GitHub Sponsors

In plain words

GitHub Sponsors enables developers to receive recurring funding directly from their community for open source work and projects. Maintainers can set up sponsorship tiers to support ongoing development efforts while their users and organizations contribute funds. This platform connects those who create widely-used code with the people and companies that depend on it, providing a sustainable income stream for open source contributors.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Connect with the community that depends on your work. Receive recurring funds to build our shared digital infrastructure.

GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

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  Sponsorware for Github2021 · ▲125

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  BountyHub2024 · bountyhub.dev · ▲341

  Hello HN community! As a long-time Github user, I often had issues with public repositories that remained open for a long time. This is due to multiple reasons, such as the lack of resources or prioritization. Sponsoring a repository isn't always the best idea because most of the time, contributors are not the ones receiving money. I came up with a solution: put bounties on GitHub issues to incentivize open-source contributors to fix issues even if they're not directly affected by them. This tool is not intended to force any unwanted additions to a GitHub project, but mainly to help with…

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  GitPaid2022 · ▲143

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