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MIT-licensed platform that builds, versions and hosts docs-as-code from Git, with pull-request previews and search. Self-hosting sidesteps the paid hosted tiers but runs a heavy multi-service stack.
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Apache Pinot
Real-time distributed OLAP datastore for user-facing analytics at high concurrency. Apache-governed. A heavy multi-node cluster; managed ops and anomaly detection are the commercial StarTree.
Apache Druid
Real-time analytics database for sub-second queries on streaming and batch data, Apache-governed. A heavy distributed cluster to operate; managed ops and the Pivot BI console are the commercial Imply.
StarRocks
Real-time MPP OLAP database that queries open lakehouse tables directly. Apache-licensed, Linux Foundation-governed. A distributed cluster to run; masking and managed ops are the commercial cloud.
Apache Doris
Real-time MPP data warehouse, MySQL-compatible and Apache-governed, built to leave cloud warehouses like Snowflake. A distributed cluster to run; SSO and managed ops sit with the commercial VeloDB.
Zot
OCI-native container registry in a single static binary with RBAC, scanning and replication built in, no external database. Apache-licensed, no paid tier. A younger CNCF Sandbox project than Harbor.
Quay
Red Hat's Apache-licensed container registry with integrated Clair scanning, geo-replication and RBAC in the free core. Multi-service stack; roadmap steered by Red Hat and tied to OpenShift.
Distribution
Minimal Apache-licensed OCI registry, formerly Docker Registry: stores and serves container images with pluggable S3 or filesystem storage. No built-in auth, RBAC or UI; you wrap it or run Harbor.
Harbor
CNCF-graduated registry that stores, scans and signs OCI images. RBAC, replication and audit logging in the free Apache core, no paid tier. A multi-service stack, so weigh the operational weight.
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Zackriya Solutions Private Limited
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An Indian AI automation studio that builds custom AI agents and maintains the open source Meetily meeting assistant.
Xinity FlexCo
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A Vienna provider of sovereign, self-hosted generative AI infrastructure for European enterprises.
Burri Consulting GmbH
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A Swiss IT consultancy focused on advisory, security, and compliance for small and mid-sized organizations.
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The cheapest way into Open Source isn't code.
What pays back the most asks the least of your engineers. The most valuable way to contribute to open source
Kai A. Hartung
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Open Source: give back, or pay forever.
Most companies quietly maintain their own private copies of open source software, and the upkeep costs far more than anyone puts on the books. The Linux Foundation measured the bill. Contributing your changes back is the cheaper path, and this is why forking almost always loses.
Kai A. Hartung
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2 min read
Open Source is free until it isn't.
Open source is not the opposite of paying for software. Four business models hide behind one label: foundation-run, open core, source-available, and support-funded. Buy a stack and you inherit all of them. What breaks on day two, and the four questions to ask before you sign.
Kai A. Hartung
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2 min read