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Open-source does not mean we do not have a sustainable business model. We offer enterprise license for specific plugins and hosted solutions as well. The differ
by rubenfiszel 4y ago
Open-source does not mean we do not have a sustainable business model. We offer enterprise license for specific plugins and hosted solutions as well. The difference is that you can read our code, audit it and self-host the full platform with less frictions. Kafka and Airflow are also open-source but the commercial company backing them are thriving. Plus if we were to disappear, the project would continue to go forward.
- scarface74 4y agoHow would the product go forward? By what definition is a company “thriving” that is losing money? Confluent (Kafka) https://siliconangle.com/2022/08/03/confluent-reports-strong-revenue-growth-rising-demand-streaming-data/ https://siliconangle.com/2022/08/03/confluent-reports-strong... > The company reported a loss before certain costs such as stock compensation of 16 cents per share, with revenue coming to $139.4 million in the quarter, growing 58% from a year earlier. That resulted in a net loss of $117.6 million for the quarter. The company behind AirFlow is AirBnB. Yes it’s “thriving”. But not based on AirFlow.
- rubenfiszel 4y agoOr you know, this little company called astronomer https://www.astronomer.io https://www.astronomer.io ...
- scarface74 4y agoIsn’t that “just” a hosted version of Airflow? If it is, that’s a different value proposition/risk assessment. If Astronomer goes out of business, you just take your code and host it somewhere else. Or is that exactly the point you are making?
- rubenfiszel 4y agoWe are open-source so yes, that is the point that I am making. We offer a hosted version of Windmill and plugins but the core will live-on forever.