Members
The following table summarizes the fees, expected in-kind contributions and the rights for each FIWARE Foundation membership category. More information describing rights and duties of the differeent FIWARE membership categories can be found in the FIWARE Foundation Bylaws.
| Membership Level | Annual Fee | FTEs | BoD Seat | TSC Seat | Notes |
| Platinum | Flat Fee 100k€ | 2 | Yes | Yes | 2Y initial commitment, annual payment |
| Platinum – Strategic End-User | Flat Fee 100 K€ | 1 | Yes | Yes | 2Y initial commitment, annual payment |
| Gold | 2.5-50k€ based on organisation | 0 | by election | No | 0.025% of yearly revenue |
| Gold – Strategic End-User | 1.25-25k€ based on organisation | 0 | by election | No | 0.0125% of yearly revenue [1] |
| GOLD – Startup | 1k€ | 0 | No | No | [2] |
| Associate | 1 k€ | 0 | No | No | |
| Individual | 0 | 0 | No | by election |
have deployed FIWARE, or have contributed in-kind (e.g., hosting a FIWARE Summit event, sponsoring capacity linked to a FIWARE Lab node, etc) AND have publicly announced their plans for deploying FIWARE.
Deployment of FIWARE means the provisioning of a platform that instantiates and integrates FIWARE open source and/or FIWARE-compliant components enabling to run “Powered-by-FIWARE” applications/solutions.
[2] To make it easier for new innovative companies to join the FIWARE Foundation, a special “Start-up” fee is available. This special fee is converted into a regular GOLD membership fee after a period of three years for companies with a yearly turnover of less than 2 million Euro and after one year for companies with more than 2 million Euro. Companies which satisfy the following requirements can apply for special “Start-Up” membership. These are companies that
a) offer IT-related services and/or products
b) were founded less than four years ago
c) are not already members of the FIWARE Foundation
Membership Termination and Downgrade Rules
1. Termination of Membership
- Membership in the FIWARE Foundation e.V. (“the Association”) ends through:
- Voluntary resignation (cancellation),
- Expulsion by resolution of the Board,
- Death (for natural persons),
- Dissolution or insolvency (for legal entities).
2. Voluntary Resignation
- Members may resign from the Association by submitting a written notice of resignation either>:
- Via registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, or
- Via email to the officially communicated address of the Foundation for such matters.
- The notice must be served no later than four (4) calendar months before the end of the current financial year.
- The Association’s financial year runs from January 1st to December 31st, which means the latest acceptable date for notice is August 31st of the current year.
- The resignation becomes effective at the end of the financial year in which the notice was received.
- The resigning Member shall:
- Have no claim to any share of the Association’s assets, and
- Not be entitled to any reimbursement of previously paid membership fees.
- The resigning Member remains liable for all obligations, including full payment of membership fees, until the end of the financial year in which the resignation notice was served.
3. Downgrade of Membership Tier
- Members intending to downgrade their membership tier (e.g., from Platinum to Gold) must submit a formal written request to that effect.
- Such downgrade requests:
- Must be served no later than four (4) calendar months before the end of the current financial year, i.e., before August 31st.
- Will become effective only from the beginning of the succeeding financial year.
- Until the end of the current financial year, the Member remains obligated to fulfill all duties and pay all fees associated with their current membership level.
4. Additional Provisions
- These rules are without prejudice to the Association’s rights to enforce outstanding obligations or pursue claims for damages if a Member acts in breach of the Articles of Association or any contractual commitments.
- Any exceptions to the above rules must be explicitly granted by the Board and documented in writing.
Join Us
The Organization or Individual who wishes to become Member of the FIWARE Foundation shall:
Apply to the Secretary and provide the information required by the Board of Directors.
Sign a Membership Agreement.
Signature of the Membership Agreement implies that the Organisation or Individual applying for membership complies with the obligations of FIWARE Foundation Members as defined in the Bylaws, the Association Code, the Fee Code, and the Code of Conduct.
Extended information about the governance bodies of the FIWARE Foundation, the membership, the specific rights and duties of each type of member and the process to become member, could be found at bylaws.