Free alternatives to paid software

Pick a product you pay for or depend on, and see the open-source apps that replace it.

Files & sync

Amazon S3SeaweedFS, GarageHQ, Zenko CloudServer BoxNextcloud, Seafile, OpenCloud, ownCloud DropboxNextcloud, Seafile, Syncthing, OpenCloud Google DriveNextcloud, Seafile, OpenCloud, ownCloud GyazoZipline, XBackBone, Chibisafe iCloud DriveNextcloud, Seafile, Syncthing, OpenCloud ImgurChibisafe, Zipline, Picsur, XBackBone Microsoft OneDriveNextcloud, Seafile, OpenCloud, ownCloud Microsoft SharePointNextcloud, Seafile, Alfresco Community Edition, XWiki Resilio SyncSyncthing, Unison, Seafile WeTransferPingvin Share X, PsiTransfer, Gokapi, Plik

Photos & media

Amazon PhotosImmich, Ente, PhotoPrism, LibrePhotos Apple MusicNavidrome Music Server, koel, Funkwhale, Ampache AudibleAudiobookshelf, Audioserve EmbyJellyfin, Kyoo, Kodi FlickrPixelFed, Lychee, Piwigo, Chevereto Google PhotosImmich, Ente, PhotoPrism, LibrePhotos iCloud PhotosImmich, Ente, PhotoPrism, LibrePhotos LetterboxdMovary, Yamtrack, Watcharr, ryot NetflixJellyfin, Kyoo, Kodi PlexJellyfin, Kyoo, Kodi, Gerbera Pocket CastsAudiobookshelf, Pinepods, PodFetch Radio.coAzuraCast, LibreTime, Icecast 2 RestreamRestreamer, SRS SmugMugLychee, Piwigo, Chevereto, Zenphoto SpotifyNavidrome Music Server, koel, Funkwhale, Ampache TraktYamtrack, ryot, Watcharr, Movary TwitchOwncast, PeerTube, Restreamer, OvenMediaEngine VimeoPeerTube, MediaCMS, ClipBucket YouTubePeerTube, MediaCMS, ClipBucket

Office & documents

Notes & knowledge

Apple NotesJoplin, Memos, Standard Notes, flatnotes ConfluenceBookStack, Wiki.js, docmost Community Edition, Outline Dropbox PaperEtherpad, HedgeDoc, CryptPad, Docs EvernoteJoplin, TriliumNext Notes, Memos, Standard Notes GitBookWiki.js, BookStack, Outline, docmost Community Edition Google KeepMemos, Blinko, Joplin, flatnotes HackMDHedgeDoc, Etherpad, CryptPad Microsoft OneNoteJoplin, TriliumNext Notes, SiYuan, Standard Notes MindMeisterTeamMapper, Digimindmap MiroWBO, CryptPad, draw.io NotionAppFlowy, docmost Community Edition, SiYuan, Docs Obsidian SyncSyncthing, Nextcloud, Seafile Roam ResearchSiYuan, TriliumNext Notes, SilverBullet

Reading & links

Amazon KindleCalibre Web, Calibre, Kavita, Calibre Web Automated BitlyYOURLS, Kutt, Shlink, Chhoto URL ComixologyKomga, Kavita, Stump DiigoLinkWarden, Karakeep, Shaarli, linkding FeedlyFreshRSS, Miniflux, Tiny Tiny RSS, CommaFeed GoodreadsJelu, BookLogr, ryot, Bookwyrm Google SearchSearXNG, Yacy, Websurfx InoreaderFreshRSS, Miniflux, NewsBlur, CommaFeed InstapaperWallabag, Readeck, Karakeep, Shiori LinktreeLinkStack, LittleLink PocketWallabag, Karakeep, Readeck, LinkWarden Raindrop.ioKarakeep, LinkWarden, linkding, LinkAce Readwise ReaderReadeck, Wallabag, Karakeep RSS.appRSSHub, RSS-Bridge

Passwords & logins

1PasswordVaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, Psono Bitwarden cloudVaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, Psono DashlaneVaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, Psono KeeperVaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, Psono LastPassVaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, Psono PrivnotePrivateBin, Yopass, One Time Secret, Password Pusher Twilio Authy2FAuth, Zero-TOTP

