Apache Ranger

Also known as
apache-ranger

What is Apache Ranger?

An open-source framework for managing fine-grained access policies, authorization rules, and security auditing across Hadoop and related data platform components. Provides a unified administration interface for security policies and user access monitoring.

Independently observed

Apache Ranger pricing

We don't have Apache Ranger's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

Platform & deployment

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Platforms
  • Web
  • Linux
Deployment
  • On-premise
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (4)

Independently observed
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache YARN
  • Apache Hive
  • Apache HBase

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 2 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Apache Ranger, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 51 / 100
low · 20%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Price level1000.055.2
Development activity540.095.1
Dependent projects410.062.6
Security score620.042.6
Integrations200.091.9
Stars570.031.5
Reliability00.070.0-
Capabilities00.080.0-
Release cadence00.050.0-
Security posture00.070.0-
Package downloads00.140.0-
Pricing transparency00.080.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

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Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d52mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars1,073highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
Dependent repos294highsource · 2026-08-26 · 85%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count4mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryJavahighsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxApache-2.0highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelcommerciallowsource · 2026-08-26 · 40%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Scorecard6.2highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.ranger%3Aranger-plugins-common&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICALhighsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%