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List of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products.
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List of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products.
Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/btw-so/open-source-alternatives
Owner: btw-so
License: mit
Created: 2023-05-22T08:57:21.000Z (over 1 year ago)
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Last Pushed: 2024-08-21T09:46:44.000Z (4 months ago)
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Open Issues: 25
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- Readme: README.md
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        # Open source alternatives

List of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products.

### Artificial intelligence chatbot/ LLM (ChatGPT alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[OpenAssistant](https://github.com/LAION-AI/Open-Assistant)|[open-assistant.io](https://open-assistant.io/)|

[Leon](https://github.com/leon-ai/leon)|[getleon.ai](https://getleon.ai/)|

[ChatRWKV](https://github.com/BlinkDL/ChatRWKV)|[twitter.com/BlinkDL_AI](https://twitter.com/BlinkDL_AI)|

### AI code completion (Github CoPilot alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[FauxPilot](https://github.com/fauxpilot/fauxpilot)|[github.com/fauxpilot/fauxpilot/wiki](https://github.com/fauxpilot/fauxpilot/wiki)|

[YouCompleteMe](https://github.com/ycm-core/ycmd)|[ycm-core.github.io/ycmd](https://ycm-core.github.io/ycmd/)|

### Team knowledge base (Notion alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[AppFlowy](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy)|[appflowy.io](https://appflowy.io/)|

[AFFiNE](https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE)|[affine.pro](https://affine.pro/)|

### Internal tools (Retool alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Appsmith](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith)|[appsmith.com](https://www.appsmith.com/)|

[ToolJet](https://github.com/tooljet/tooljet)|[tooljet.com](https://www.tooljet.com/)|

[Budibase](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase)|[budibase.com](https://budibase.com/)|

[ILLA](https://github.com/illacloud/illa-builder)|[illacloud.com](https://www.illacloud.com/)|

[Windmill](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill)|[windmill.dev](https://www.windmill.dev/)|

[Openblocks](https://github.com/openblocks-dev/openblocks)|[openblocks.dev](https://openblocks.dev/)|

### Web analytics (Google Analytics alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Matomo](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo)|[matomo.org](https://matomo.org/)|

[Umami](https://github.com/umami-software/umami)|[umami.is](https://umami.is/)|

[Plausible](https://github.com/plausible/analytics)|[plausible.io](https://plausible.io/)|

[OpenWebAnalytics](https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics)|[openwebanalytics.com](https://www.openwebanalytics.com/)|

### Note-taking/ Knowledge management (Evernote alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin)|[joplinapp.org](https://joplinapp.org/)|

[Logseq](https://github.com/logseq/logseq)|[logseq.com](https://logseq.com/)|

[SiYuan](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan)|[b3log.org/siyuan/en](https://b3log.org/siyuan/en/)|

[Notesnook](https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook)|[notesnook.com](https://notesnook.com/)|

### Company blogs/ newsletters (WordPress alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Ghost](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost)|[ghost.org](https://ghost.org/)|

### Blogging platform/ Personal website builder (Medium alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[WriteFreely](https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely)|[writefreely.org](https://writefreely.org/)|

[btw](https://github.com/btw-so/btw)|[btw.so](https://www.btw.so/)|

### Newsletters (ConvertKit alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[listmonk](https://github.com/knadh/listmonk)|[listmonk.app](https://listmonk.app/)|

### Static website generator:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Hugo](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo)|[gohugo.io](https://gohugo.io/)|

[Jekyll](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll)|[jekyllrb.com](https://jekyllrb.com/)|

[Astro](https://github.com/withastro/astro)|[astro.build](https://astro.build/)|

[11ty](https://github.com/11ty/eleventy)|[11ty.dev](https://www.11ty.dev/)|

[Zola](https://github.com/getzola/zola)|[getzola.org](https://getzola.org/)|

### Website builder (Wix, Strikingly, Webflow alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Silex](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex)|[silex.me](https://www.silex.me/)|

[DoTenX](https://github.com/dotenx/dotenx)|[dotenx.com](https://dotenx.com/)|

[Webstudio](https://github.com/webstudio-is/webstudio)|[webstudio.is](https://webstudio.is/)|

### Icons (Noun Project alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Font-Awesome](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome)|[fontawesome.com](https://fontawesome.com/)|