Chat & calls

DiscordFluxer, Stoat, Element, Rocket.Chat GitterRocket.Chat, Element, Zulip Google MeetJitsi Meet, BigBlueButton, MiroTalk P2P, MiroTalk SFU GoTo MeetingJitsi Meet, BigBlueButton, MiroTalk SFU Microsoft TeamsRocket.Chat, Mattermost, Zulip, Element Pushbulletntfy, Gotify Pushoverntfy, Gotify, Apprise, PushBits RingCentralFreepbx, Asterisk, FusionPBX, Wazo SlackRocket.Chat, Zulip, Mattermost, Element TelegramSimpleX Chat, Element, Snikket, Databag WebexJitsi Meet, BigBlueButton, Openmeetings, MiroTalk SFU WhatsAppSimpleX Chat, Element, Snikket, Databag ZoomJitsi Meet, BigBlueButton, MiroTalk SFU, MiroTalk P2P

Email & newsletters

beehiivGhost, Listmonk, Keila BrazeDittofeed, Mautic BrevoKeila, Listmonk, Mautic, Dittofeed Customer.ioDittofeed, Mautic FastmailStalwart Mail Server, Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box, Mailu GmailMailcow, Stalwart Mail Server, Mail-in-a-Box, Mailu Google GroupsMailman, Sympa, Discourse, mlmmj Hide My EmailSimpleLogin, AnonAddy HubSpot Marketing HubMautic, Dittofeed, Listmonk KitListmonk, Keila, Mautic, Ghost MailchimpListmonk, Mautic, Keila, phpList Microsoft ExchangeSOGo, Zimbra Collaboration, egroupware, Stalwart Mail Server Outlook.comMailcow, Stalwart Mail Server, Mail-in-a-Box, Mailu

Calendar, events & forms

Acuity SchedulingEasy!Appointments, Cal.diy CalendlyCal.diy, Easy!Appointments, Rallly CannyFider, ClearFlask DoodleRallly, Framadate, Bitpoll EventbritePretix, Hi.Events, Alf.io, Gancio Google CalendarNextcloud, Radicale, Baïkal, SOGo Google ContactsNextcloud, Radicale, Baïkal, Davis Google FormsOpnForm, HeyForm, Formbricks, LimeSurvey JotformOpnForm, HeyForm, Formbricks, LimeSurvey MeetupMobilizon, Gancio, gathio Microsoft FormsOpnForm, HeyForm, Formbricks, LimeSurvey QualtricsLimeSurvey, Formbricks Sessionizepretalx, indico, osem SkeddaLibreBooking, Seatsurfing SurveyMonkeyLimeSurvey, Formbricks, HeyForm, OpnForm Ticket TailorPretix, Hi.Events, Alf.io TypeformFormbricks, HeyForm, OpnForm, Typebot UserVoiceFider, ClearFlask

Projects & tasks

AsanaPlane, OpenProject, Leantime, Huly BasecampOpenProject, Leantime, Huly, Plane ClickUpPlane, Huly, AppFlowy, OpenProject ClockifyKimai, solidtime, Traggo, TimeTagger HarvestKimai, solidtime, Ever Gauzy JiraPlane, OpenProject, Huly, Taiga LinearPlane, Huly, Kaneo Microsoft ProjectOpenProject, ProjeQtOr, Leantime Microsoft To DoVikunja, Super Productivity, tududi, myTinyTodo monday.comPlane, OpenProject, Leantime, Huly SmartsheetGrist, NocoDB, Baserow, OpenProject Things 3Vikunja, Super Productivity, tududi TickTickVikunja, Super Productivity, Will Be Done, tududi TodoistVikunja, Super Productivity, tududi, Donetick Toggl TrackKimai, solidtime, Traggo, TimeTagger TrelloWekan, Kanboard, Vikunja, Kan YouTrackPlane, OpenProject, Redmine, Taiga

Business & CRM

BambooHRFrappe HR, MintHCM, Odoo FreshdeskZammad, FreeScout, Frappe Helpdesk, Libredesk Help ScoutFreeScout, Zammad, Libredesk HubSpot CRMTwenty, EspoCRM, SuiteCRM, Krayin IntercomChatwoot, Tiledesk, Live Helper Chat Jira Service ManagementZammad, OTOBO, Request Tracker, Frappe Helpdesk LandbotTypebot, Tiledesk LiveChatChatwoot, Live Helper Chat, Tiledesk NetSuiteOdoo, ERPNext, Dolibarr, Tryton PipedriveTwenty, Krayin, EspoCRM, SuiteCRM SalesforceTwenty, SuiteCRM, EspoCRM, Krayin SAP Business OneOdoo, ERPNext, Dolibarr, Tryton SortlyHomeBox (SysAdminsMedia), Inventree, Part-DB, grocy tawk.toChatwoot, Tiledesk, Live Helper Chat TidioChatwoot, Tiledesk, Typebot ZendeskZammad, FreeScout, Chatwoot, Frappe Helpdesk Zoho CRMTwenty, EspoCRM, SuiteCRM, Krayin

