Browse Self-hosted Alternatives to Popular Software
Self-hosting involves running and managing applications on your own server(s) rather than utilizing SaaS providers. Find services and web applications that can be hosted on your own server.
Turn any website into clean, AI-ready data via API
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days202,017Last commit
10 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
API for AI agents to search, scrape, crawl, and interact with the live web, returning clean Markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots from any page.
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Schedule, analyze, and manage 30+ social media accounts
Stars
Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days41,661Last commit
19 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable social media scheduler that lets you plan, generate, and publish content across 30+ networks with AI assistance, team collaboration, and automation integrations.
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Multi-channel notification infrastructure for apps
Stars
40,341Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Open-source platform for building in-app, email, push, SMS, and chat notifications with a unified API, workflow engine, and embeddable inbox component.
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Self-hosted SEO platform for keyword, backlink, and rank tracking
Stars
Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days27,801Last commit
3 days agoLicense
MIT
Manage keyword research, backlink analysis, competitor monitoring, and rank tracking without expensive SaaS subscriptions. Self-hostable, MIT-licensed, uses DataForSEO.
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An agentic CRM that keeps records current automatically
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days12,107Last commit
14 days agoLicense
MIT
Open source CRM with AI agents that read your inbox, enrich contacts and companies, schedule follow-ups, and build new agents from plain-language descriptions.
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Passkeys, SSO, and MFA without vendor lock-in
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9,072Last commit
1 day agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Open source authentication platform supporting passkeys, 2FA, SSO, and social login. Self-host or use Hanko Cloud, with full control over your data and no lock-in.
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Cookie-free web and product analytics, self-hostable
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7,302Last commit
6 days agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Open-source analytics platform covering web traffic, custom events, funnels, retention, session replay, and revenue tracking. GDPR-compliant with optional self-hosting.
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No-code database and app builder you can self-host
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6,341Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
MIT
Open-source platform for building databases, internal apps, and automated workflows without writing code. Available on cloud or self-hosted.
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Open-source localization platform for multilingual apps
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4,162Last commit
12 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Manage app translations with in-context editing, AI translation, and collaborative tools. Self-hostable and free to start.
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Issue tracker where people and AI agents share one board
Stars
Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days2,323Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Self-hosted issue tracker with boards, timelines, initiatives and dashboards, where AI agents take assigned issues like teammates. AGPL-3.0, no per-seat fees.
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Answers business calls, books appointments, and hands off urgent ones
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56Last commit
1 day agoLicense
MIT
AI receptionist for small businesses that answers calls in 70+ languages, books appointments into your calendar, takes messages, and transfers urgent calls to your team.
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An AI assistant that acts, not just answers
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394,520Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
MIT
A personal AI assistant that connects to your existing chat apps and handles real tasks like email, calendar, and flight check-ins on your behalf.
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Desktop AI agent with persistent memory across platforms
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days263,604Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
MIT
Cross-platform desktop agent from Nous Research that connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and more, with persistent memory, scheduling, and isolated sandboxing.
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Build AI agents and automations you can follow step by step
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210,576Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Visual workflow automation platform for building AI agents and business processes, with 500+ integrations, human approval steps, code when needed, and self-hosting.
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Build and run AI agents that handle recurring work for you
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188,039Last commit
5 hours agoLicense
Other
Platform for building, deploying, and running AI agents that automate repeatable digital work across research, outreach, content, and support without writing code.
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Run open-source LLMs locally on your own machine
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187,077Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
MIT
Runs open-source language models locally with a simple setup, plus optional cloud access for larger models when local hardware isn't enough.
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Build and deploy AI agents and RAG pipelines visually
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161,207Last commit
6 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Visual platform for building agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM-powered apps. Supports hundreds of models, MCP integration, and self-hosted deployment.
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One interface for every AI model you run or connect
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158,746Last commit
15 hours agoLicense
BSD-3-Clause
Self-hosted AI platform that connects local and cloud models, extends with Python, and keeps your data under your control.
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Visual builder for AI agents and RAG pipelines
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156,676Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
MIT
Build, deploy, and iterate on AI agents, RAG applications, and MCP servers using a drag-and-drop visual interface backed by Python.
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Org chart, budgets, and governance for AI agent teams
Stars
Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days114,111Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
MIT
Manages teams of AI agents across business functions with org charts, goal alignment, cost tracking, ticket tracing, and board-level governance controls.
