Can one make money from open-source projects?
Usama Saqib
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Hey guys,
I have been following this wonderful community for a long time but never tried sharing my projects here. This time, I would love to use my knowledge to build a project of my own. By way of introduction, I am an embedded systems engineer by profession and completed my PhD in signal processing for robots. After finishing my PhD, I have been engaged in several open-source side projects. I truly believe in sharing knowledge, but I also want to use my skills to make money (like all of us here š
). My question to the community is: has anyone here made money from open-source projects? Are there any examples or business models I can study to help build my future projects? Iād love to hear about your experiences.
cheers!
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Timo Bechtel@timobechtel
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I think Cal.com is a great example! :)
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@timobechtel That's great. Thanks! How do they make money? any idea?
Absolutely! Take a look at Plausible Analytics - it's an open-source, privacy-first web analytics tool. The founder is very transparent about revenue and has shared how he's grown it into a profitable business. Ghost is another great example of an open-source project turned successful company. The key seems to be offering hosted versions and additional services around the open-source core. It's a lot of work but definitely possible to monetize open-source!
@ethansamuelbennett That sounds great. I will keep an eye on them. thanks!