#13: Open Source Business Models

We talk about the different business models for open source projects and how we could apply them to our podcast analytics project.

There are many trade-offs to consider when choosing a business model for an open source project. We discuss the pros and cons of the different models like open core, consulting, and contracting. Along the way we look at some examples of successful open source projects and how they monetize their work.

We also explain the open core model, which describes business models where the core of the project is open source, but some features are only available in a paid version. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this model and how we could apply it to our podcast analytics project.

Links

• Elasticsearch license change: https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing
• Plausible: “How we made it to 1 million MRR: https://plausible.io/blog/open-source-saas
• Cal.com open business data: https://cal.com/open

Hosts

• Matthias Endler (https://twitter.com/matthiasendler)
• Wolfgang Gassler (https://twitter.com/schafele)

Feedback

• Email: [e-mail]
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenPodcastDev

Credits

The theme music is U.S. Army Blues - Kelly’s Number and is licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.