Is Apache-2.0 compatible with GPL-3.0-only?
Yes.
GPLv3 was written to accept Apache-2.0's patent terms. Combined work is GPLv3.
Result license is the more restrictive of the inputs. You must satisfy every input license's notice and source-offer terms. Verify pairwise compatibility first.
Resulting work's license: GPL-3.0-only
General guidance, not legal advice.
Obligations when redistributing as open source
- Apache-2.0: retain the copyright notice and license text.
- Apache-2.0: state significant changes made to the code.
- Apache-2.0: include the NOTICE file with attribution notices.
- GPL-3.0-only: retain the copyright notice and license text.
- GPL-3.0-only: state significant changes made to the code.
- GPL-3.0-only: provide complete corresponding source of the combined work.
- GPL-3.0-only: the combined distributed work must be licensed under GPL-3.0-only.
Other distribution models
These licenses sit the same way against each other under every distribution model, but the model decides whether you can ship the result. Not possible under:
- Proprietary software you distribute as a binary — GPL-3.0-only requires the entire distributed work to be licensed GPL-3.0-only with complete corresponding source, so a proprietary binary is not possible. Distribute the whole work under GPL-3.0-only, or replace the GPL-3.0-only component.
Check this pair in the tool to switch models.