# Should I pay for open source code?

**URL:** <https://community.cloudbank.org/t/should-i-pay-for-open-source-code/37>\
**Category:** Software and Tools\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cloudbank.org/t/should-i-pay-for-open-source-code/37 "2020-08-20T00:44:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![rob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.cloudbank.org/rob/32/5_2.png) [@rob](https://community.cloudbank.org/u/rob)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cloudbank.org/t/should-i-pay-for-open-source-code/37/1 "2020-08-20T00:44:44Z")

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Is there an advantage to paying for certain versions of open source software (which ones? RStudio comes to mind…) I understand that paid versions have been improved in ease of use and/or cloud-readiness.