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View all- n8n
Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.
- Ollama
Get up and running with Llama 3.3, DeepSeek-R1, Phi-4, Gemma 3, and other large language models.
- Dify.ai
Build, test and deploy LLM applications.
- Open-WebUI
User-friendly AI Interface, supports Ollama, OpenAI API.
- Immich
Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).
- Stirling-PDF
Local hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files, such as merging, splitting, file conversions and OCR.
- Home Assistant
Home automation platform.
- Syncthing
Peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool.
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- PostHog
Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap).
- Wekan
Trello-like kanban.
- Home Assistant
Home automation platform.
- Appwrite
End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.
- ERPNext
ERP system to help you run your business.
- Ever Gauzy
Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).
- TriliumNext Notes
Cross-platform hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases (fork of Trilium Notes).
- OpenWA
WhatsApp API gateway exposing messaging as REST endpoints, with a web dashboard, multi-account sessions, and webhook events (alternative to WhatsApp Business API providers).
Guides
All guidesBest open-source Google Classroom alternatives (2026)
Moodle, Canvas LMS, Chamilo and ILIAS compared: course management, grading, plugins and the hardware each one needs for a school or training team.
AlternativesOpen-source Gmail alternatives you can self-host
Mailcow, docker-mailserver, Mailu and Stalwart compared: what each needs to run, the DNS setup, and why self-hosted email is riskier than it looks.
AlternativesOpen-source DocuSign alternatives you can self-host
DocuSeal, Documenso, OpenSign and Signature PDF compared: templates, embedded signing, APIs and how much server each one needs to self-host.
AlternativesOpen-source Netflix alternatives you can self-host
Three self-hosted, open-source apps that stream your own films and shows instead of Netflix's catalog, with their real licenses and trade-offs.
AlternativesOpen-source Discord alternatives you can self-host
Five self-hosted, open-source apps that replace Discord's voice and text chat for a community or a team, with their real licenses and trade-offs.
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