Published November 11, 2026.
Open source software is part of everything we build at AppJet, from the runtime behind this website to the libraries in the apps our users deploy every day. Starting today, we are giving some of that back: open source projects can receive up to 5 AppJet Pro licenses at no cost, for as long as the AppJet logo and a link to appjet.ai are present in the project's GitHub repository.
The full details are on the open source program page. This post covers what the program includes, how to apply, and the one rule that keeps it running.
What the program includes
Each license is the regular Pro plan, the same one paying customers use. Pro is normally $15 USD per month and includes:
- 20× the weekly allowance of Free. Free is already enough to build and deploy a complete app. Pro gives maintainers far more room for large refactors, long debugging sessions, and busy release weeks.
- Top priority model access. Pro requests are served first during busy periods, when the regular model used by Free and Starter can be overloaded.
- Custom domains and virtual disk storage, plus everything in Free: private projects, full codebase understanding, GitHub and Supabase integrations, free vulnerability scanning, and Cloudflare global edge deployment.
A project can receive up to 5 licenses, one per maintainer account. There is no checkout and no credit card. The AppJet team activates Pro directly on the accounts you name.
One account for all of your work
The license applies to a maintainer's account, not to a single repository. You can keep working on other repositories and projects at the same time, including private and commercial projects, with the same account. Your weekly allowance is shared across all of your projects, so the extra room from Pro helps everything you build, not only the open source work.
How to apply
- Add the AppJet logo and link to your repository. The simplest option is the badge below, placed in your README. Any placement works as long as the logo and the link to appjet.ai are visible on GitHub.
- Open Help inside AppJet. Sign in with GitHub, open Help, and mention the GitHub repository you are working on and which maintainers need a license, up to 5.
- Build on Pro. Once the team confirms the repository, Pro is activated on those accounts. Keep building your open source project, and anything else, with the same account.
This is the badge. It links to appjet.ai:
Copy this Markdown into your README:
[](https://appjet.ai)
If you prefer the plain logo, or an HTML snippet, both are on the program page.
The one rule
The free licenses depend on the AppJet logo and link staying in the repository. If they are removed, the licenses can end and the accounts return to Free. Projects and deployments stay in place, as with any plan change; custom domains and virtual disks require an active paid plan. Add the logo back and open Help to have the licenses restored.
Who is eligible
- An open source project with a public GitHub repository.
- The AppJet logo and a link to appjet.ai visible in that repository, for example in the README.
- Up to 5 maintainers per project, each with their own AppJet account.
Applications are reviewed by the AppJet team. Individual developers, companies, and foundations are all welcome, as long as the project itself is open source.
Why we are doing this
Maintaining an open source project is real work, and most of it is unpaid. Free already covers building and deploying a complete app, and it stays our flagship plan. But maintainers spend their weeks on code they did not write, across issues they did not open, often in bursts around a release. That is exactly the work Pro is built for: more allowance for the long sessions, and priority access when everyone else is busy too.
Giving that to open source projects at no cost is our way of giving back to the community that AppJet, and the apps built with it, depend on.
Ready to apply? Add the badge to your repository, then open AppJet and contact Help with the repository link. If you want to compare the plans first, see pricing or the plans and billing guide.