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Minimal terminal coding agent you can fully customize
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days122,149Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
MIT
Terminal-based coding agent with a minimal core, 15+ LLM providers, tree-structured session history, and a TypeScript extension system for building your own workflows.
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Collaborative whiteboard with a hand-drawn aesthetic
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135,731Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
MIT
Virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams, flowcharts, and wireframes with a distinctive hand-drawn look. Real-time collaboration built in.
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Self-hosted remote desktop you fully control
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129,578Last commit
8 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Cross-platform remote desktop software that runs on your own servers, giving you full data control as a direct alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk.
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High-throughput, memory-efficient serving engine for LLMs
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days96,967Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Inference and serving engine for large language models, built for speed and hardware efficiency with an OpenAI-compatible API and support for a wide range of open models.
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Self-hosted photo and video backup for your own server
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119,281Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Back up, organize, search, and browse your personal photo and video library on your own server, with no third-party cloud access.
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Postgres-powered backend platform for production apps
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days115,054Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Provides a full backend stack built on Postgres: authentication, auto-generated APIs, edge functions, realtime subscriptions, file storage, and vector search.
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Autonomous coding agents that complete real engineering tasks
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93,524Last commit
4 hours agoLicense
MIT
AI agent platform that runs autonomous coding agents to plan, write, and ship changes across codebases end-to-end, with support for any model and self-hosted deployment.
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Local control smart home automation with privacy first
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92,318Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Open source home automation platform supporting 1000+ devices with local control, powerful automations, custom dashboards, and voice assistant. No cloud required.
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LLM-ready web crawler built for AI data pipelines
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87,399Last commit
2 days agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Open-source web crawler and scraper that produces clean, structured output optimized for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents. Supports async crawling, CSS/XPath/LLM extraction, and stealth browser control.
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Self-hosted uptime monitoring with a clean dashboard
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94,416Last commit
23 hours agoLicense
MIT
Monitors websites, APIs, and services with real-time alerts, a status page, and support for dozens of notification channels. Self-hosted and Docker-friendly.
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The leading distributed search and analytics engine
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78,692Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Elasticsearch is an open-source, RESTful search engine designed for scalability, reliability, and easy management.
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AI workspace for docs, projects, and wikis you control
Stars
78,964Last commit
12 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Open source collaborative workspace combining notes, databases, and AI with full data ownership, offline support, and self-hosting options.
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Project management for teams mixing humans and AI agents
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days56,200Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Open-source platform that manages coding agents as team members, with task queues, skill libraries, runtime monitoring, and a unified activity feed.
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AI-powered analytics workspace built for investment teams
Stars
75,449Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Connects proprietary, licensed, and public financial data with AI agents in a self-hostable workspace for asset managers, hedge funds, and banks.
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Docs, whiteboards, and databases in one privacy-first workspace
Stars
74,559Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
MIT
An open-source, local-first knowledge base that merges structured docs, infinite whiteboards, databases, and AI into a single workspace for teams and creators.
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LLM gateway for auth, load balancing, and spend tracking
Stars
Stars growing over the last 30 days63,304Last commit
3 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Acts as a unified proxy across 100+ LLMs, normalizing them to the OpenAI format while handling virtual keys, budgets, rate limits, fallbacks, and cost tracking.
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Persistent memory layer for AI agents and apps
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69,014Last commit
9 days agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Adds persistent, searchable memory to AI agents and apps, so they remember user preferences and past interactions across sessions without pipeline changes.
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Self-serve data exploration and dashboard builder
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75,528Last commit
5 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Connect any SQL database, build charts with drag-and-drop or raw SQL, and publish interactive dashboards without writing application code.
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Chat with your documents using any LLM, fully private
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68,307Last commit
2 days agoLicense
MIT
A desktop and self-hostable AI app for chatting with documents, running local LLMs, and using AI agents without writing code or creating an account.
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Sleek, intuitive API development and testing platform
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80,819Last commit
11 days agoLicense
MIT
Lightweight, fast, and feature-rich API client for developers. Test, debug, and document APIs with ease in a clean, modern interface.
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Coding agent that runs on local and open-weight models
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68,890Last commit
11 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Coding agent that lets LLMs write and execute code, manage files, and control your computer using local or low-cost models.
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Unified observability for metrics, logs, traces, and more
Stars
77,921Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Grafana unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and business data into one OpenTelemetry-native platform with AI-assisted root cause analysis and adaptive cost controls.
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