Radicle

Radicle

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Radicle is a sovereign code forge built on Git that lets developers collaborate without relying on a centralized hosting provider. It fits OSS.Fund as operational support rather than direct funding, because it provides resilient open source development infrastructure rather than a marketplace or donation flow.

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Goal: Project support. Model: Infrastructure. Status: Live.

Should you use this?

Best for
Projects whose main blocker is hosting, CI, storage, AI tooling, or operational overhead.
Not ideal for
Projects that need direct maintainer income rather than cost reduction.
Why choose it
Peer-to-peer collaboration infrastructure that reduces platform dependence and tooling costs. Best for projects prioritizing sovereign developer workflows.
Watch out for
Credits and tooling reduce burden but usually do not fund maintainer time directly.
Setup effort
Low
Fees
Radicle is free open source infrastructure rather than a paid platform with a user fee.
Last verified
2026-03-15
Goal Project support
Model Infrastructure
Tags
Decentralized OSS-specific Developer tooling
Official websiteVisit official website
VerificationUnverified
OrganizationNon-profit foundation and protocol team
Open source statusOpen source
Platform technologyOpen source peer-to-peer code collaboration stack
Monetization modelDeveloper infrastructure funded by grants and ecosystem backing
Payment methodsN/A
Platform feesRadicle is free open source infrastructure rather than a paid platform with a user fee.
User activityRadicle shipped multiple releases in 2025 and early 2026, including Radicle Desktop and version 1.6.0, with an active core team and outside contributors.

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