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24 alternatives to bountyboard

earn money while contributing to open source

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. bountyboard launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    PRToken▲74

    Earn incentives while contributing to open source projects

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    BountyHub▲344

    Monetizing GitHub issue resolution through bounties

    2024 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Crowdfunding GitHub issues made easy

    2025 · bountyhub.dev · its alternatives →

  4. 4FS
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    Boss▲93

    Github, now with bounties

    2019 · its alternatives →

  6. 6AP

    Hey HN! We’re Ioannis & Zaf, building Algora.io to help open source projects reward their contributors & grow their communities. 1 min demo: https://twitter.com/algoraio/status/1641560954746839042 The problem: paid contributions in open source are scarce, low trust & high friction Our solution: we built an app that streamlines open source bounties on Github Our 1st customer was Remotion.dev (15.6k stars, Typescript/React) in November 2022, whose feedback helped us ship our Github app & iterate through our bounty workflow. To date, Remotion.dev has rewarded 17…

    2023 · console.algora.io · its alternatives →

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    Get paid to build what you love on GitHub

    2019 · its alternatives →

  8. 8IG

    Hi HN! I’m Mario, and I’m about to launch IssuePay. Problem: Open-source contributors don’t get direct financial recognition for their work. Solution: IssuePay lets maintainers post bounties on GitHub&#x2F;GitLab issues. Contributors pick tasks, merge code, and get paid automatically. You can then withdraw your earnings directly to your Bank Account. Try it out: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;issuepay.app Questions: Would love feedback on our UX, payout reliability, or any scaling tips. Note: Open to partnerships with OSS communities! Thank you, guys ! <3

    2025 · issuepay.app · its alternatives →

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    Camelot▲93

    Earn money from bounties set by your viewers

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    rysolv▲114

    Fix open source issues, get paid

    2021 · its alternatives →

  11. 11SF

    We strongly believe working on open source software should be a viable source of income for many more developers. Unfortunately, the following barriers limit the extent of open source funding: - Only a small fraction of open source projects are funded, and most money goes to a few notable projects. - Each project has to market is self to get significant funding. - Large corporate donations provide the bulk of the funding, making it unreliable and unattainable for many. - Finding and supporting each of your dependencies is a cumbersome task. Which ones, how much, and on which platforms? So we…

    2022 · stackaid.us · its alternatives →

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    Connect, support & empower 1200 the open source projects

    2023 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Discover Web3 bounties, grants, and jobs in one place

    2022 · its alternatives →

  14. 14MY
  15. 15SP
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    Bounty▲137

    Get paid for referring friends to jobs 💰

    2021 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Get paid per pull request

    2018 · its alternatives →

  18. 18FP

    The index lists either companies that work on open-source products or those that heavily contribute to open-source. Either way, ideal for devs that want to keep an eye out for opportunities. Engineering teams can post for free. Open directory of available positions is here [0]. [0] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;fossfox-com&#x2F;fossfox

    2023 · fossfox.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19MF
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    Get paid for open source

    Feb 2026 · mergefund.org · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    100+ open source repositories

    2022 · its alternatives →

  22. 22UF

    Hey HN! After lots of dogfooding, we are now releasing Algora.io to help developers share bounties & easily meet new collaborators. The problem: early-stage founders always have more work than people, tight budgets and no time. Hiring full-time engineers is often not an option, yet most founders would welcome contributions from new collaborators. Meanwhile, most developers welcome flexible work. However, today, all of this is hard. Our solution: we built a Git GUI where you can pay developers and start collaborating with new ones, in just a few clicks. On Algora you can share, reward and…

    2022 · algora.io · its alternatives →

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    The reward system for open source development

    2022 · its alternatives →

  24. 24GP

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