Free for Artisans. Paid for Fleets.
The Open Core Pact
Our Sacred Promise
The Hatcher IDE for local development will always be free and MIT licensed.
Forever. No asterisks. No "free tier" that expires. No features locked behind paywalls.
If you're a solo developer, a student, an open source contributor, or just someone who wants to command Autopilots on your own machine — Hatcher is yours. Free. Forever.
Why Free?
We Believe in Amplification for All
The magic prompt isn't magic — it's inequality. Those with access to the right prompts, the right tools, the right knowledge get 10x productivity. Everyone else gets left behind.
By making Hatcher free for individual use, we ensure that every developer — regardless of geography, economy, or employer — can access the power of autonomous development.
The Best Features Come from the Community
Open source isn't charity — it's strategy. The most innovative Playbooks, the most creative Autopilots, the most elegant patterns will come from the global community of Artisans using Hatcher every day.
Your contributions make Hatcher better for everyone. Our business model ensures we can keep building it.
The Commercial Vision
Sustainability Through Scale
While individual Artisans forge in solitude, teams and enterprises need more:
Hatcher Circles (Coming Soon)
For Teams Who Command Together
- Shared Playbooks across your organization
- Centralized Autopilot orchestration
- Team-wide Time Graph visibility
- Collaborative mission planning
- Cloud-hosted execution for CI/CD integration
Target: $49-99/developer/month
Hatcher EGGs (Enforced Governance Guardrails)
For Organizations That Need Control
- On-premise deployment options
- Custom Constitutional constraints
- Compliance automation (SOC2, HIPAA, etc.)
- Universal Fabricator for legacy modernization
- 24/7 support and SLA guarantees
- Custom Autopilot development
Target: Custom pricing based on scale
The Math of Freedom
Here's our radical transparency:
- 1 million free users using Hatcher locally = A revolution in how software is built
- 10,000 team subscribers at $75/month average = $9M ARR to fund development
- 100 enterprise customers at $100K/year average = $10M ARR for sustainability
We don't need to monetize individuals to build a great business. We need to build something so powerful that teams and enterprises can't imagine working without it.
What This Means for You
If You're an Individual Developer
- ✅ Download and use Hatcher forever
- ✅ Create unlimited Playbooks and Autopilots
- ✅ Access the complete Time Graph locally
- ✅ Contribute to and benefit from community Playbooks
- ✅ Never see a paywall for local development
If You're a Startup/Team
- ✅ Start with free individual licenses
- ⏳ Upgrade to Circles when you need collaboration
- 💡 Pay only for cloud features and team coordination
- 🚀 Scale pricing with your growth
If You're an Enterprise
- ✅ Pilot with free individual licenses
- 🔒 Deploy EGGs for governance and compliance
- 🏗️ Modernize legacy systems with Universal Fabricator
- 📞 Get dedicated support and custom development
The Timeline
Now - Q1 2025
- Hatcher IDE free and open source
- Community building on Discord/GitHub
- Core Autopilots in public beta
Q2 2025
- Hatcher Circles private beta
- Team collaboration features
- Cloud execution preview
Q3 2025
- Hatcher Circles general availability
- Enterprise pilot programs begin
- Universal Fabricator preview
Q4 2025 and Beyond
- Hatcher EGGs for enterprise
- Custom Autopilot marketplace
- Global Guild infrastructure
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We'll only contact you about Hatcher team/enterprise features. No spam. Ever.
Our Commitment
We're not building a company that monetizes developers. We're building a company that empowers developers and monetizes the value multiplication that happens when teams and enterprises adopt autonomous development.
Free for Artisans. Paid for Fleets.
This is our pact. This is our path.
Have questions about our model? Reach out on Discord or GitHub Discussions.