Open Source Sponsor Hub

A unified sponsorship landing page for open-source maintainers

Problem

Indie developers and small open-source maintainers often get sponsorship offers, but donation channels are scattered across GitHub Sponsors, Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-fi, etc. There's no single page to showcase them. Meanwhile, community projects on Show HN get brief attention but struggle to sustain support.

Solution

Create an embeddable sponsorship hub page for personal sites or READMEs. Aggregate all sponsorship channels and project milestones, support one-time or recurring sponsorships, and auto-generate a sponsor acknowledgment list to boost community engagement.

Users

Indie open-source developers, small project maintainers, technical content creators

MVP

Add multiple sponsorship platform links; generate a unified sponsorship page and embeddable badge; display project updates and fund usage; support sponsor messages and acknowledgment wall; basic visit stats

Revenue

Free basic tier; paid tier adds custom domain, branding removal, advanced stats, and automated thank-you emails

Why now

Open-source sponsorship culture is maturing, but tools remain fragmented. The indie developer community is active and has real demand for lightweight sponsorship management.