# Hyperledger Fabric

Hyperledger Fabric is an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger framework for developing solutions and applications. Its modular and versatile design satisfies a broad range of industry use cases. It offers a unique approach to consensus that enables performance at scale while preserving privacy.

Repository: https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hyperledger-fabric
Homepage: https://lf-hyperledger.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fabric
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hyperledger, fabric, blockchain, distributed-ledger, consensus, confidentiality
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:01:56+00:00
Link (homepage): https://lf-hyperledger.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fabric

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3660, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 76, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 16703, forks 9111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.023108+00:00)

## What it is
Hyperledger Fabric is an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger framework written in Go for building blockchain solutions and applications. Its modular architecture offers pluggable consensus, confidentiality, and scalability features suited to a broad range of industry use cases.

## Use cases
- build a permissioned blockchain network for enterprise
- develop smart contracts (chaincode) for a distributed ledger
- deploy a private blockchain with confidential transactions
- integrate blockchain applications via a Java SDK
- run a distributed ledger with pluggable consensus at scale
- prototype blockchain solutions with fabric-samples

## When to choose
- you need a permissioned ledger with fine-grained privacy and confidentiality controls
- you require enterprise-grade scalability with modular, pluggable components
- you want an actively maintained, LTS-supported open-source blockchain framework
- your use case involves multiple organizations transacting without a trusted central party

## When to avoid
- you need a public, permissionless blockchain with cryptocurrency incentives
- you want a simple ledger without the operational complexity of distributed consensus
- your team cannot manage the infrastructure overhead of ordering services, peers, and certificate authorities
- you need lightweight or embedded blockchain functionality

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: blockchain, cryptography, security, sdk, concurrency
- domain: blockchain, microservices, fintech, erp, developer-tools
- platform: windows, go, jvm, cross-platform
- tags: permissioned-blockchain, distributed-ledger, smart-contracts, chaincode, hyperledger, consensus, enterprise, privacy, confidentiality, linux, macos, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- hyperledger/fabric (main) score 96
- hyperledger/fabric-samples (examples) score 67
- hyperledger/fabric-sdk-java (sdk) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.023108+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:04:47.434701+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.023108+00:00, sha 3e653b60da58)
  - homepage: https://lf-hyperledger.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fabric (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:59.409543+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.