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CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

cncf.io · San Francisco, United States of America

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a vendor-neutral open source foundation that hosts and governs key cloud native projects such as Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy, providing neutral governance, community infrastructure, and marketing support. It serves developers, enterprises, and technology vendors by organizing events, training, and certification programs and by maintaining open source project ecosystems. CNCF is part of the Linux Foundation and is funded through memberships, sponsorships, events, and training and certification fees.

  • IT Consulting & Implementation
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting
  • MLOps & ML Platforms
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Revenue
$60.0M
Employees
250
Founded
2015
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States of America

What 30 Arbolus experts think of CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

NPS scores are predominantly high, with over 70% of experts rating CNCF at 8 or above and several at 9 or 10. Renewal intent is strong among those who disclosed, especially in Influencer roles. Implementation stages skew towards 'MoreThan1Year', indicating strong stickiness, with a small contingent in pilot or initial adoption phases. Key feedback themes highlight the value of open-source standardization, multi-cloud portability, and community support, balanced against challenges of ecosystem complexity and operational overhead.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

Total customers 30 28 current · 2 former
Reviews growth +28 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 57% (17)
  • Director 21% (6)
  • Manager 21% (6)
Engineering Engineer Manager NPS 9 Will renew Submitted May 2026
Revenue Leader C-Suite NPS 9 Submitted Jul 2026
Engineering Leader C-Suite NPS 8 Submitted Jul 2026

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Sentiment

60 Net Promoter Score, from 30 scored reviews
  • Promoters 20
  • Passives 8
  • Detractors 2

Cumulative NPS by month

+2 over 6 months
  • May 7
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 9
  • Oct 9

Net Promoter Score across 1 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 60 across 1 companies.

Praised

  • Alignment with Managed Services
  • AI Automation for Operations
  • Lowering the Technical Barrier
  • Cloud-Native Portability and Ecosystem Breadth

Criticised

  • Alternative Open-Source Ecosystems
  • Managed Cloud Service Competition
  • Fragmented Solutions Risk
  • Operational Overhead for Small Teams

What customers say

Cloud-Native Portability and Ecosystem Breadth
“I would recommend CNCF for any team that values portability and open-source options across cloud environments, since it provides building blocks without tying you to a single vendor.”
Community and Resource Depth
“I rely on CNCF for its broad ecosystem, documentation, and community support, which are invaluable for modern software workflows and technical decision-making.”
Standardized Open-Source Foundations
“I use CNCF's open-source projects like Kubernetes and observability tools to achieve standardized infrastructure and monitoring capabilities that work across different platforms.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 80%
  • Will renew 8
  • Undecided 2
  • Not renewing 0

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 71% 7 answers
  • Director 100% 1 answer
  • Manager 100% 2 answers
  • 9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 9/10 Average score from undecided customers

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