance model comparable to proven industry consortia like the Linux Foundation and CNCF. Its strategic pivot in June 2023 to a 'binary compatible with RHEL' model in response to Red Hat's source access restrictions solidified sponsor and community backing, and FIPS 140-3 validation in September 2023 opened regulated market opportunities. However, significant risks include heavy concentration on CloudLinux (whose group, including TuxCare, likely represents 40-50%+ of cash revenue), reliance on discretionary voluntary corporate sponsorship without product revenue, upstream/legal risk from Red Hat/IBM decisions, and competition from Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, and SUSE Liberty Linux for the same sponsor pool. Limited financial transparency (no audited statements published) also constrains external assessment.

Key strengths: CloudLinux Inc. anchor sponsorship of US$1M/year since 2021, Diversified base of 25+ corporate sponsors including AWS, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, ARM, Lean cost structure with most development contributed in-kind, No disclosed debt or material liabilities, 501(c)(6) industry-consortium structure aligned with proven models, FIPS 140-3 validation opens US government/regulated market, Successful strategic pivot after June 2023 Red Hat source restrictions

Risk factors: High concentration on CloudLinux group (including TuxCare) at likely 40-50%+ of revenue, Reliance on discretionary voluntary corporate sponsorship with no product revenue, Upstream/legal risk from Red Hat/IBM RHEL access changes, Competition from Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Liberty Linux, CentOS Stream, Limited financial transparency - no audited statements published, Sponsor renewals could be pressured in tech-industry downturns

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