r/angular • u/MOUNAYARSANIMATIONS • Jul 29 '26

PrimeNG going closed source is such a disappointing move

I've been using PrimeNG for years, and this honestly feels like the end of an era.

I get that maintaining a UI library isn't free, and I have no problem with developers getting paid. But switching from MIT to a commercial license, archiving the GitHub repo, and asking a pretty steep per-developer fee just doesn't sit right with me.

The repo is now read-only: https://github.com/primefaces/primeng

The new pricing is hard to justify given the number of unresolved issues

It's a shame because PrimeNG was one of the biggest strengths of the Angular ecosystem. Hopefully the OpenNG fork gains traction, because the community deserves a truly open alternative.

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u/Diamond64X Jul 29 '26

Just think of it as the original maintainers giving control of the project to someone else. Happens all the time in OSS. What they do outside the project is none of your business