Monetization Platforms for Open Source Creators

Bountysource is the funding platform for open-source software by creating/collecting bounties and pledging to fundraisers.

A nonprofit cooperative for funding public goods – things like software, music, journalism, and research.

Funds entire dependency tree’s as they’re used with a combination of donation and ad revenue.

Amazon donates 0.5% of the eligible net purchase price to the charitable organisation of choice, such as OSS foundations.

From every T-shirt you buy apt-get-shift donates 50% of the proceedings to that same project it represents.

AWS credits to open source projects used to perform testing, CI/CD, or storage of artifacts on AWS.

Analyzes your open source software dependencies to find which projects you rely on, and then provides a way for you to easily support them all.

Allows simple funding development of existing or new features for Github based projects using Chrome extension.

Decentralized task based bounty platform with Ethereum based staking and arbitration.

A platform, used to conduct research into the use of incentives and prediction markets and tooling for open-source projects.

Allows creators to receive support and share premium content with a link or a button on their website.

Connecting designers, developers, and tech-savvy audiences with relevant brands through curate publishers and advertisers.

CodeBuddy plugs into your IDE, understands your problem’s context, and instantly matches you with subject matter experts.

CodeFund is an ethical ad platform that funds contributors of the open source ecosystem.

Allows freelancers and clients connect remotely through smart contracts and exchange digital services for monetary value.

A hosted fundraising platform (based on Houdini listed below) for people at all technical skill levels with possibility to get assistance from the support team too.

A Linux Foundation project to help advance sustainability, security, and diversity in open source technology by enabling developers to raise and spend funding.

A Linux Foundation initiative to collaboratively identify, fund and support critical elements of the global information infrastructure that are in need of assistance.