Open-source software
Projects whose core is released under an OSI-approved license such as AGPL, MIT or Apache 2.0. Some also ship commercially licensed enterprise files; each page says so.
- OllamaAlternative to OpenAI API
A tool for downloading and running open large language models on your own computer or server, with a local REST API.
MITSelf-hostedCloud183kGitHub stars - ExcalidrawAlternative to Miro
A virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams, available as a web app and as an embeddable React component.
MITSelf-hostedCloud134kGitHub stars - ImmichAlternative to Google Photos
A self-hosted photo and video manager with mobile apps that back up media from your phone to your own server.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted116kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - SupabaseAlternative to Firebase
A Postgres-based backend platform that bundles a database, auth, auto-generated APIs, storage, realtime and edge functions, available hosted or self-hosted.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud112kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Stirling PDFAlternative to Adobe Acrobat
A PDF editor and processor with many tools that runs in the browser, on the desktop or on your own server.
MITSelf-hostedCloud94kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Uptime KumaAlternative to Statuspage, UptimeRobot
A self-hosted monitoring tool that checks websites and services and sends alerts and status pages.
MITSelf-hosted92kGitHub stars - Home AssistantAlternative to SmartThings
A smart home hub that runs on your own hardware and controls devices locally, with automations and a web dashboard.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted92kGitHub stars - SyncthingAlternative to Dropbox
A continuous file synchronization program that syncs folders directly between your own devices without a central server.
MPL-2.0Self-hosted89kGitHub stars - AppFlowyAlternative to Notion
A Notion-style workspace for docs, databases and wikis, with local-first desktop and mobile apps.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud77kGitHub starsFree tier is limited - GrafanaAlternative to Datadog, New Relic
A dashboard and visualization tool that queries many data sources such as Prometheus, with a commercial Enterprise edition and a hosted Grafana Cloud.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud77kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Apache SupersetAlternative to Tableau
An open-source data exploration and visualization platform for building charts and dashboards over SQL databases, run by the Apache Software Foundation.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted75kGitHub stars - StrapiAlternative to Contentful
A headless CMS written in JavaScript/TypeScript that you self-host, with a configurable admin panel and REST and GraphQL APIs.
MITSelf-hostedCloud73kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - VaultwardenAlternative to 1Password, Bitwarden
An unofficial, Rust-written server that implements the Bitwarden client API so the official Bitwarden apps can use a server you host yourself.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted69kGitHub stars - AnythingLLMAlternative to ChatGPT
An app for chatting with your documents using any LLM and vector database, available as a desktop app or a multi-user Docker server.
MITSelf-hostedCloud67kGitHub stars - PrometheusAlternative to Datadog, New Relic
A metrics monitoring and alerting system that stores time series locally and is queried with PromQL; a CNCF graduated project.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted67kGitHub stars - CoolifyAlternative to Netlify, Heroku, Vercel
A platform for deploying applications, databases and services on your own servers over SSH.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud63kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - PocketBaseAlternative to Firebase
An open-source backend in a single executable with an embedded SQLite database, realtime subscriptions, user auth, file storage and an admin dashboard.
MITSelf-hosted61kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - PenpotAlternative to Figma
A browser-based design and prototyping tool where designers and developers work on the same files, with SVG as its native format.
MPL-2.0Self-hostedCloud61kGitHub stars - PlaneAlternative to Jira
An open-source project and issue tracker with cycles and modules, built as a Jira alternative.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud61kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - MeilisearchAlternative to Algolia
A search engine for apps and sites with typo tolerance, filters, and hybrid keyword and vector search, run as a single binary or as a managed cloud service.
MITSelf-hostedCloud60kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - GiteaAlternative to GitHub, GitLab
A lightweight self-hosted Git service with issues, pull requests, a package registry and built-in CI (Gitea Actions).
MITSelf-hostedCloud59kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - TwentyAlternative to HubSpot
A modern open-source CRM you can self-host and extend through its API.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud58kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - JellyfinAlternative to Plex
A free, self-hosted media server for streaming your own movies, shows, music, live TV, books and photos to apps on most devices.
GPL-2.0Self-hosted58kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - AppwriteAlternative to Firebase
An open-source backend platform with authentication, databases, storage, functions, messaging and hosting, available as managed cloud or self-hosted.
BSD-3-ClauseSelf-hostedCloud58kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - JoplinAlternative to Evernote
A note-taking app for desktop, mobile and terminal that syncs through your own storage or a Joplin server, with optional end-to-end encryption. The Joplin Server for self-hosted sync is under a separate personal-use license and is not open source.
AGPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud57kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - GhostAlternative to Substack
A publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and paid memberships, which you can self-host or use as the managed Ghost(Pro) service.
MITSelf-hostedCloud56kGitHub stars - OdooAlternative to NetSuite
A suite of web-based business apps (CRM, sales, inventory, accounting, HR and more) that you can self-host in a free Community edition or buy as Enterprise.
LGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud55kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - ClickHouseAlternative to Snowflake, BigQuery
A column-oriented SQL database for real-time analytics, available as open-source software or as the managed ClickHouse Cloud service.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud50kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - MastodonAlternative to X
A federated social network server that you run yourself and that connects with other Mastodon servers.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted50kGitHub stars - MetabaseAlternative to Tableau, Looker
A business intelligence tool where people ask questions of their databases through a query builder or SQL and build dashboards.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud50kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Cal.diyAlternative to Calendly
The open-source community edition of Cal.com: a scheduling and booking-page tool you can self-host. It is MIT licensed; Cal.com itself has been closed source since April 2026.
MITSelf-hosted49kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - DiscourseAlternative to Circle
A discussion forum platform for communities that you can install with Docker on your own server or use as official Discourse hosting.
GPL-2.0Self-hostedCloud48kGitHub stars - Paperless-ngxAlternative to DocuWare
A document management system that turns scanned paper documents into a searchable online archive.
GPL-3.0Self-hosted47kGitHub stars - Rocket.ChatAlternative to Slack, Microsoft Teams
A self-hostable team communications platform with chat, channels, and omnichannel customer messaging.
MITSelf-hostedCloud46kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - LibreChatAlternative to ChatGPT
A self-hosted chat interface that works with many AI model providers, with SSO and agents.
MITSelf-hosted46kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - PayloadAlternative to Contentful
A TypeScript CMS and application framework that runs inside Next.js and generates an admin panel and APIs from one config.
MITSelf-hosted45kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - LogseqAlternative to Notion, Roam Research
A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base and outliner that stores notes locally and links them with [[backlinks]].
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted45kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - PhotoPrismAlternative to Google Photos
A self-hosted photo library that uses AI-based tagging and face and place recognition to browse and search your pictures and videos.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud40kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - PostHogAlternative to Amplitude, Mixpanel
A product analytics platform that also includes session replay, feature flags, experiments and surveys, offered as PostHog Cloud or a self-hosted deployment.
MITSelf-hostedCloud40kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - UmamiAlternative to Google Analytics
A self-hosted, privacy-focused web analytics tool that works without cookies.
MITSelf-hostedCloud39kGitHub stars - MattermostAlternative to Slack
A self-hostable team chat platform with channels, threads and integrations, popular for secure and technical teams.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud39kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - PortainerAlternative to Rancher
A web UI for managing containers on Docker, Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes and ACI, offered as a free Community Edition and a paid Business Edition.
ZlibSelf-hosted39kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - ChatwootAlternative to Intercom, Zendesk
A customer support inbox that brings live chat, email and social channels into one shared view for support teams.
MITSelf-hostedCloud38kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - KeycloakAlternative to Okta, Auth0
An identity and access management server that provides single sign-on with OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and SAML.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted37kGitHub stars - NextcloudAlternative to Dropbox
A self-hosted file sync and sharing platform with an app store for calendar, contacts, mail and chat.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted37kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - MedusaAlternative to Shopify
A Node.js commerce platform with a built-in framework for building custom online stores, marketplaces and B2B commerce apps.
MITSelf-hostedCloud37kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - LangfuseAlternative to LangSmith
An open-source platform for tracing, evaluating and managing prompts for LLM applications.
MITSelf-hostedCloud36kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - SigNozAlternative to Datadog
An observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that combines logs, metrics, traces, alerts and dashboards in one place.
MITSelf-hostedCloud32kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - DokkuAlternative to Heroku
A self-hosted platform as a service that runs on one server, builds apps from git push using Docker, and accepts Heroku-style buildpacks.
MITSelf-hosted32kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Jitsi MeetAlternative to Zoom
A browser-based video conferencing server and web app that needs no account to join, which you can run yourself or use through 8x8's hosted services.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud30kGitHub stars - Actual BudgetAlternative to YNAB
A local-first personal finance and envelope budgeting app that you can self-host, with optional sync across devices.
MITSelf-hosted29kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - Plausible AnalyticsAlternative to Google Analytics
Lightweight, cookieless, privacy-focused web analytics with a self-hostable Community Edition.
AGPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud29kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - BagistoAlternative to Shopify
An open-source Laravel and Vue.js e-commerce platform for single stores, B2B shops and multi-vendor marketplaces.
MITSelf-hostedCloud28kGitHub stars - ValkeyAlternative to Redis
An open-source, in-memory key/value datastore for caching, queues and primary-database use, forked from Redis and backed by the Linux Foundation.
BSD-3-ClauseSelf-hosted27kGitHub stars - TypesenseAlternative to Algolia
A typo-tolerant search engine for sites and apps that you run yourself as a single binary or use as a managed cluster on Typesense Cloud.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud27kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - JenkinsAlternative to CircleCI
A Java-based, self-hosted automation server with a large plugin ecosystem, mostly used to build, test and deploy software.
MITSelf-hosted27kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - ZulipAlternative to Slack
A self-hostable team chat app that organizes every conversation into topics inside channels.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud26kGitHub stars - authentikAlternative to Okta, Auth0
A self-hosted identity provider that offers SSO with OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, RADIUS and a reverse proxy.
MITSelf-hosted26kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - ActivepiecesAlternative to Zapier
A workflow automation tool with a no-code builder and a TypeScript integration framework, available self-hosted or as a cloud service.
MITSelf-hostedCloud25kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Firefly IIIAlternative to YNAB, Mint
A self-hosted personal finance manager for tracking income and expenses, with budgets, categories, rules and a REST API.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted25kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - GitLabAlternative to GitHub
A DevOps platform with Git hosting, issue tracking and CI/CD in one application, offered as a Community Edition, a self-managed Enterprise Edition and GitLab.com.
MITSelf-hostedCloud25kGitHub stars - ListmonkAlternative to Mailchimp
A self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager that ships as a single binary and uses your own SMTP provider.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted24kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - Node-REDAlternative to Zapier
A flow-based, low-code tool for wiring together devices, APIs and online services with a browser editor, built on Node.js.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted24kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - SaleorAlternative to Shopify
A GraphQL-only, API-first commerce platform written in Python and Django for building headless online stores.
BSD-3-ClauseSelf-hostedCloud23kGitHub stars - DocmostAlternative to Confluence, Notion
An open-source collaborative wiki and documentation tool with real-time editing, spaces, groups and page history.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted22kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - MatomoAlternative to Google Analytics
A self-hosted web analytics platform written in PHP that stores its data in your own MySQL or MariaDB database.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud22kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - WeKanAlternative to Trello
An open-source Kanban board with boards, lists, cards, swimlanes and real-time updates that you can host yourself.
MITSelf-hostedCloud21kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - BitwardenAlternative to 1Password, LastPass
A password manager with web, desktop, browser, mobile and CLI clients, whose server can be hosted by Bitwarden or run on your own machines with Docker.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud20kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - BookStackAlternative to Confluence, Notion
A self-hosted wiki and documentation platform that organises content as shelves, books, chapters and pages.
MITSelf-hosted19kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - WazuhAlternative to Splunk
An open-source security platform for threat detection, log analysis, file integrity monitoring and compliance (SIEM and XDR), with a central server, indexer, dashboard and endpoint agents.
GPL-2.0Self-hostedCloud17kGitHub stars - OpenProjectAlternative to Jira, Microsoft Project
A web-based project management system for classic, agile and hybrid projects, with Gantt charts, boards, time tracking and a work package model.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud16kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - Stalwart Mail ServerAlternative to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365
An all-in-one mail and collaboration server written in Rust, with JMAP, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV and WebDAV, offered in a free Community edition and a paid Enterprise edition.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted15kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - OpenSearchAlternative to Elasticsearch
A distributed search and analytics engine, with dashboards, vector search and observability tools, developed under the Linux Foundation.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted14kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - mailcowAlternative to Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
A Docker-based mail server suite that bundles Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, SOGo webmail and a web admin interface.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud14kGitHub stars - FormbricksAlternative to Typeform
An open-source survey and feedback tool for in-product and link surveys that you can self-host.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud13kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - MauticAlternative to HubSpot, Mailchimp
An open-source marketing automation platform for email campaigns, landing pages, lead scoring and multichannel messaging that you host yourself.
GPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud11kGitHub stars - Frappe HRAlternative to BambooHR
An open-source HR and payroll system covering employee records, leave, attendance, expenses, appraisals and payroll, built on the Frappe Framework.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud8.9kGitHub stars - diagrams.net (draw.io)Alternative to Lucidchart
A diagramming tool for flowcharts, network and UML diagrams that runs in the browser or as a desktop app and lets you choose where files are stored.
