Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Business & revenue models · Working

Open-core model

Also called: open core

ELI5

The core is open source, while extra services or features are paid.

Used in conversation

“The open-core model needs a boundary the community accepts.”

Definition

A model offering a core product under an open-source licence while charging for enterprise features, hosting or services.

Here “Open-core model” means: A model offering a core product under an open-source licence while charging for enterprise features, hosting or services.

Pitch context

You will see “Open-core model” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.