Perks for open source

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CreditsFor the projectup to $25k1Codex Open Source FundUp to $25,000 in API credits. A $1 million fund of one-time OpenAI API credit grants for open source projects using Codex CLI or OpenAI models, reviewed on an ongoing basis.GrantFor the projectup to $13k2Microsoft FOSS FundEvery quarter Microsoft engineers nominate and vote on open source projects they use, and the fund distributes up to $12,500.GrantFor the project$10k3GitHub Secure Open Source FundFunding paid to the invited maintainers in tranches, security training in program sessions, and $10,000 in Azure credits.CreditsFor the projectup to $10k4Neon Open Source ProgramUp to $10,000 in credits. Yearly Neon credits and promotional support for open source tools that use Postgres.Paid mentorshipFor contributors$7k5Outreachy internships$7,000 for a 3-month internship. Paid, remote open source internships twice a year for people underrepresented in tech.CreditsFor the project$4k6Vercel Open Source Program$3,600 in credits over 3 years. Platform credits, community support and an OSS Starter Pack of third-party credits.CreditsFor the projectup to $1k7Upstash Open Source ProgramUpstash covers Upstash costs up to $1,000 a month for open source projects building on it.CreditsFor maintainersup to $2008Ona for Open SourceUp to $200 a month in credits. Monthly credits for background coding agents, sized by how much you contribute.
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GrantIn roundsAlpha-Omega grantsGrants for security work in critical open source, decided in four seasons a year: a month to apply, a month to co-design the work, a month to decide and fund.CreditsRollingUnverifiedAWS promotional credits for open sourceAWS promotional credits for open source projects, typically for upstream and performance testing, CI/CD and artifact storage.CreditsOpen nowCircleCI open source planOrganizations on the open source plan get up to 400,000 build credits a month across Linux, Arm and other executors.CreditsRollingUnverifiedCredits for open source projectsAnnual credit grants for open source projects, tiered by GitHub stars (reported from $60 to $20,000 a year).GrantPausedFOSS Sustainability FundOpen Technology Fund support for maintaining internet freedom technology, in solicitation rounds.Paid mentorshipIn roundsGoogle Summer of CodeContributors are paid to work on open source with mentoring organizations over the summer; the program ends in November.GrantOpen nowNGI Zero grants€5,000 to €50,000 for a first grant. Grants for technical open source development, with a call deadline every two months.CreditsOpen nowProject AlexandriaCloudflare's open source credits program: recurring yearly credits for Workers, Pages, R2, Zero Trust and plan upgrades.GrantIn roundsSmall Development GrantsA microgrant program for NumFOCUS sponsored and affiliated projects.GrantRollingSovereign Tech FundWork over €50,000 funded. Germany's fund for developing and maintaining open digital base technologies.CreditsOpen nowwebclaw for OSSThe Growth plan's 100,000 web scraping credits a month, free, renewing while the project stays active.
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Free paid planRolling · Security1Password for Open SourceA free Teams account to store and share a project's credentials, tokens and SSH keys.Free paid planRolling · DocsAlgolia for Open SourceAlgolia search for qualifying open source and non-profit projects, free or at a discount, including documentation search.Free paid planRolling · QualityArgos for open sourceArgos sponsors selected open source projects with free visual regression testing, evaluated case by case.Free paid planRolling · Dev toolsUnverifiedAtlassian for open sourceAtlassian takes open source license requests for its cloud products (Jira, Confluence, Trello, Bitbucket).CreditsRolling · HostingUnverifiedAWS promotional credits for open sourceAWS promotional credits for open source projects, typically for upstream and performance testing, CI/CD and artifact storage.Free paid planRolling · CIBlacksmith for open sourceBlacksmith supports open source projects that outgrow GitHub's free runners, by request to the team.Free paid planRolling · QualityUnverifiedBrowserStack for open sourceBrowserStack gives open source projects free access to its testing platform: cross-browser, real devices and visual testing.Free paid planRolling · Dev toolsCal.com OSS sponsorshipCal.com sponsors a limited number of open source projects each month with free access, in exchange for a README banner.Free paid planRolling · QualityChromatic for open source35,000 snapshots a month. Free visual testing for open source design systems and UI component libraries, from the Storybook team.CreditsOpen now · CICircleCI open source planOrganizations on the open source plan get up to 400,000 build credits a month across Linux, Arm and other executors.Free seatsOpen now · AIClaude for Open SourceSix months of free Claude Ultra for maintainers, active contributors, community builders, and critical infrastructure maintainers.Free paid planOpen now · QualityCodacy for open sourceCodacy is free forever for open source projects: quality gates, pull request checks and security scanning.Free paid planOpen now · QualityCodecov for open sourceCode coverage reports, pull request comments and status checks, free for open source projects.Free paid planOpen now · QualityCodeRabbit for open sourceCodeRabbit is free for open source, backed by a $1 million