Apache-2.0Self-hostedCloud8.8kGitHub stars - MariaDBAlternative to MySQL, Oracle Database
A relational SQL database server, created by MySQL's original developers, available as free Community Server and as a commercial Enterprise Platform with support.
GPL-2.0Self-hostedCloud8.4kGitHub stars - Woodpecker CIAlternative to CircleCI
A lightweight, container-based CI/CD engine that you host yourself and connect to your Git forge.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted8.0kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - Concourse CIAlternative to CircleCI
A container-based CI/CD system that you host yourself, where pipelines are defined in YAML as resources, jobs and tasks.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted7.9kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - MoodleAlternative to Blackboard
A learning management system for schools, universities and companies that you run on your own web server or use through MoodleCloud.
GPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud7.5kGitHub stars - RoundcubeAlternative to Gmail
A browser-based, multilingual IMAP webmail client written in PHP that you host in front of your own mail server.
GPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hosted7.2kGitHub stars - Canvas LMSAlternative to Blackboard
A learning management system developed by Instructure, released under AGPL-3.0 for self-hosting.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud6.9kGitHub stars - ZammadAlternative to Zendesk, Freshdesk
A web-based helpdesk and ticketing system that handles email, chat, phone and social channels in one place.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud6.0kGitHub stars - VikunjaAlternative to Todoist, Trello
A self-hosted to-do and task manager with lists, Kanban, Gantt and table views, shared projects and a full API.
AGPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud5.7kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - FreeScoutAlternative to Help Scout, Zendesk
A self-hosted help desk and shared mailbox built with PHP and Laravel, with many extras sold as separate modules.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud4.6kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - OpnFormAlternative to Typeform
An open-source form builder with a no-code editor, embeds, integrations and a hosted cloud or a Docker self-hosted option.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud3.8kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - LimeSurveyAlternative to SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics
A PHP survey platform with conditional logic, multilingual surveys and a remote-control API, available self-hosted or as a paid cloud service.
GPL-2.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud3.8kGitHub stars - EspoCRMAlternative to Salesforce, HubSpot
A self-hosted CRM for managing leads, contacts, sales opportunities, marketing campaigns and support cases, with a PHP REST backend and a single-page web frontend.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud3.5kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - KeilaAlternative to Mailchimp
An open-source newsletter tool for sending campaigns and building sign-up forms, which you can self-host or use as a paid cloud service.
AGPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hostedCloud2.2kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - ownCloud Infinite ScaleAlternative to Dropbox, Google Drive
A self-hosted file sync and sharing platform written in Go, shipped as a single binary or container, with desktop and mobile clients.
Apache-2.0Self-hosted2.2kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - InvoiceShelfAlternative to FreshBooks
A self-hosted web app for creating invoices and estimates, recording payments and expenses, and managing customers.
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted1.9kGitHub starsFully featured free edition - openHABAlternative to SmartThings
A vendor-neutral home automation server that connects many smart home technologies and runs on your own hardware.
EPL-2.0Self-hosted1.2kGitHub stars - OrangeHRMAlternative to Freshteam
A web-based HR management system covering employee records, leave, time, recruitment and performance, offered as a free open-source Starter edition and paid Advanced edition.
GPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hosted1.2kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - TaigaAlternative to Jira, Trello
An open-source project management tool for agile teams with Scrum backlogs and sprints, Kanban boards, epics, issues and a wiki.
MPL-2.0Self-hostedCloud857GitHub stars - OpenCATSAlternative to Bullhorn
A self-hosted applicant tracking system and recruiting CRM for managing jobs, candidates, companies, contacts and submissions.
MPL-2.0Self-hosted760GitHub stars - SeafileAlternative to Dropbox, Google Drive
A self-hosted file sync and sharing system built around libraries that can be synced separately and optionally encrypted.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud546GitHub starsSome features paywalled - SuiteCRMAlternative to Salesforce
An open-source CRM for sales, marketing and customer service that you host on your own PHP and MySQL-compatible stack, maintained as two lines: SuiteCRM 7 and SuiteCRM 8.
AGPL-3.0Self-hostedCloud286GitHub stars - GlitchTipAlternative to Sentry
A Sentry-API-compatible error tracking platform that stores events in PostgreSQL and can run on a small server.
MITSelf-hostedCloud–GitHub stars - ForgejoAlternative to GitLab, GitHub
A community-run, self-hosted Git forge with issues, pull requests, a package registry and Forgejo Actions CI.
GPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hosted–GitHub stars