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Solo or duo OSS maintainers who started a Pro tier or managed-cloud offering. Real GitHub distribution + real revenue + no VC. 500–25k stars.

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appflowy.io
AppFlowy
appflowy.io
Bootstrapped OSS
AppFlowy is an open-source Notion alternative with 40k GitHub stars and an AGPL-3.0 license. They offer AppFlowy Cloud with paid plans for advanced features. Founded by Annie in Singapore, they appear to be bootstrapped.
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plane.so
Plane
plane.so
Bootstrapped OSS
Plane is an open-source project management and issue tracking tool with 23k GitHub stars and an Apache-2.0 license. They offer a managed cloud service with paid plans starting at $10/user/month. Founded by two individuals in India, they appear to be bootstrapped.
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documenso.com
Documenso
documenso.com
Bootstrapped OSS
Documenso is an open-source DocuSign alternative with 4.9k GitHub stars and an AGPL-3.0 license. They offer a managed cloud service starting at $29/month. Founded by two brothers in Belgium, they appear to be bootstrapped.
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bullmq.io
BullMQ
bullmq.io
Bootstrapped OSS
Redis-based message queue with 8.9k GitHub stars, MIT; BullMQ Pro enterprise tier custom pricing. Chile-based small team, scaling since 2020.
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rybbit.com
Rybbit
rybbit.com
Bootstrapped OSS
Open source analytics platform with 12.1k GitHub stars, AGPL-3.0; hosted from $13/mo. Solo bootstrapped project.
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plausible.io
Plausible Analytics
plausible.io
Bootstrapped OSS
Privacy-focused analytics tool with 24.8k GitHub stars, MIT license; hosted SaaS from $9/mo. Bootstrapped in Estonia since 2018.
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