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Apache Tomcat

Java servlet and JSP container, an open source implementation of the Jakarta Servlet, Pages, Expression Language, WebSocket, Annotations and Authentication specifications.

Apache Tomcat implements the Jakarta Servlet, Pages, Expression Language, WebSocket, Annotations and Authentication specifications in Java. It runs on a Java runtime. The documentation for each major line is published by the project.

The project publishes a binary archive. The Windows installer registers Tomcat as a service, and the Maven Central artifacts serve projects that use Tomcat’s libraries.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
The Apache Software Foundation4
Maintained by
Foundation

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on7
Install with
binary download, zip and tar.gz789

Releases

Current major version
1110
Last release
2026-10-121

Adoption

GitHub stars
8,2672
Contributors
16711

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-30: links, Last release
    tomcat.apache.org/
  2. 2026-10-30: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/apache/tomcat
  3. 2026-10-30: links
    raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/tomcat/main/README.md
  4. 2026-10-30: Maintainer
    raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/tomcat/11.0.27/NOTICE
  5. 2026-10-30: Categories
    tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/index.html
  6. 2026-10-30: Runtime
    raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/tomcat/11.0.27/RUNNING.txt
  7. 2026-10-30: Minimum runtime, Runs as, Install with
    tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/setup.html
  8. 2026-10-30: Install with
    tomcat.apache.org/download-11.cgi
  9. 2026-10-30: Install with
    tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/maven-jars.html
  10. 2026-10-30: Current major version
    api.github.com/repos/apache/tomcat/tags
  11. 2026-10-30: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/apache/tomcat/contributors?per_page=1
  12. 2026-10-30: Admin interface
    tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/html-manager-howto.html
  13. 2026-10-30: Templating
    tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/jasper-howto.html

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