How do you pay?

An Open Source Project’s README file should contain instructions on how to pay the Maintenance Fee. Most projects on GitHub that require a Maintenance Fee use GitHub Sponsors.

Since most projects are on GitHub, we will focus on GitHub Sponsors. Again, always check the project’s README file to verify if and how to pay the Maintenance Fee.

GitHub Sponsors pay flow

1. Click on the Sponsor button at the top of the project on GitHub.

2. Select the appropriate “Maintenance Fee” sponsorship tier and complete the payment information.

3. Repeat for each project you use.

GitHub Sponsors invoice pay flow

Organizations that need to pay by invoice can use GitHub Sponsors invoiced billing. The usual process is to create and pay an invoice, then use the resulting balance to sponsor projects.

1. Follow GitHub’s invoicing instructions to enable invoiced billing and create an invoice for your organization.

2. Pay the invoice. GitHub will credit the amount to your organization’s sponsorship balance.

3. Sponsor each project using the invoice balance.

See the GitHub Sponsors documentation for more information.