Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 26 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
No releases published on GitHub; the code date above is the one to trust.
Public since May 2015, a little over 11 years.
473 stars and 301 forks.
319 commits and 0 new issues in the last 90 days.
112 contributors. 319 pull requests merged in 90 days.
A security policy says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This program runs the server side of Open Collective. It handles user accounts, financial transactions and group budgets. You can use it to build your own funding platform or connect to existing financial tools. It costs nothing to download under an MIT licence. Running it requires a database and a server setup.
What it is
A GraphQL API (an interface for programs to ask for specific data) built with TypeScript and PostgreSQL (a system for storing information in tables). It connects web browsers and mobile apps to your financial records.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to run a private funding platform or study how large communities manage shared money.
- Handles complex group finances and multiple currencies.
- Uses GraphQL so your apps can fetch exactly the data they need.
- Includes a local email inbox for testing notification messages.
- Needs Node.js version 24 and PostgreSQL version 16 or newer.
- Requires Python 2 for building certain components.
- The full test suite is large and takes time to run.
manual spreadsheets and custom billing scripts
PostgreSQL
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git clone git@github.com:opencollective/opencollective-api.git opencollective/api cd opencollective/api npm install npm run dev