Open-Source Business Models

SUPER GUIDE: Open-Source Business Models

The Super Guide about Open-Source Business Models is a complete guide on help you to understand the core principles of open-source and how to apply them in real-life situations.

Table of content

1. Introduction
2. What Is Open-Source?
3. Why Does Open-Source Matter Today?
4. Open-Source Origin Story
5. Commercial Use Of Open-Source
6. Is Open-Source A Development Model Or A Business Model?
7. Open-Core Vs. Hybrid Business Models
8. Product Or Project?
9. Open-Source Vs. Freemium: Open-Source Business Model
10. Commercial Open-Source Vs. Community Open-Source
11. Open-Source Software Vs. Free Source Software
12. Classification Of Open-Source Business Models
    1. Community Open-Source Business Model
    2. Commercial Open-Source Business Models Overview
13. Mozilla Open-Source Model
14. Slack Freemium Model
15. The 5 Open-Source Business Models
    1. Support
    2. Hosting
    3. Restrictive Licensing
    4. Open-Core
    5. Hybrid Licensing
16. How Open-Source Software Took Over The World
    1. From Open-Source To Open Core To Saas
    2. The Role Of The Community
    3. Rise Of The Developer
    4. Virtues Of The Open-Source Business Model
    5. Open-Source To Freemium
    6. The Future
17. The Most Popular Types Of Open-Source Solutions
    1. Open-Source Crm
       1. Hubspot Crm
       2. Flowlu
       3. Freshworks
       4. Civicrm
       5. Vtiger Crm Open-Source
    2. Open-Source Project Management
       1. Trello
       2. Monday
       3. Zoho
    3. Open-Source Video Games
       1. Xonotic
       2. Openttd
       3. Battle For Wesnoth
    4. Blockchain Open-Source
       1. Ripple
       2. Hyperledger
       3. Ethereum
    5. Open-Source Office Software
       1. Abiword
       2. Openoffice.Org
       3. Libreoffice
    6. Open-Source Accounting Software
       1. Gnu Cash
       2. Sql Ledger
       3. Front Accounting
       4. Odoo
    7. Open-Source Operating Systems
       1. Linux Kernel
       2. Linux Lite
       3. Linux Mint
       4. Fedora
       5. React Os
       6. Solus
       7. Chrome Os
       8. Ubuntu
       9. Xubuntu
       10. Openbsd
       11. Freebsd
       12. Netbsd
       13. Dragonfly Bsd
       14. Qubes Os
       15. Haiku
       16. Redox
       17. Aros
       18. Freedos
       19. Basic-Dos
       20. Skiftos
       21. Tock
       22. Essence
       23. Subgraph Os
       24. Osv.Io
       25. Barrelfish
       26. Toaruos
       27. Mezzano
       28. House
       29. Minoca Os
       30. Kerla
       31. Sos
       32. Powernex
       33. Interim Os
       34. Kolibrios
       35. Minix
       36. Risc Os
       37. Helenos
       38. Geckos/A65 V2.0
       39. Serenity
       40. Gnu Hurd
       41. Plan 9
       42. Harvey
       43. Illumos
       44. Aquilaos
       45. Sculpt
       46. Biscuit
       47. Xv6
       48. Open Vs. Closed Source Operating System
       49. Advantages And Disadvantages Of Open-Source Operating System
       50. Disadvantages Of Open-Source Od Include:
    8. Open-Source Mobile Operating Software
       1. Android
       2. Plasma Mobile
       3. Postmarketos
       4. Pureos/Librem
       5. Ubuntu Touch By Ubports
       6. Tizen
       7. Mobian Os
       8. Lineageos
       9. /E/
       10. Grapheneos
       11. Calyxos
    9. Web Servers
       1. Apache Http Server
       2. Nginx
       3. Node.Js
       4. Apache Tomcat
       5. Lighttpd
    10. Database Systems
        1. Mysql
        2. Postgresql
        3. Mariadb
        4. Apache Hive
        5. Sqlite
    11. Mobile Development Frameworks
        1. Ionic
        2. React Native
        3. Flutter
        4. Xamarin
    12. Qa Automation Tools
        1. Selenium
        2. Watir
        3. Robot Framework
    13. Big Data Analytics Tools
        1. Apache Hadoop
        2. Apache Samoa
        3. Hpcc
    14. Open-Source Website Builders
        1. Droopler
        2. Drupal
        3. Joomla
        4. Microweber.Org
        5. WordPress
    15. Free And Open-Source Cybersecurity Tools
        1. Kali Linux
        2. Keepass
