# Apache Tomcat, release history and use on real websites.

A servlet container and web server for Java applications from the Apache Software Foundation.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively developed, Tomcat 11.
- **Category:** [Servers & Hosting](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server)
- **First release:** 1999
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Latest version:** 11.0.27 (6 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://tomcat.apache.org
- **Documentation:** https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-11.0-doc/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/apache-tomcat

## Apache Tomcat on audited websites

8 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Apache Tomcat (<1%). That ranks it #32 of the 34 technologies in Servers & Hosting we have seen in audits.

### Most used in Servers & Hosting

1. [Cloudflare](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/cloudflare): 22% (3,772)
2. [Vercel](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/vercel): 22% (3,635)
3. [Google CDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/google-cdn): 16% (2,700)
4. [nginx](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/nginx): 14% (2,284)
5. [OpenResty](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/openresty): 10% (1,707)
6. [Apache HTTP Server](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/apache-http-server): 9.3% (1,574)
7. [jsDelivr](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/jsdelivr): 7.2% (1,221)
8. [cdnjs](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/cdnjs): 6.0% (1,019)
9. [Netlify](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/netlify): 5.8% (971)
10. [AWS CloudFront](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/aws-cloudfront): 5.1% (859)

## Apache Tomcat versions and release history

9 release lines since 2003, as listed by endoflife.date. The latest version is 11.0.27, released 6 Oct 2026. Supported according to endoflife.date: 11.0, 10.1, 9.0 (until 31 Mar 2027).

| Version | Released | Latest release | Support |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11.0 | 3 Oct 2024 | 11.0.27 (6 Oct 2026) | Supported |
| 10.1 | 23 Sep 2022 | 10.1.61 (6 Oct 2026) | Supported |
| 10.0 | 3 Dec 2020 | 10.0.27 (3 Oct 2022) | End of life, since 31 Oct 2022 |
| 9.0 | 27 Sep 2017 | 9.0.123 (6 Oct 2026) | Supported, until 31 Mar 2027 |
| 8.5 | 17 Mar 2016 | 8.5.100 (19 Mar 2024) | End of life, since 31 Mar 2024 |
| 8.0 | 29 Jan 2014 | 8.0.53 (29 Jun 2018) | End of life, since 30 Jun 2018 |
| 7 | 13 Jun 2010 | 7.0.109 (22 Apr 2021) | End of life, since 31 Mar 2021 |
| 6 | 21 Oct 2006 | 6.0.53 (2 Apr 2017) | End of life, since 31 Dec 2016 |
| 5 | 6 Sep 2003 | 5.5.36 (10 Oct 2012) | End of life, since 30 Sep 2012 |

Sources: [endoflife.date](https://endoflife.date/tomcat), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in Servers & Hosting

- [unpkg](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/unpkg): 2.8% of websites
- [Fastly](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/fastly): 1.6% of websites
- [BunnyCDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/bunnycdn): 1.2% of websites
- [Microsoft IIS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/microsoft-iis): 1.0% of websites
- [LiteSpeed](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/litespeed): <1% of websites
- [Caddy](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/caddy): <1% of websites
- [Amazon S3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/amazon-s3): <1% of websites
- [Google Cloud](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/google-cloud): <1% of websites
- [Varnish](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/varnish): <1% of websites
- [Azure](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/azure): <1% of websites
- [Hostinger CDN](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/hostinger-cdn): <1% of websites
- [GitHub Pages](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server/github-pages): <1% of websites

[All 35 in Servers & Hosting](https://be1st.ai/technologies/server)

## Questions about Apache Tomcat

### What is Apache Tomcat?

A servlet container and web server for Java applications from the Apache Software Foundation. The be1st catalog lists Apache Tomcat under Servers & Hosting. License of Apache Tomcat: Apache-2.0.

### What is the latest version of Apache Tomcat?

The latest version of Apache Tomcat is 11.0.27, released 6 Oct 2026 (source: endoflife.date).

### Which Apache Tomcat versions are still supported?

According to endoflife.date, these Apache Tomcat release lines are supported: 11.0, 10.1, 9.0 (until 31 Mar 2027).

### How many websites use Apache Tomcat?

8 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Apache Tomcat (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Apache Tomcat first released?

Apache Tomcat was first released in 1999; the oldest version listed by endoflife.date dates from 2003.

### Is Apache Tomcat still a modern choice?

Apache Tomcat is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively developed, Tomcat 11.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.