NATS is a simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices. NATS is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). NATS has over 40 client language implementations, and its server can run on-premise, in the cloud, at the edge, and even on a Raspberry Pi. NATS can secure and simplify design and operation of modern distributed systems.
- Official Website
- Official Documentation
- FAQ
- Watch a video overview of NATS.
- Watch this video from SCALE 13x to learn more about its origin story and design philosophy.
- Twitter: Follow us on Twitter!
- Google Groups: Where you can ask questions
- Slack: Click here to join. You can ask questions to our maintainers and to the rich and active community.
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The NATS product roadmap can be found here.
Who uses NATS? See our list of users on https://nats.io.
A third party security audit was performed by Trail of Bits following engagement by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF). You can see the full report from April 2025 here.
If you've found a vulnerability or a potential vulnerability in the NATS server, please let us know at nats-security.
Unless otherwise noted, the NATS source files are distributed under the Apache Version 2.0 license found in the LICENSE file.