Solutio: App to Crowdfund Open-Source Projects
Request the software you need and share the costs with others
- Describe your problem
- Find like-minded people to help fund it
- Devs who build it earn the rewards
SOLUTIO makes open source profitable and affordable 
Project Highlights
If you’ve ever thought:
- “There’s an app I need that no one is building.”
- “I wish I could add a feature to an app I’m using.”
- “I wish I could fix a bug in an app I’m using.”
- “But I can’t afford to pay someone on my own, and I can’t fix it by myself.”
Then you’re going to love Solutio!
It’s similar to crowdfunding, but instead of investing in other people’s ideas and paying upfront, on Solutio you pledge funds to ideas from the community, and only pay once the project is delivered (and if you’re happy with it).
It’s a way for regular users to have a voice in what is built and get the tools they need.
Features
- Start topics about a problem you’re facing.
- Any user can contribute ideas on how to fix those problems.
- Fund the ideas you need and believe in.
The most pledged ideas will attract developers or catch the attention of open-source project developers to build them and earn the rewards.
We use a reputation system to keep track of which users honor their pledges, giving developers insight into which projects are funded by reputable users and which ones are riskier. This way, bots and fake users can’t mislead the community. As the platform matures, developers will gain greater insight into the expected payout of each project.
How to Access
Visit our homepage: https://home.solutio.one
Or access the app directly at: https://solutio.one
Usage Examples
- You can request completely new open-source apps.
- You can request new features for existing open-source apps.
- You can request bug fixes for any open-source tool you’re using.
- Developers can use Solutio to gain insight into which features the community wants most and get funding to build them.
- Ideators, product designers, and UI/UX designers can contribute to existing topics with ideas on how problems can be solved and earn a share of the rewards when their ideas get funded and built.
Resources
Future Plans
We are currently polishing many aspects of the app to make it easier to use, easier to understand, and faster. We’re migrating our roadmap to a new platform to make it easier to share. Main highlights include:
- SEO & link previews are now done and will be deployed in the coming days.
- More sign-in options.
- Mobile & push notifications (mobile is ready, push notifications aren’t).
- Improved onboarding (more help, more tips, easier tooltips).
- Self-hosted comments system.
- Pilot projects with our partners.
Once that’s done, we’ll move to the next phase, focused on expansion and user acquisition:
- User rewards for those who use and help spread the platform.
- Feed Page: Make it act more like social media for ideas and software.
- Ability to post existing projects as answers to user problems, making Solutio function also as a tool for finding great projects to solve known user needs, and supporting ICP platform growth.
SNS is on the table, but it’s too soon to talk about that.
If you’ve read this far, thank you! Please check out our platform!
And if you’re interested in using Solutio to gather user feedback and/or source funds for future features on your platform, please reach out!