sustainability

An Update on Monetization, Privacy and Community

Update (2026-Jul-02): Considering the deterioration in user experience (increased LCP) and minimal revenue generation (hardly a few cents a day), I am disabling ads on Softorage. Will figure out about financial sustainability, somehow, later.

Why We’re Introducing Ads

When I first launched Softorage, the goal was simple: to build a safe and a privacy-respecting software discovery platform on the internet. Thanks to you, our growing community of daily users, that vision is becoming a reality.