[feather](https://github.com/feathericons/feather)|[feathericons.com](https://feathericons.com/)|

[Tabler-Icons](https://github.com/tabler/tabler-icons)|[tabler-icons.io](https://tabler-icons.io/)|

[Bootstrap](https://github.com/twbs/icons)|[icons.getbootstrap.com](https://icons.getbootstrap.com/)|

[RemixIcon](https://github.com/Remix-Design/RemixIcon)|[remixicon.com](https://remixicon.com/)|

### Collaborative design tool (Figma alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Penpot](https://github.com/penpot/penpot)|[penpot.app](https://penpot.app/)|

[Radix Primitives](https://github.com/radix-ui/primitives)|[radix-ui.com](https://www.radix-ui.com/)|

[Plasmic](https://github.com/plasmicapp/plasmic)|[plasmic.app](https://www.plasmic.app/)|

[Quant-UX](https://github.com/KlausSchaefers/quant-ux)|[quant-ux.com](https://quant-ux.com/)|

### Online forms (Typeform alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Formbricks](https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks)|[formbricks.com](https://formbricks.com/)|

### Session replay and analytics (Fullstory alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[highlight](https://github.com/highlight/highlight)|[highlight.io](https://www.highlight.io/)|

### Content Management System/ CMS (Contentful alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Strapi](https://github.com/strapi/strapi)|[strapi.io](https://strapi.io/)|

[Payload](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload)|[payloadcms.com](https://payloadcms.com/)|

[Webiny](https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js)|[webiny.com](https://www.webiny.com/)|

### Log management (Papertrail alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Graylog](https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server)|[graylog.org](https://www.graylog.org/)|

### To-do app:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[super-productivity](https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity)|[super-productivity.com](http://super-productivity.com/)|

### Community management:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/discourse)|[discourse.org](https://www.discourse.org/)|

[Flarum](https://github.com/flarum/flarum)|[flarum.org](https://flarum.org/)|

[crowd.dev](https://github.com/CrowdDotDev/crowd.dev)|[crowd.dev](https://www.crowd.dev/)|

### Kanban board (Trello alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[WeKan](https://github.com/wekan/wekan)|[wekan.github.io](https://wekan.github.io/)|

[Focalboard](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard)|[focalboard.com](https://www.focalboard.com/)|

[Kanboard](https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard)|[kanboard.org](https://kanboard.org/)|

[Planka](https://github.com/plankanban/planka)|[planka.app](https://planka.app/)|

### Social network/ Micro-blogging (Twitter alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Mastodon](https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon)|[joinmastodon.org](https://joinmastodon.org/)|

[HumHub](https://github.com/humhub/humhub)|[humhub.com](https://www.humhub.com/)|

[Elgg](https://github.com/elgg/elgg)|[elgg.org](https://elgg.org/)|

### Ticket management (Zendesk, Freshdesk alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Zammad](https://github.com/zammad/zammad)|[zammad.com](https://zammad.com)|

[Peppermint](https://github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint)|[peppermint.sh](https://peppermint.sh/)|

### Scheduling tool (Calendly alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Cal.com](https://github.com/calcom/cal.com)|[cal.com](https://cal.com/)|

### Smart spreadsheet (Airtable alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[NocoDB](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb)|[nocodb.com](https://nocodb.com/)|

[Luckysheet](https://github.com/dream-num/Luckysheet)|[dream-num.github.io/LuckysheetDocs](https://dream-num.github.io/LuckysheetDocs/)|

[APITable](https://github.com/apitable/apitable)|[apitable.com](https://apitable.com/)|

[Grist](https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core)|[getgrist.com](https://www.getgrist.com/)|

### Team communication (Slack, Discord alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Rocket.chat](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat)|[rocket.chat](https://www.rocket.chat/)|

[Mattermost](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server)|[mattermost.com](https://mattermost.com/)|

[Zulip](https://github.com/zulip/zulip)|[zulip.com](https://zulip.com/)|

[Element](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web)|[element.io](https://element.io)|

[Spacebar](https://github.com/spacebarchat/spacebarchat)|[spacebar.chat](https://spacebar.chat/)|

[RelatedChat](https://github.com/relatedcode/Messenger)|[relatedcode.com](https://relatedcode.com/)|

### Live chat (Intercom alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Chatwoot](https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot)|[chatwoot.com](https://www.chatwoot.com/)|

