TLDR ; We are rolling out an important improvement to how payees connect their PayPal accounts when submitting expenses on Open Collective. This update affects all fiscal hosts that use PayPal to pay expenses. Payees must now connect their PayPal account instead of typing an email. Open Collective gets theirContinue Reading
TL;DR: We are introducing a new pricing structure for Organizations. We have already been in touch privately with all impacted Organizations. The new model replaces percentage-based fees with a usage-based approach. Organizations choose a plan that matches their activity levels and needs. Hosted Collectives remain unchanged and are not subjectContinue Reading
On Tuesday, February 27 at 9:00 CET (8:00 UTC, 4:00 New York, 21:00 New Zealand), we will upgrade our production database to a higher-performance plan. As usage and data volume have grown, this upgrade is necessary to improve performance, reduce timeouts, and increase overall stability. During the migration, the platformContinue Reading
We are moving forward with our sidebar reorganization campaign! We are still primarily focusing on organization dashboards (which have the highest financial complexity) and gradually introducing changes to individual and collective dashboards. As a reminder, the intention behind this redesign is to make the platform more coherent, intuitive, and welcoming,Continue Reading
Providing insight into our product roadmap and, subsequently, the projects being worked on in our six-week cycles. Cycle Seven In Review This cycle ran from November 2025 through January 2026 and focused on finalizing major financial sustainability feature work, improving user onboarding and security, and tidying up platform infrastructure.Continue Reading
Hi everyone, We are currently refreshing our marketing pages to better explain what Open Collective is and, more importantly, why this community matters. The heart of our platform isn’t the code—it’s the Collectives doing the work and the Fiscal Hosts supporting them. To help us welcome more people into theContinue Reading
Some of our team, and members of the OFi and Open Collective family, will be in Brussels next week for FOSDEM 2026 (Saturday, January 31, 2026 and Sunday, February 1, 2026). We would love to meet in person, catch up with friends, and connect with new people who are curiousContinue Reading
We’ve kickstarted our sidebar reorganization campaign. We will gradually introduce improvements to the sidebar over the next few cycles (first and primarily for organization dashboards and then gradually to individual and collective dashboards). Sidebar redesign Firstly our sidebar has had a makeover! You may have noticed that the sidebarContinue Reading
Providing insight into our product roadmap and, subsequently, the projects being worked on in our six-week cycles. Cycle Y25C6 ran from late September through early November 2025. This cycle focused heavily on quality assurance, user experience improvements, and preparing major features for public release. Cycle Six In Review ThisContinue Reading
Providing insight into our product roadmap and, subsequently, the projects being worked on in our six-week cycles. We’ve been working hard and are excited to share a summary of the projects completed during Cycle Six. Cycle Six In Review This cycle focused heavily on quality assurance, user experience improvements,Continue Reading