Open Core
Open core—sometimes called commercial open source software (COSS)—is a type of business model that’s received a lot of attention in the past decade through to today. It’s a specialized form of the freemium type of business model,[299] where a company provides a limited version of a product at no cost in hopes of converting those free users into paying customers.
In open core, the limited product version that’s provided is available under a FOSS license. If you recall, GitLab, operates under an open core business model. Anyone can download the free version of their eponymous product because it’s permissively licensed with the MIT License. Open core companies then establish revenue models that provide additional value (also known ...
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