### User authentication (Auth0 alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Keycloak](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak)|[keycloak.org](https://www.keycloak.org/)|

[SuperTokens](https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core)|[supertokens.com](https://supertokens.com/)|

[Logto](https://github.com/logto-io/logto)|[logto.io](https://logto.io/)|

### Digital search experience (Algolia alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Typesense](https://github.com/typesense/typesense)|[typesense.org](https://typesense.org/)|

### Backend-as-a-Service (Firebase alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Supabase](https://github.com/supabase/supabase)|[supabase.com](https://supabase.com/)|

[Appwrite](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite)|[appwrite.io](https://appwrite.io/)|

[Nhost](https://github.com/nhost/nhost)|[nhost.io](https://nhost.io/)|

### Customer data platform/ CDP (Segment alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Jitsu](https://github.com/jitsucom/jitsu)|[jitsu.com](https://jitsu.com/)|

### Link shortener (Bitly alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Dub](https://github.com/steven-tey/dub)|[dub.sh](https://dub.sh/)|

### Online store builder (Shopify alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Medusa](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa)|[medusajs.com](https://medusajs.com/)|

[Vue Storefront](https://github.com/vuestorefront/vue-storefront)|[vuestorefront.io](https://vuestorefront.io/)|

[Sylius](https://github.com/sylius/sylius)|[sylius.com](https://sylius.com/)|

[Presta](https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop)|[prestashop-project.org](https://www.prestashop-project.org/)|

[Bagisto](https://github.com/bagisto/bagisto)|[bagisto.com](https://bagisto.com/)|

[Litekart](https://github.com/itswadesh/svelte-commerce)|[litekart.in](https://litekart.in/)|

### Password manager (1Password alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Bitwarden](https://github.com/bitwarden/clients)|[bitwarden.com](https://bitwarden.com/)|

[Passbolt](https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api)|[passbolt.com](https://www.passbolt.com/)|

[Padloc](https://github.com/padloc/padloc)|[padloc.app](https://padloc.app/)|

### Email delivery (Mailgun, SendGrid alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Postal](https://github.com/postalserver/postal)|[docs.postalserver.io](https://docs.postalserver.io/)|

### Usage-based billing (Stripe, Chargebee alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Lago](https://github.com/getlago/lago)|[getlago.com](https://www.getlago.com/)|

### File uploader:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Uppy](https://github.com/transloadit/uppy)|[uppy.io](https://uppy.io/)|

### Notification infrastructure:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Novu](https://github.com/novuhq/novu)|[novu.co](https://novu.co/)|

[ntfy](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy)|[ntfy.sh](https://ntfy.sh/)|

[Gotify](https://github.com/gotify/server)|[gotify.net](https://gotify.net/)|

[Apprise](https://github.com/caronc/apprise)|[hub.docker.com/r/caronc/apprise](https://hub.docker.com/r/caronc/apprise)|

### API development (Postman alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[hoppscotch](https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch)|[hoppscotch.io](https://hoppscotch.io/)|

[Insomnia](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia)|[insomnia.rest](https://insomnia.rest/)|

[Firecamp](https://github.com/firecamp-dev/firecamp)|[firecamp.dev](https://firecamp.dev)|

### Programmatic videos:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Remotion](https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion)|[remotion.dev](https://www.remotion.dev/)|

### Data warehouse (Snowflake alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Databend](https://github.com/datafuselabs/databend)|[databend.rs](https://databend.rs/)|

### Annotation:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[doccano](https://github.com/doccano/doccano)|[doccano.herokuapp.com](https://doccano.herokuapp.com/)|

### Feature management/ Feature flag:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Unleash](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash)|[getunleash.io](https://www.getunleash.io/)|

[Flagsmith](https://github.com/flagsmith/flagsmith)|[flagsmith.com](https://flagsmith.com)|

[Flagr](https://github.com/openflagr/flagr)|[openflagr.github.io/flagr/](https://openflagr.github.io/flagr/)|

[FeatBit](https://github.com/featbit/featbit)|[featbit.co](https://www.featbit.co/)|

### Product analytics (Mixpanel, Amptitude alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[PostHog](https://github.com/PostHog/posthog)|[posthog.com](https://posthog.com/)|

### Video conferencing (Google Meet, Skype alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Jitsi Meet](https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet)|[jitsi.org](https://jitsi.org/)|

