Sell, Open Source, Archive or Delete: Every Option Compared
Side-by-side comparisons for the decision every owner of old code faces. Each page ends with a plain rule for which option fits your situation.
Every option, side by side
What each route costs, what you keep and what you give up.
Selling the Code Only vs Selling the Whole Software Business
Selling only the code vs selling the whole software business: what each includes, how each is priced and which fits a product that has stopped earning.
6 min readComparisonAcquire.com, Flippa or a Broker vs Selling Your Code Directly
Acquire.com, Flippa and brokers vs selling your code directly: published fees, revenue rules, timelines and privacy, and which route fits a dead product.
6 min readComparisonSelling Code Outright vs Licensing It: What Changes for the Owner
Selling code outright vs licensing it: ownership, payment, risk and tax compared, and why licensing rarely suits code from a product that has ended.
6 min readComparisonSelling Your Old Code vs Leaving It Archived on GitHub
Selling old code vs leaving it archived on GitHub. Archiving is free and reversible, but it is a delay, not a decision. See what waiting costs.
6 min readComparisonSelling Old Code vs Deleting It
Selling old code vs deleting it. Deletion is permanent yet less complete than it looks, as clones and history survive. See when each one makes sense.
6 min readComparisonSelling Your Old Code vs Open-Sourcing It
Selling old code vs open-sourcing it, compared on cash, effort, risk and reversibility. See when each wins and why the order you choose matters.
7 min readComparisonSelling Your Code vs Relaunching the Product Yourself
Selling your code vs relaunching the product yourself: the real cost of a restart, the signals that justify one, and a simple test before you decide.
6 min readFind out what your old code is worth right now.
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