The State of TanStack, Two Years of Full-Time OSS

Tanner Linsley reflects on two years of working full-time on TanStack, an open source ecosystem that has grown to 13 active projects maintained by contributors and used by over 9,000 companies. The journey required personal sacrifice, building a sustainable funding model through 16 partners, and assembling a team that could maintain quality while being fairly compensated. TanStack.com reached 3 million users with 40 million page views in the last year. Looking ahead, TanStack Start is approaching 1.0 with React Server Component support, and a major new library is in development for 2026. The post emphasizes that principled, independent open source can scale sustainably without compromising quality or community values.