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Monetizing

by layinbricks

Yello

Building an open-source project. How do I monetize?

Drop any ideas or how you have monetized your OS project

layinbricks's avatarlayinbricks
on March 13, 2021
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    Recently I presented "How to financially survive while growing a small open source project."

    https://www.slideshare.net/bibryam/how-to-financially-survive-while-growing-a-small-open-source-project

    https://www.coss.community/coss/ocs-2020-breakout-bilgin-ibryam-8n2

    Cheers,

    bibryam's avatar bibryam
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    6 years ago
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      Thanks, thinking of of open sourcing some of the some and added features will be behind a paywall

      layinbricks's avatar layinbricks
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      6 years ago
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    here are 5 ways to monetize your open source project:

    1. dual licensing. offer a paid version with enterprise features.
    2. offer a cloud service of your product.
    3. commercial support. large enterprises will likely want to purchase support if the product is used in production.
    4. work for hire. offer customizations and implementation services for your product.
    zalmane's avatar zalmane
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    5 years ago
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      What do you think about open sourcing a SaaS and using a dual-licensing model?
      Free as in beer for personal use with possibility to self-host, commercial license required for organizations, and a paid cloud service for people who don't want to self-host and maintain their own instance?

      dSebastien's avatar dSebastien
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      5 years ago
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