GitHub Sponsors in 9 slides
Sponsorship directly inside GitHub - developers and organizations fund your open source work monthly or one-time, with no platform fee on personal sponsorships.
- Open source funding
- Open source funding platforms
- Based in San Francisco, United States
What you do on GitHub Sponsors
How the money is made: crowdfunding
- Launch a campaign
- Backers pledge
- Reach the goal
- Funds released
Sponsorship directly inside GitHub - developers and organizations fund your open source work monthly or one-time, with no platform fee on personal sponsorships.
Founded 2019 · next to 4 other open source funding platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What GitHub Sponsors takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does GitHub Sponsors take?
No platform fee on personal sponsorships
From the published fees above, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges.
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Quick profile or ID review
- Do the work
- Earnings clearMonthly, on the 22nd via Stripe Connect or third Thursday via ACH or wire, first…
- Withdraw1 way to withdraw
$100 for ACH or wire payouts, no set minimum via Stripe Connect (cross-border minimums may…
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 103 countries.
You need a bank account and a tax ID number. Your profile is reviewed before you start.
What you need
- A bank account
- A tax ID number
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Quick profile or ID reviewHow sign-up works
Open in 102 countries
What people actually earn
GitHub says more than $40 million has been given back to open source maintainers through GitHub Sponsors, across 103 supported regions.
Source: github.com ↗GitHub Sponsors takes no fee on sponsorships from personal accounts so 100% reaches the developer, and up to 6% on sponsorships from organization accounts.
Source: docs.github.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.3
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- Top 10K website
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts