Buildly · The builder collective

Build independently.
Belong together.

A co-op of developers, product managers, designers, and solo founders. Shared projects. Independent work. Open source.

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Your work. Your way.

Three ways to belong.

Team up

Build a product with people who complement your skills.

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Work independently

Take on client work as an independent contractor.

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Launch your own

Grow a solo business with a community behind you.

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Why community matters

Shared work strengthens the ecosystem.

2025 survey · contributing organizations

Participation has practical benefits.

Faster product development 66%

Faster security / bug responses 55%

Easier hiring & retention 55%

Share reporting improvement; 252 respondents per question. Positive response categories summed from rounded figures. Linux Foundation, tables A16, A18–19 .

Data & limitations

Share reporting improvement
Outcome	Share
Faster product development	66%
Faster security / bug responses	55%
Easier hiring & retention	55%

Self-reported association, not proof of causation or a forecast for Buildly members. Denominators include “don’t know” responses.

2024 funding study · contribution value

People power open source.

86% employee labor

86% employee labor 14% financial support

Share of estimated contribution value among 159 organizations reporting positive support—not a share of contributors. 2024 OSS Funding Report .

Data & limitations

Labor is valued paid employee time. Financial support includes donations and other support. Percentages are rounded; 14% is the complement of the reported 86%. Survey estimates are not a census of all open source work.

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