1. What type of product is it?
Should You Open-Source Your Product?
A decision framework for evaluating whether to open-source your product.
SaaS Application / Platform
2. What is your current revenue stage?
Growing Revenue ($10K-$100K MRR)
Early Revenue (< $10K MRR)
Competitive Market (Many Alternatives)
3. What does the competitive landscape look like?
4. Is there a clear community benefit?
Mixed Signals (Unclear)
5. How concerned are you about security risks?
Medium Security Risk (Mixed codebase)
6. Do you have a monetization strategy for OSS?
Partial (Some Capacity)
7. Does your team have capacity for OSS maintenance?