commitment to open source sponsorships.Free seatsOpen now · AICodex for Open SourceSix months of ChatGPT Pro with Codex for maintainers, API credits for projects that need them, and conditional access to Codex Security.CreditsRolling · AICodex Open Source FundUp to $25,000 in API credits. A $1 million fund of one-time OpenAI API credit grants for open source projects using Codex CLI or OpenAI models, reviewed on an ongoing basis.Free paid planRolling · AICommunity GPU grantsHugging Face covers GPU hardware upgrades for innovative Spaces that apply and are selected.Free paid planOpen now · DataConvex OSS ProgramFree Convex Pro for one team within the built-in monthly Pro limits, plus support and swag.Free seatsRolling · AICopilot Pro for maintainersMaintainers of popular open source repositories get Copilot Pro at no cost.CreditsRolling · HostingUnverifiedCredits for open source projectsAnnual credit grants for open source projects, tiered by GitHub stars (reported from $60 to $20,000 a year).Free paid planRolling · DocsCrowdin for open sourceCrowdin's localization platform at no charge for open source projects without related commercial products.Free paid planRolling · MonitoringDatadog for open sourceObservability and security monitoring at no cost for the infrastructure that directly runs an open source project.Free paid planRolling · Dev toolsDocker-Sponsored Open SourceNon-commercial open source projects get a Docker-Sponsored Open Source badge on Docker Hub, plus Hub features and insights.Free paid planRolling · HostingFast ForwardFastly extends free CDN and edge services to eligible open source projects and the nonprofits that support them.Free paid planRolling · DocsGitBook Community planGitBook's Community plan is free for eligible open source organizations, non-profits and education groups.GrantRolling · FundingGitHub Secure Open Source FundFunding paid to the invited maintainers in tranches, security training in program sessions, and $10,000 in Azure credits.Free paid planOpen now · CIGitLab for Open SourceQualifying open source projects get GitLab Ultimate features, including 50,000 compute minutes, for free.Free paid planOpen now · QualityGreptile for open sourceFree AI code reviews for public GitHub or GitLab repositories with at least 50 stars and an OSI-approved license.Free seatsRolling · Dev toolsUnverifiedJetBrains Open Source licensesJetBrains gives free licenses for open source development to the core contributors of qualifying projects.Free paid planOpen now · DocsMintlify OSS ProgramNon-commercial open source projects get Mintlify Pro permanently: custom domains, analytics, API playgrounds and AI features.CreditsOpen now · DataNeon Open Source ProgramUp to $10,000 in credits. Yearly Neon credits and promotional support for open source tools that use Postgres.Free paid planOpen now · HostingNetlify Open Source planQualifying projects get the full Netlify platform with credits; sites stay live even if credits run out.GrantOpen now · FundingNGI Zero grants€5,000 to €50,000 for a first grant. Grants for technical open source development, with a call deadline every two months.CreditsRolling · AIOna for Open SourceUp to $200 a month in credits. Monthly credits for background coding agents, sized by how much you contribute.Free paid planOpen now · MonitoringOpenPanel OSS ProgramUp to 2.5M events a month. Free product analytics for open source projects, with the whole contributor team invited.CreditsOpen now · HostingProject AlexandriaCloudflare's open source credits program: recurring yearly credits for Workers, Pages, R2, Zero Trust and plan upgrades.Free paid planRolling · AIPullfrog for OSSPullfrog covers model costs for impactful open source projects: unlimited runs on a choice of models.Free paid planOpen now · DocsRead the Docs CommunityRead the Docs Community hosts documentation for open source projects for free.Free paid planRolling · MonitoringSentry for open sourceError tracking and performance monitoring for open source projects, on application.Free paid planRolling · SecuritySignPath for open sourceFree code signing certificates and pipeline integrity for open source projects, through the SignPath Foundation.Free paid planOpen now · MonitoringSleek Analytics for OSSA year of Sleek Analytics Pro, free, for maintainers of open source projects.Free paid planOpen now · SecuritySnyk for open sourceSnyk's open source program gives maintainers its developer security tooling for free.Free paid planOpen now · QualitySonarQube for OSSPublic, OSI-licensed repositories get SonarQube for OSS and Gitar AI Code Review for OSS with the features of the paid Pro plan.Free paid planOpen now · QualitySourcery for open sourceInstall Sourcery on public repositories and it reviews every pull request and checks it for security issues, free.GrantRolling · FundingSovereign Tech FundWork over €50,000 funded. Germany's fund for developing and maintaining open digital base technologies.Free paid planRolling · Dev toolsStainless for FOSSStainless gives qualifying non-commercial open source projects its Starter plan for SDK, docs and MCP server generation.Free paid planOpen now · Dev toolsTailscale for open sourceA GitHub organization can use Tailscale free when it is for an open source project.CreditsOpen now · Dev toolswebclaw for OSSThe Growth plan's 100,000 web scraping credits a month, free, renewing while the project stays active.Free paid planOpen now · Dev toolsZulip for open sourceTopic-based team chat with full message history, free for open source communities.