        3. Metasploit Framework
        4. Nikto
        5. Nmap
        6. Openvas
        7. Ossec
        8. Security Onion
        9. Veracrypt
        10. Wireshark
    16. Open-Source Audiovisual Production Tools
        1. Graphics
           1. Inkscape
           2. Gimp
           3. Krita
           4. Scribus
           5. Rawtherapee
           6. Libreoffice Draw
        2. Audio
           1. Ardour
           2. Audacity
           3. Lmms
           4. Mixxx
        3. Video
           1. Vlc
           2. Openshot
           3. Shotcut
           4. Blender Velvets
           5. Natron
           6. Obs
        4. 2d And 3d Animation
           1. Blender
           2. Synfig Studio
           3. Tupitube
    17. Open-Source Development Tools
        1. Vs Code
        2. Budibase
        3. Vercel
        4. Oh My Zsh
        5. Gitlab
        6. Supabase
        7. Posthog
        8. Snyk
        9. Prisma
        10. Storybook
18. How Open-Source Software Companies Make Money
    1. Donations
    2. Hosted Version Of The Product
    3. Paid Support Or Courses
    4. Open Core
    5. Dual Licensing
    6. Software As A Service
    7. Paid Feature Requests
    8. Github Sponsors
    9. Get Paid To Build Open-Source Extensions For Existing Products
    10. Selling Other Products
19. What Every Open-Source Company Needs Before It Can Consider Making Money
20. When To Use Open-Source For Your Pricing Model
21. Why You Need An Open-Source Software Strategy
22. How Do I Build A Business Around My Open-Source Project?
    1. Creating A Product
    2. The New, Open Platform Model
    3. Improving Product Creation & Management
       1. The Open-Source Software Supply Chain
       2. Role Of The Software Supplier
       3. Achieving Maximum Efficiency
    4. Becoming A Supply Chain Influencer
       1. Evaluating Supply Chains
       2. Complementing Open-Source With Commercial
       3. Software
    5. Connecting The User And Customer Journeys
23. Fundamental Open-Source Business Models
    1. Open-Core
    2. Professional Services (Proserv)
    3. Hosting
    4. Marketplaces
24. How To Pick The Right Model?
25. A Look At The Open-Source Market
    1. Mongodb
    2. Databricks
    3. Elastic
    4. Confluent
    5. Realmdb
    6. Sqlite
    7. Couchbase Lite
    8. Redis
    9. Red Hat
    10. Mysql
    11. Hyper
    12. Parstream
    13. Cockroach Db
    14. Berkeley Db
    15. Github
    16. Gitlab
    17. Mariadb
26. Can You Make A Business Of Open-Source Hardware?
27. Ways To Make A Living With Open-Source Hardware
    1. Sell Your Own Products
    2. Sell Products Made By Others
    3. Sell Products Made With Others
    4. Sell A Service
    5. Sell Your Expertise
    6. Sell Workshops
    7. Ask For Donations
    8. Become Part Of Another Company
28. The Challenge Of Open-Source Business Models
29. Criticism
30. Conclusion

Read an excerpt from this Open-Source Business Models Super Guide:

“The open-source business model, as used by many tech-driven organizations, is currently not well understood. Although open-source is built free with its source code available for everyone to use and tinker with, it still generates revenue amounting to millions, even billions of dollars. Hence, its successes still remain a mystery to many. This model has been used to build multi-billion-dollar companies, like Confluent ($4.5B),  HashiCorp ($5.3B), Databricks ($6.2B), Elastic ($9.3B), and MongoDB ($13.6B).

How did these companies utilize the open-source business model to grow from free projects to multi-billion-dollar companies? This super guide on open-source business models will help you to understand the core principles of open-source and how to apply them in real-life situations. It will guide you through the process of implementing the model, take away any guesswork, and help you to focus on the creation, delivery, and capture of values.”

This is must-have knowledge for entrepreneurs and business model analysts, and consultants if you want to dominate business models, this super guide was made especially for you.

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