Real-human testing,
free for open source.
Maintain a public, OSI-licensed project? Get the full TesterPayKit platform at zero cost. Volunteer testers test the open source they care about — and build their reputation doing it.
No platform fee · Public OSI-licensed repos · Reviewed by hand
Built to give open source a fair shot
Open-source maintainers can rarely pay for QA. Plenty of testers would happily test the tools they already use. We connect the two — honestly.
OSS maintainer
You ship a public repo.
You maintain an open-source app and have no testing budget — that's the whole point. Get real-human feedback on real devices for your project at zero cost. The full platform: SDK, sessions, bug reports with evidence, recruiting.
Volunteer tester
You want to give back.
Test open-source apps you care about. OSS gigs are unpaid — but every session you complete builds your TesterPayKit reputation: bugs found, report quality, reliability. A track record that opens the door to paid work later.
Any stack
Flutter, React Native, web.
AI-built apps especially welcome — the last 20% that AI can't close is exactly where real humans help. If your repo is public and OSI-licensed, it qualifies. We don't care how you built it.
From GitHub link to first bug report
Five steps. No budget required.
Apply with your GitHub link
Paste the repo URL below and tell us what testers should try. That's it — no sales call, no credit card.
We verify it's real open source
A human checks the repo is public and carries an OSI-approved license (MIT, Apache, GPL, …). We approve genuine OSS projects, not commercial products in disguise.
Get the full platform — free
Post test jobs, integrate the SDK, define what to test. Everything paying customers get, with the platform fee waived for your OSS project.
Volunteer testers pick it up
Testers who want to support open source apply to your job. They report bugs with full context: timeline, steps, device, screenshots, screen recording.
You ship better, they earn reputation
You fix what real people actually hit. Testers earn a verifiable reputation score — not money on OSS gigs, but a track record that counts.
Honest, bounded, and reviewed by a human
✅ Public repository. The source is on a public GitHub repo anyone can read.
✅ OSI-approved license. MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL, BSD, MPL — a recognised open-source license in the repo.
✅ The project itself is the thing being tested. Not a commercial product that merely links an open-source library.
🤝 Testers volunteer. OSS gigs are unpaid. Testers opt in and earn reputation, not money — we never pretend otherwise.
💸 Need guaranteed paid testers? Run a standard paid project instead — same platform, you set the payouts.
👀 Every application is reviewed. A real person checks the repo before approving, to keep the free tier fair.
Apply for free access
One form. Your GitHub link plus where to reach you. We'll review and email you back.
Questions maintainers ask
Is it really free? ▾
Yes — once your project is approved, the platform fee is waived entirely for that open-source project. No credit card, no time-limited trial.
Do testers get paid? ▾
On open-source gigs, no — testing OSS is volunteer work. Testers opt in to support projects they care about and earn a verifiable reputation score on TesterPayKit. If you want guaranteed, paid testers, run a standard paid project instead.
What qualifies as open source? ▾
A public repository with an OSI-approved license (MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL, BSD, MPL, and similar). We review each application by hand. Commercial products that merely use an open-source dependency don't qualify for the free tier.
What platforms and stacks work? ▾
Flutter, React Native, native iOS/Android, and web. AI-built apps are explicitly welcome — the human "last 20%" is exactly what crowd testing covers.
How long does approval take? ▾
We review applications by hand, usually within a few days. We're in early access, so we'd rather onboard each project properly than auto-approve at scale.
Give your open-source app real testers
Free for OSS. Reviewed by a human. Apply in under a minute.
Apply with your GitHub link