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Free paid planSecurity · For the project1Password for Open SourceA free Teams account to store and share a project's credentials, tokens and SSH keys.Free paid planDocs · For the projectAlgolia for Open SourceAlgolia search for qualifying open source and non-profit projects, free or at a discount, including documentation search.Free paid planQuality · For the projectArgos for open sourceArgos sponsors selected open source projects with free visual regression testing, evaluated case by case.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectUnverifiedAtlassian for open sourceAtlassian takes open source license requests for its cloud products (Jira, Confluence, Trello, Bitbucket).Free paid planCI · For the projectBlacksmith for open sourceBlacksmith supports open source projects that outgrow GitHub's free runners, by request to the team.Free paid planQuality · For the projectUnverifiedBrowserStack for open sourceBrowserStack gives open source projects free access to its testing platform: cross-browser, real devices and visual testing.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectCal.com OSS sponsorshipCal.com sponsors a limited number of open source projects each month with free access, in exchange for a README banner.Free paid planQuality · For the projectChromatic for open source35,000 snapshots a month. Free visual testing for open source design systems and UI component libraries, from the Storybook team.Free seatsAI · For maintainersClaude for Open SourceSix months of free Claude Ultra for maintainers, active contributors, community builders, and critical infrastructure maintainers.Free paid planQuality · For the projectCodacy for open sourceCodacy is free forever for open source projects: quality gates, pull request checks and security scanning.Free paid planQuality · For the projectCodecov for open sourceCode coverage reports, pull request comments and status checks, free for open source projects.Free paid planQuality · For the projectCodeRabbit for open sourceCodeRabbit is free for open source, backed by a $1 million commitment to open source sponsorships.Free seatsAI · For maintainersCodex for Open SourceSix months of ChatGPT Pro with Codex for maintainers, API credits for projects that need them, and conditional access to Codex Security.Free paid planAI · For the projectCommunity GPU grantsHugging Face covers GPU hardware upgrades for innovative Spaces that apply and are selected.Free paid planData · For the projectConvex OSS ProgramFree Convex Pro for one team within the built-in monthly Pro limits, plus support and swag.Free seatsAI · For maintainersCopilot Pro for maintainersMaintainers of popular open source repositories get Copilot Pro at no cost.Free paid planDocs · For the projectCrowdin for open sourceCrowdin's localization platform at no charge for open source projects without related commercial products.Free paid planMonitoring · For the projectDatadog for open sourceObservability and security monitoring at no cost for the infrastructure that directly runs an open source project.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectDocker-Sponsored Open SourceNon-commercial open source projects get a Docker-Sponsored Open Source badge on Docker Hub, plus Hub features and insights.Free paid planHosting · For the projectFast ForwardFastly extends free CDN and edge services to eligible open source projects and the nonprofits that support them.Free paid planDocs · For the projectGitBook Community planGitBook's Community plan is free for eligible open source organizations, non-profits and education groups.Free paid planCI · For the projectGitLab for Open SourceQualifying open source projects get GitLab Ultimate features, including 50,000 compute minutes, for free.Free paid planQuality · For the projectGreptile for open sourceFree AI code reviews for public GitHub or GitLab repositories with at least 50 stars and an OSI-approved license.Free seatsDev tools · For maintainersUnverifiedJetBrains Open Source licensesJetBrains gives free licenses for open source development to the core contributors of qualifying projects.Free paid planDocs · For the projectMintlify OSS ProgramNon-commercial open source projects get Mintlify Pro permanently: custom domains, analytics, API playgrounds and AI features.Free paid planHosting · For the projectNetlify Open Source planQualifying projects get the full Netlify platform with credits; sites stay live even if credits run out.Free paid planMonitoring · For the projectOpenPanel OSS ProgramUp to 2.5M events a month. Free product analytics for open source projects, with the whole contributor team invited.Free paid planAI · For the projectPullfrog for OSSPullfrog covers model costs for impactful open source projects: unlimited runs on a choice of models.Free paid planDocs · For the projectRead the Docs CommunityRead the Docs Community hosts documentation for open source projects for free.Free paid planMonitoring · For the projectSentry for open sourceError tracking and performance monitoring for open source projects, on application.Free paid planSecurity · For the projectSignPath for open sourceFree code signing certificates and pipeline integrity for open source projects, through the SignPath Foundation.Free paid planMonitoring · For maintainersSleek Analytics for OSSA year of Sleek Analytics Pro, free, for maintainers of open source projects.Free paid planSecurity · For the projectSnyk for open sourceSnyk's open source program gives maintainers its developer security tooling for free.Free paid planQuality · For the projectSonarQube for OSSPublic, OSI-licensed repositories get SonarQube for OSS and Gitar AI Code Review for OSS with the features of the paid Pro plan.Free paid planQuality · For the projectSourcery for open sourceInstall Sourcery on public repositories and it reviews every pull request and checks it for security issues, free.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectStainless for FOSSStainless gives qualifying non-commercial open source projects its Starter plan for SDK, docs and MCP server generation.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectTailscale for open sourceA GitHub organization can use Tailscale free when it is for an open source project.Free paid planDev tools · For the projectZulip for open sourceTopic-based team chat with full message history, free for open source communities.
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