Catalogue Pricing
Transparent pricing for open source sustainability services. Fair rates that respect practitioner expertise and project needs.
NOTE: as we start pracitioners this is an open conversation, this page demonstrates more of goal for alignment on payment for expertise; to avoid becoming exploitive, or encouraging ‘upwork’ type underbidding.
Focus on Community
This is not a company. It’s a collaborative space where maintainers, practitioners, sponsor and other helpers come together to strengthen open source sustainability. Our pricing tiers are a baseline proposal, and open to evolve with community input.
Understanding Our Pricing Tiers
Each pricing tier represents a complete, quality engagement. The differences in pricing reflect the human time investment, project and service complexity.
All services are guided by detailed rubrics and quality standards documented in our Practitioner Playbooks. These playbooks outline deliverables, success criteria, and assessment frameworks for each service.
Pro Bono & Community Support
Practitioners generously offer pro bono services for projects that align with their values, particularly those from underrepresented communities, critical infrastructure projects, or work with significant public benefit. Pro bono availability varies by practitioner and is offered at their discretion.
Payment process
Payment will be made directly to practitioners via GitHub Sponsors or Open Collective in advance, once a wishlist fulfillment has been finalized and scheduled. Payment covers a one-time, single-service engagement. Any requests beyond the initial scope are out of scope for this initiative.
Pricing Tiers by Service
Project and Community Governance
Establish trusted governance structures, contributor guidelines, and decision-making processes
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $5,500 | Few contributors, simple structure |
| Medium | $9,500 | Growing community, multi-stakeholder needs |
| Large | $17,000 | Complex ecosystem, high activity |
Security Audit
Comprehensive security assessment including dependencies, repository configuration, and OpenSSF Scorecard alignment
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $4,500 | Single repository, moderate complexity |
| Medium | $8,000 | Multiple repositories or complex codebase |
| Large | $14,000 | Large-scale ecosystem, high downstream dependencies |
Leadership Continuity & Succession Planning
Comprehensive onboarding for new trusted project leaders
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $4,000 | Single leader transition, smaller community |
| Medium | $7,000 | Multiple roles, active contributor base |
| Large | $12,000 | Complex transitions, high-impact project |
Maintainer Relief Support
Professional help with critical maintainer tasks and responsibilities
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $4,500 | Low activity, routine maintenance |
| Medium | $8,000 | Moderate PR/issue volume, active community |
| Large | $14,000 | High activity, complex coordination needs |
Funding Strategy
Guidance for maintainers to set funding goals, increase visibility for grants, credits, and other opportunities
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $4,000 | Early-stage project |
| Medium | $6,500 | Established project |
| Large | $11,000 | Large-scale project |
Developer Relations Strategy
Build awareness, engagement, and community around your project with strategic approach to developer relations
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bono | Free | Qualifying projects |
| Small | $5,000 | New community |
| Medium | $8,500 | Growing community |
| Large | $15,000 | Large-scale community |
Hosting and Infrastructure
Cloud hosting, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure resources for open source projects
| Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Credits | Varies | Based on provider |
| Managed | Varies | Setup & configuration |
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Pricing Tiers by Service
All prices are in USD.
Developer Relations Strategy
Build awareness, engagement, and community around your project with a strategic approach to developer relations and community outreach.
Funding Strategy
Guidance for maintainers to set funding goals, increase visibility for grants, credits, and other opportunities. This service helps you develop a strategy for success - no promises, just practical help to create a strategy and plan.
Leadership Continuity & Succession Planning
Comprehensive onboarding program to establish, vet and setup for success - new trusted project leaders.
Maintainer Relief Support
Hands-on help to catch up on maintainer tasks - PR reviews, issue triage, documentation, release notes, and community channels.
Moderation Strategy
Policies, workflows, and tooling to keep your community healthy, inclusive, and safe—clear guidance for moderators, predictable enforcement, and reduced maintainer load.
Project and Community Governance
Establish trusted governance, contributor guidelines, and decision-making processes for technology choices, funding, and AI/alignment
Security Audit
Comprehensive security assessment including dependencies, repository configuration, and OpenSSF Scorecard alignment
Hosting and Infrastructure
Cloud hosting, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure resources for open source projects to ensure reliable deployment and operations.
Credits and managed options vary by provider and configuration.
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