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How GitLab's Open-Core Business Model Works: Case Study

A detailed GitLab case study mapping its MIT-licensed core, source-available enterprise code, paid tiers, hosted products, and limits for other operators.

QUESTION ANSWEREDGitLab open core business model
WRITTEN FORopen-source maintainers and software founders evaluating an open-core product boundary
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