Alternatives

Products that do what Launching Sustainable License, an Alternative to Open Source does

1. 1KA
   Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers▲190

   2017 · keygen.sh

2. 2OB
   Opensource.builders, open-source alternatives to commercial software▲161

   2020 · opensource.builders

3. 3RD
   Recursive Donations to support Open Source maintainers▲15

   2020 · recursive.gives

4. 4SP
   Scarf – Platform to help open-source developers monetize their work▲167

   2019 · scarf.sh

5. 5KF
   KickStarter for open source projects and LinkedIn for OSS contributors▲86

   2019 · openteams.com

6. 6RO
   Repository of open source space-related software and hardware▲96

   2019 · github.com

7. 7IW
   Interviews with open source maintainers and developers▲80

   2019 · sourcesort.com

8. 8MF
   Marketplace for programmers that have contributed to open source▲12

   2013 · codedoor.com

9. 9LS
   Lisense – Sensible repository licensing for Humans▲6

   2015 · github.com

10. 10OS
    Open-source software for universal healthcare▲9

    2020 · meso.health

11. 11OS
    Open-source system helping vulnerable nations become climate resilient▲5

    2022 · medium.com

12. 12IM
    I made an open-source publishing platform (with minimal JavaScript)▲41

    2021 · zentrum.alles.cx

13. 13AP
    A project to help beginners get started on contributing to open source▲10

    2018 · github.com

14. 14OS
    Open Source Growth Marketing Platform▲15

    2018 · erxes.io

15. 15RL
    Registration library for open source software▲5

    2017 · supso.org

16. 16TO
    Tuleap – Open-source application lifecycle management▲20

    2016 · demo.tuleap.org

17. 17CA
    CollabMark – a trademark guide for open source▲8

    2014 · collabmark.org

18. 18OS
    Open-source project management system for small teams and startups▲28

    2019 · github.com

19. 19AR
    A responsive landing page for open source projects▲9

    2017 · github.com

20. 20LG
    Launching GoatCounter; or: let's try and make a living from Open Source▲8

    2019 · arp242.net

21. 21OA
    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com

22. 22OC
    Open Companies – For profit orgs who open sourced their major products▲10

    2019 · oo.t9t.io

23. 23MA
    mkcert – a zero-config tool to generate development certificates▲8

    2018 · github.com

24. 24HO
    Hands on tutorial for open source contribution▲6

    2023 · github.com

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