"Freemium is a harder model to implement in open source, since the source is, well, open, but we do see this in things like WordPress...."
=> Just to add another flavor: The Freemium model is working well for us even so we are not SaaS.
In our case, the main part of the RPA software is open-source (GPL) and free. All Internet access is only done within the open-source core.
The features of this core app can be extended by local native apps for Mac, Linux and Windows. These are proprietary/closed source.
"Freemium is a harder model to implement in open source, since the source is, well, open, but we do see this in things like WordPress...."
=> Just to add another flavor: The Freemium model is working well for us even so we are not SaaS.
In our case, the main part of the RPA software is open-source (GPL) and free. All Internet access is only done within the open-source core.
The features of this core app can be extended by local native apps for Mac, Linux and Windows. These are proprietary/closed source.