OpenSearch Software Foundation Expands Enterprise Ecosystem with New Members

Expanded commitments from Intel and more strengthen vendor neutral platform stability as global downloads grow 140% YoY and contributor participation surges

Summary

• The OpenSearch Software Foundation announced three new General Members – Adelean, Intel, and Sidecar – along with two new certified Long Term Support (LTS) providers, Seacom and Sidecar.
• In addition to Foundation growth, OpenSearch project contributors increased 31% year-over-year.
• The expanding ecosystem aligns with enterprise demands for vendor neutral, open source infrastructure, backed by new research showing that 71% of organizations consider independent data infrastructure deployment a strategic priority.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – OpenSearchCon North America – Sept. 22, 2026 – The OpenSearch Software Foundation, the neutral home for the OpenSearch Project, today announced increased member investment, certified vendor support commitments, and continued global adoption. The Foundation welcomed new General Members Adelean, Intel, and Sidecar, alongside new certified Long Term Support (LTS) providers Seacom and Sidecar.

"Proprietary software restricts flexibility and increases costs, especially with today’s accelerating data demands," said Bianca Lewis, executive director of the OpenSearch Software Foundation. "Open source is the future of enterprise infrastructure, our members' commitment gives organizations the stability and confidence to run their most critical workloads in the open."

Expanding Enterprise Stability with New Members and Certified LTS Vendors

As new General Members of the OpenSearch Software Foundation, Adelean, Intel, and Sidecar will engage with working groups, contribute to technical initiatives, and help guide the strategic direction of the Foundation. Intel’s membership builds on its existing open source technical contributions to OpenSearch, which help optimize performance through hardware-level acceleration.

Additionally, Seacom and Sidecar have formally joined the vendor directory as certified LTS providers. Through the Foundation’s established LTS program, certified vendors deliver production-ready software stability, extended maintenance windows and predictable upgrade paths.

Recent research from OpenSearch Software Foundation and Linux Foundation Research underscores this momentum as 71% of organizations agree that deploying data infrastructure independently of a specific vendor is a strategic priority. Membership and certified support from these leading organizations strengthen OpenSearch’s vendor neutral platform for enterprise search, observability and analytics via a growing ecosystem that delivers predictable, sustainable open source innovation.

Sustained Global Acceleration

The Foundation and OpenSearch project continue to grow in parallel. Over the past year, global community participation accelerated, including a 31% overall increase in contributors. Regionally, contributors increased 43% in Latin America, 33% in Japan, 16% in India and 10% in Europe. Total project downloads reached more than 2.4 billion – an increase of 140% year-over-year – reflecting growing trust in open platforms that future-proof enterprise search, observability, and analytics, and prevent vendor lock-in.

The OpenSearch Software Foundation community is gathering at OpenSearchCon North America in San Jose, California from Sept. 22-24. Register to attend here.

To learn more about the OpenSearch Software Foundation, including how to get involved, become a member or contribute, please visit our website.

About the Newest General Members

• • Adelean is an expert consultancy and software vendor specializing in search engine technologies, data, and AI. As trusted OpenSearch integrators, Adelean empowers businesses with highly scalable, ready-to-use search solutions, blending deep technical expertise with strategic consulting to build robust search infrastructures that drive business value for enterprise and e-commerce applications.
  • Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) designs and manufactures advanced semiconductors and new technologies that connect and power the modern world and shape the future of computing.
  • Sidecar is a specialist engineering consultancy helping teams design, scale, and operate their search, observability, and data infrastructure. The firm works across the full stack from search relevance and indexing pipelines to log aggregation, metrics, and platform architecture so engineering teams can move faster without getting buried in infrastructure complexity.

Supporting Quotes

"OpenSearch combines openness with a highly extensible architecture, making it a strong foundation for enterprise and e-commerce search. At Adelean, we build search and AI verticals on top of OpenSearch and actively support the community through our expertise, training and the OpenSearch Paris Meetup. Joining the OpenSearch Software Foundation is a natural way for us to contribute further and help shape the future of OpenSearch."

– Lucian Precup, Chief Technology Officer, Adelean

“The OpenSearch LTS program represents an important step forward for vendor neutral open source software, bringing the continuity and predictability traditionally associated with proprietary platforms while preserving freedom of choice. For Seacom, becoming a certified LTS provider is both a significant milestone and recognition of our investment in the OpenSearch project from the outset. We are committed to continuing that investment and to helping organizations adopt and operate open technologies with the confidence required for mission-critical environments.”

– Stefano Pampaloni, CEO, Seacom

"I've built, run, and consulted on search infrastructure for most of my career. OpenSearch has a thriving community and real momentum. We're thrilled to join the Foundation and put our experience to work for the people building on it."

– Honza Kral, Chief Technology Officer, Sidecar

About the OpenSearch Software Foundation

The OpenSearch Software Foundation is a vendor-neutral community for search, analytics, observability, and vector database software. Hosted by the Linux Foundation and supported by premier members such as AWS, IBM, SAP and Uber, the OpenSearch Software Foundation works with community maintainers, developers, and member organizations to drive the continued growth of the OpenSearch project. With more than 2 billion software downloads since its inception and participation from thousands of contributors, the OpenSearch project and its community are transforming how information is managed and discovered. To learn more, please visit https://opensearch.org/foundation.

Media Contact
Kristi Piechnik
The Linux Foundation
kpiechnik@linuxfoundation.org