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Open Source Alternatives

List of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products.

btw-so/open-source-alternatives
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strapi/strapi

🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-06
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2015-09-30
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
523 open
Forks
9,800
Commits
37,499 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
appwrite/appwrite

Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-06
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2019-04-08
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
1,036 open
Forks
5,523
Commits
36,365 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
laurent22/joplin

Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-16
Lists
8 list mentions
First commit
2016-10-19
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
598 open
Forks
6,179
Commits
15,430 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+88 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+47 +0.3%
TryGhost/Ghost

Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-07
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2013-05-04
License
MIT
Issues
118 open
Forks
11,785
Commits
46,392 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-07
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2015-05-19
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
3,846 open
Forks
13,717
Commits
29,789 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
payloadcms/payload

Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-11
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-04-14
License
MIT
Issues
873 open
Forks
3,899
Commits
15,619 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
appsmithorg/appsmith

Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-06
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2019-01-21
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
4,457 open
Forks
4,639
Commits
20,352 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
ToolJet/ToolJet

ToolJet is the open-source foundation of ToolJet AI - the enterprise app generation platform for building internal tools, dashboard, business applications, workflows and AI agents 🚀

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-07
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2021-03-31
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
1,022 open
Forks
5,158
Commits
16,726 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
PostHog/posthog

:hedgehog: PostHog is the leading platform for building self-driving products. Our developer tools – AI observability, analytics, session replay, flags, experiments, error tracking, logs, and more – capture all the context agents need to diagnose problems, uncover opportunities, and ship fixes. Steer it all from Slack, web, desktop, or the MCP.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-17
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2020-01-23
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
4,985 open
Forks
2,996
Commits
51,030 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+505 +1.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+941 +1.9%
chatwoot/chatwoot

Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-17
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2019-08-14
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
1,240 open
Forks
8,206
Commits
6,428 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+200 +0.6%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+36 +0.6%
transloadit/uppy

The next open source file uploader for web browsers :dog:

AI dev
Updated
2026-06-30
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2015-11-16
License
MIT
Issues
215 open
Forks
2,102
Commits
10,551 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
zulip/zulip

Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-10
Lists
6 list mentions
First commit
2012-08-28
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
2,024 open
Forks
9,940
Commits
71,211 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
wekan/wekan

The Open Source kanban, built with Meteor. GitHub issues/PRs are only for FLOSS Developers, not for support, support is at https://wekan.fi/commercial-support/ . New English strings for new features at imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json . Non-English translations at https://app.transifex.com/wekan/wekan only.

Updated
2026-06-27
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2015-05-12
License
MIT
Issues
467 open
Forks
2,985
Commits
14,910 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
11ty/eleventy

A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

Updated
2026-06-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2017-11-27
License
MIT
Issues
175 open
Forks
583
Commits
3,608 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
apitable/apitable

🚀🎉📚 APITable, an API-oriented low-code platform for building collaborative apps and better than all other Airtable open-source alternatives.

Updated
2025-10-30
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2022-08-17
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
305 open
Forks
1,409
Commits
921 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
invoiceninja/invoiceninja

A source-available invoice, quote, project and time-tracking app built with Laravel

Updated
2026-06-30
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-10-04
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
922 open
Forks
2,668
Commits
26,386 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
crater-invoice-inc/crater

Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses

Updated
2024-08-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-11-11
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
425 open
Forks
1,692
Commits
1,292 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
fonoster/fonoster

🚀 The open-source alternative to Twilio.

AI dev
Updated
2026-06-29
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-02-04
License
MIT
Issues
12 open
Forks
532
Commits
6,136 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
zammad/zammad

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system.

AI dev
Updated
2026-06-30
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2012-04-10
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
451 open
Forks
1,009
Commits
19,438 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey

🔥 LimeSurvey – A powerful, open-source survey platform. A free alternative to SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Qualtrics, and Google Forms, making it simple to create online surveys and forms with unmatched flexibility.

Updated
2026-07-06
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2003-03-07
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
Disabled
Forks
1,107
Commits
43,104 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Peppermint-Lab/peppermint

An open source issue management & help desk solution. A zendesk & jira alternative

Updated
2025-09-21
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2020-11-05
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
101 open
Forks
384
Commits
1,730 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
padloc/padloc

A modern, open source password manager for individuals and teams.

Updated
2025-03-29
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2013-11-10
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
103 open
Forks
264
Commits
3,417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
silexlabs/Silex

Silex is an online tool for visually creating static sites with dynamic data. With the free/libre spirit of internet, together.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2022-03-01
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
45 open
Forks
659
Commits
6,563 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
itswadesh/svelte-commerce

The open-source storefront for any ecommerce. Built with a headless approach, using a modern JS stack. Works with Litekart, Medusa. WIP for Shopify.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-08
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-10-03
License
MIT
Issues
28 open
Forks
332
Commits
2,327 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history