https://www.paritydeals.com/tags/monetization/Recent content in Monetization onHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USMon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0530https://www.paritydeals.com/blog/monetize-open-source-dual-licensing/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0530https://www.paritydeals.com/blog/monetize-open-source-dual-licensing/What is the dual-licensing business model? # It is a proven commercial open-source strategy where you offer your software under two different licenses: A free, copyleft open-source license (GPL or AGPLv3) A paid, commercial license for proprietary use When software is dual-licensed, users can choose the legal terms under which they want to use the software. How does this work? # If a developer chooses the free GPL license and includes that code in their project, as per GPL terms, they are often required to open-source their entire project.