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Open CollectivePackaging change · Package change · Positioning · Mar 2 → Mar 9, 2026

Open Collective Replaces Revenue-Share Model with Three-Tier Subscriptions

Verified Mar 11, 2026Finance & AccountingDirection: neutral
The changeOrganizations 15% Platform Share — removed.
Before · Mar 2Organizations 15% Platform Share
After · Mar 9Not listed
removed
2 changes2 capturesMar 2, 2026 → Mar 9, 2026

What happened

Between the Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026 captures of Open Collective's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Complete pricing restructure: free/revenue-share model replaced with three-tier subscriptions (Discover $0, Basic $60, Pro $320/mo) with usage-based per-collective and per-expense pricing [Collectives section removed; Organizations 15% Platform Share eliminated; Discover: 1 collective/$10 extra, 10 expenses/$1 extra; Basic: 5 collectives/$15 extra, 50 expenses/$1.50 extra; Pro: 20 collectives/$20 extra, 200 expenses/$2 extra; Custom Pricing option added for yearly/customized plans]; View legacy pricing link added, indicating previous pricing model is archived but accessible. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 20, 2026) lists Basic at $60 and Pro at $320.

This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Open Collective. Open Collective has been tracked since 2026-03-01.

In the same window Gumroad and Givebutter also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

  • Discover, Basic, Pro · PackagingRemoved

    BeforeOrganizations 15% Platform Share

    AfterNot listed

  • — · PositioningAdded

    BeforeNo View legacy pricing link

    AfterView legacy pricing link

Values as written on Open Collective's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.

Evidence

The two captures Pulse compared

Full-page captures of Open Collective's pricing page (opencollective.com) from Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Organizations 15% Platform Share no longer appears.

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Across Finance & Accounting in the same window

All Finance & Accounting changes
  1. GumroadJan 10Gumroad Introduces Tiered Pricing Model: 10% + $0.50 for Direct Sales, 30% for Marketplace Discovery Sales
  2. GivebutterOct 5Givebutter Plus now highlights QuickBooks Online and video messages
  3. GivebutterMay 25Givebutter Plus adds 7-day phone support to premium tier
  4. GivebutterMay 4Givebutter Launches $10 Bounty Per New Monthly Donor During May Campaign

Questions about this change

Did Open Collective raise prices in March 2026?

No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, positioning.

What changed on Open Collective's pricing page between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026?

Discover, Basic, Pro packaging: Organizations 15% Platform Share → Not listed, removed; positioning: No View legacy pricing link → View legacy pricing link, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does Open Collective change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Open Collective in the 90 days before this one; Open Collective has been tracked since 2026-03-01.