BountyHub provides a web interface that lets anyone place a monetary bounty on any public GitHub issue or pull request by simply pasting its URL. Maintainers can fund bounties directly or enable crowdfunding, while developers browse listed bounties, submit pull requests, and receive automatic payouts via Stripe or PayPal with transparent tracking and email notifications. The platform charges a 10% fee on funded bounties and handles payouts without requiring a GitHub App installation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Open-source maintainers and project owners often struggle to attract contributions for specific issues due to limited visibility and lack of direct financial incentives, while developers seeking paid work must search across fragmented platforms and negotiate payouts manually.
Solution
BountyHub offers a dedicated web interface that lets anyone create a bounty on any public GitHub issue or pull request by simply pasting its URL. Bounty creators can fund the bounty upfront or enable crowdfunding, allowing multiple contributors to increase the reward pool. Developers browse listed bounties, submit pull requests, and receive automatic payouts through Stripe or PayPal once the issue is approved. The platform provides transparent tracking of bounty status, email notifications at key stages, and a minimal bot that only posts creation and reward comments, reducing noise in repository discussions.
Target Audience
Primary users are open‑source project maintainers or product teams that need to incentivize issue resolution, and freelance developers looking for paid, well‑defined tasks across the open‑source ecosystem.
Features
- One‑click bounty creation by pasting a GitHub issue or PR URL, no command‑line tools required
- Support for both prepaid and crowdfunded bounties, enabling multiple sponsors to contribute to a single reward
- Dedicated UI for browsing, managing, and tracking bounties across any GitHub repository without needing a GitHub App installation
- Automatic payout processing via Stripe (121 countries) and PayPal for unsupported regions
- Email notifications for creators and hunters at each milestone (creation, submission, approval, payout)
- Minimal bot interaction that only comments on bounty creation and reward events to avoid repository spam
- 0% fee for bounty hunters and a transparent 10% platform fee for bounty creators