# GitHub Repo Valuation Tool: Cinderella Discover the value of your unfinished projects before putting them up for sale. - **Source:** [Hacker News: Show HN](https://news.ycombinator.com) - **Published:** 2026-09-02 - **Topic:** [Entrepreneurship](https://brifing.si/c/entrepreneurship) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/1ba98771-090f-4044-9267-9e3bbfd291c4 ## What is Cinderella? Cinderella is a free tool that provides instant valuation for your unfinished GitHub projects. By entering your repo URL, you receive a readiness score out of 100 and a suggested price range for sale. No account creation or uploads required. The tool only reads general API data like file listings and sizes, without accessing your actual code content. ## How It Works The system scores six different signals between 0-100 to create a weighted average. You can see each signal's contribution and the demand in your project's category. The valuation is completely transparent - you'll even learn which factors lowered your score. For actual sales, your project undergoes privacy scans before final valuation. ## Privacy and Security Cinderella doesn't clone your repo, view your content, or store it. It only uses basic information from GitHub's public API. When you decide to sell, a full privacy scan cleanses personal data. This protects both your intellectual property and gives buyers transaction confidence. ## Free and Risk-Free There's no cost to use the valuation tool. If you like the results, you can list your project for free. Cinderella only earns when a sale succeeds. This model provides risk-free opportunity for entrepreneurs to understand their project's potential. ## Suitable Projects Abandoned side projects, unfinished open source work, or applications you no longer wish to maintain can be valued. Factors like code quality, documentation, community engagement, and category demand affect the score. Ideal for incomplete projects with potential. ## Scoring Criteria Valuation considers code structure (25%), documentation (20%), dependency management (15%), test coverage (15%), license compliance (10%), and community interaction (15%). Each criterion scores 0-100, weighted by industry trends. Projects in popular languages may receive bonus points. ## Sales Process If satisfied with valuation, you can list on Cinderella's marketplace. Buyers can review repos and make offers. Upon successful sale, Cinderella takes 10% commission with secure payment transfer. The entire process is platform-managed, minimizing legal and financial risks. ## Opportunity for Entrepreneurs Cinderella offers particular value for entrepreneurs looking to monetize side projects. Passing unfinished work to other developers benefits the community while generating income. Seeing real market valuation can also guide your future entrepreneurial ventures. ## Sources covering this story - https://cinderella.fyi/worth — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._