Research

Work we did for ourselves and had no reason to keep. Primary sources, dated, with the parts we could not verify marked as such.

The 100 open-source projects that matter in 2026
Eight categories, with stars, licences and activity from the GitHub API; where developer attention goes, which projects are newer than 2024, and which are not quite open source.
What we found looking at 300+ cloud marketplace listings
Fee structures across AWS, Azure and GCP; a review syndication mechanic that inflates listing counts roughly sixfold; catalog sizes across nine publishers; and what filed accounts show for six operators in this market.