A tour of Tidelift1 / 7
Tidelift in 7 slides

Pays open source maintainers (as lifters) for keeping packages secure and well-maintained, funded by enterprise subscriptions.
- Open source funding
- Open source funding platforms
- Based in Boston, United States
- Vetted: providers are screened
2017founded
3.1our rating out of 5
10achievement points
How it works2 / 7
What you do on Tidelift
How the money is made: crowdfunding
- Launch a campaign
- Backers pledge
- Reach the goal
- Funds released
Pays open source maintainers (as lifters) for keeping packages secure and well-maintained, funded by enterprise subscriptions.
Founded 2017 · next to 4 other open source funding platforms
Work and topics
Good for
Fees3 / 7
What Tidelift takes
Pays maintainers per package by us…what it costs you
Pays maintainers per package by usage
Getting paid4 / 7
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign up
- Do the work
- Earnings clearPayments are sent on the third business day of the next month to your Hyperwalle…
- Withdraw1 way to withdraw
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Rating and achievements5 / 7
How it scores
3.1out of 5
Strong on access. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.0
- Track record3.0
- Proof of earningsNot enough facts
10/100 pts
- Open worldwide
Profile completeness6 / 7
How much we know
43%
We have 7 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
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Countries it accepts
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Join requirements
- Real earnings figures
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts
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