[Element Call](https://github.com/vector-im/element-call)|[call.element.io](https://call.element.io/)|

### Personal cloud (Dropbox alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Nextcloud](https://github.com/nextcloud/server)|[nextcloud.com](https://nextcloud.com/)|

### Business intelligence (Tableau, Looker, Power BI alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Metabase](https://github.com/metabase/metabase)|[metabase.com](https://www.metabase.com/)|

### Platform-as-a-Service/ PaaS (Heroku, Netlify, Vercel alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Dokku](https://github.com/dokku/dokku)|[dokku.com](https://dokku.com/)|

[CapRover](https://github.com/caprover/caprover)|[caprover.com](https://caprover.com/)|

[Coolify](https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify)|[coolify.io](https://coolify.io/)|

[Kubero](https://github.com/kubero-dev/kubero)|[kubero.dev](https://www.kubero.dev/)|

### Unified Communication Platform & Telephony API (Twilio alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Fonoster](https://github.com/fonoster/fonoster)|[fonoster.com](https://fonoster.com/)|

### Bug tracking/ Error tracking (Sentry alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Bugzilla](https://github.com/bugzilla/bugzilla)|[bugzilla.org](https://www.bugzilla.org/)|

### Invoicing:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Invoice Ninja](https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja)|[invoiceninja.com](https://invoiceninja.com/)|

[Crater](https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater)|[crater.financial](https://crater.financial/)|

[SolidInvoice](https://github.com/SolidInvoice/SolidInvoice)|[solidinvoice.co](https://solidinvoice.co/)|

### Graph database:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[JanusGraph](https://github.com/JanusGraph/janusgraph)|[janusgraph.org](https://janusgraph.org/)|

[Memgraph](https://github.com/memgraph/memgraph)|[memgraph.com](https://memgraph.com/)|

### Vector database:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Milvus](https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus)|[milvus.io](https://milvus.io/)|

[Weaviate](https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate)|[weaviate.io](https://weaviate.io/)|

[activeloopai/deeplake](https://github.com/activeloopai/deeplake)|[activeloop.ai](https://www.activeloop.ai/)|

[CozoDB](https://github.com/cozodb/cozo)|[cozodb.org](https://www.cozodb.org/)|

### Time-series database:

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Prometheus](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus)|[prometheus.io](https://prometheus.io/)|

[QuestDB](https://github.com/questdb/questdb)|[questdb.io](https://questdb.io/)|

[OpenTSDB](https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb)|[opentsdb.net](http://opentsdb.net/)|

[KairosDB](https://github.com/kairosdb/kairosdb)|[kairosdb.github.io](http://kairosdb.github.io/)|

### Document signing (DocuSign alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Documenso](https://github.com/documenso/documenso)|[documenso.com](https://documenso.com/)|

### Workflow automation (Zapier alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Automatisch](https://github.com/automatisch/automatisch)|[automatisch.io](https://automatisch.io/)|

[Activepieces](https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces)|[activepieces.com](https://activepieces.com/)|

### Project Management (Asana, JIRA alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Plane](https://github.com/makeplane/plane)|[Plane.so](https://plane.so/)|

[Leantime](https://github.com/Leantime/leantime)|[leantime.io](https://leantime.io/)|

### Personal finance (Empower Personal Wealth alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Ghostfolio](https://github.com/ghostfolio/ghostfolio)|[Ghostfol.io](https://ghostfol.io)|

[Firefly III](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii)|[firefly-iii.org](https://firefly-iii.org)|

### CRM (Salesforce, Hubspot alternatives):

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Twenty](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty)|[Twenty.com](https://twenty.com)|

### Integration Platform (Tray.io, Merge.dev alternatives)

|Company|Website|GitHub stars|

|:-------|:------|:----------|

[Revert](https://github.com/revertinc/revert)|[revert.dev](https://revert.dev)|

## Criteria

1. Product is open-source and repo is actively being maintained.

3. It is a product (not a library) and ideally has a popular closed-source alternative.

4. Repo has at least 100 stars on GitHub. 

## Contributing

Looking for contributors to add missing startups/ projects. Please submit a PR (the products are listed in descending order by number of GitHub stars) or feel free to DM [@deeptivchopra](https://twitter.com/deeptivchopra).