Do you need to monetize from day one?
⚠️ Recommendation: Reconsider or Use Open Core
✅ Recommendation: Dual Licensing
✅ Recommendation: Open Core Model
Could community contributions improve your product?
Is your core value in the code itself?
Do you have bandwidth to maintain a community?
Consider: Partial Open Source (Open Core)
Choose Your Open Source Strategy
Would competitors benefit from your code?
✅ Recommendation: Permissive License (MIT/Apache)
Should You Open Source Your Product?
Your product could gain massive traction by going open source — but it's not always the right move. Let's figure out what's right for **your** situation. Answer each question to find your path.
Is your product a developer tool or API?