Online shops

Adobe CommerceMagento Open Source, Sylius, Shopware Community Edition, PrestaShop BigCommercePrestaShop, Saleor, MedusaJs, Sylius BitPayBTCPay Server, Bitcart, SHKeeper Coinbase CommerceBTCPay Server, Bitcart, SHKeeper ShopifyWooCommerce, PrestaShop, MedusaJs, Saleor

Money & invoicing

ChargebeeLago, Kill Bill Empower Personal DashboardGhostfolio, Sure FreshBooksInvoice Ninja, InvoicePlane, InvoiceShelf, SolidInvoice MintActual, Firefly III, Sure, ezbookkeeping Monarch MoneySure, Actual, Firefly III QuickBooksBigcapital, Akaunting, LedgerSMB, Invoice Ninja SplitwiseIHateMoney, Family Accounting Tool Stripe BillingLago, Kill Bill WaveInvoicePlane, InvoiceShelf, Invoice Ninja, Akaunting XeroBigcapital, Akaunting, LedgerSMB, Invoice Ninja YNABActual, Firefly III, OpenBudgeteer, Sure

Automation & no-code

IFTTTActivepieces, n8n, Huginn, Node RED MakeActivepieces, n8n, Node RED, Automatisch Microsoft Power AutomateActivepieces, n8n, Node RED, Automatisch OutSystemsBudibase, Appsmith, ToolJet, Saltcorn RetoolAppsmith, ToolJet, Budibase, Saltcorn Visualpingchangedetection.io, Kibitzr, Huginn ZapierActivepieces, n8n, Automatisch, Huginn

Analytics & data

Adobe AnalyticsMatomo, PostHog, Countly Community Edition AirtableBaserow, NocoDB, Grist, Mathesar AmplitudePostHog, Countly Community Edition Google AnalyticsMatomo, Plausible Analytics, Umami, PostHog LookerSuperset, Metabase, Redash, Evidence Looker StudioMetabase, Superset, Redash, Chartbrew Microsoft Power BISuperset, Metabase, Redash, Evidence MixpanelPostHog, Countly Community Edition, Aptabase SegmentRudderStack, PostHog TableauSuperset, Metabase, Redash

AI & LLM tools

ChatGPTOpen-WebUI, LibreChat, AnythingLLM, LobeHub GleanOnyx Community Edition, AnythingLLM, Khoj LangSmithLangfuse, Opik, Agenta NotebookLMKhoj, AnythingLLM, Onyx Community Edition OpenAI APIOllama, LocalAI PerplexityVane, Local Deep Research, Khoj

Developer tools

AlgoliaMeiliSearch, Typesense, Manticore Search, OpenSearch ApigeeKong, Tyk, Fusio, Lura Azure DevOpsGitLab, OneDev, Forgejo, Gitea BitbucketForgejo, Gitea, GitLab, Gogs BugsnagGlitchTip, Bugsink, Sentry Self-Hosted Cloudinaryimgproxy, Thumbor, imagor, Flyimg CrowdinWeblate, Tolgee, Traduora, Accent DataGripCloudBeaver, LibreDB Studio, Adminer dbdiagram.ioChartDB, Azimutt Docker HubHarbor, ZOT OCI Registry Elastic CloudOpenSearch, MeiliSearch, Typesense, Manticore Search FirebaseAppwrite, PocketBase, TrailBase, Manifest Firebase Remote ConfigFlagsmith, Nona, GO Feature Flag GitHubForgejo, Gitea, GitLab, Gogs GitHub Codespacescode-server, Coder, Eclipse Che GitHub GistOpengist, ByteStash, PrivateBin, Pastefy GitLab.comGitLab, Forgejo, Gitea, OneDev GitpodCoder, Eclipse Che, code-server imgiximgproxy, Thumbor, imagor, Flyimg LaunchDarklyFlagsmith, Flipt, GO Feature Flag, Featbit LokaliseWeblate, Tolgee, Traduora, Accent MapboxTileServer GL, Nominatim, GraphHopper, OpenRouteService ngroksish, Pangolin PastebinPrivateBin, Opengist, Wastebin, rustypaste RollbarGlitchTip, Bugsink, Sentry Self-Hosted SentryGlitchTip, Sentry Self-Hosted, Bugsink, Rustrak TablePlusCloudBeaver, Adminer, LibreDB Studio WakaTimeWakapi, Ziit Webhook.siteWebHook Tester, Request Inbox

Websites & blogs

BloggerWordPress, Ghost, WriteFreely, Bludit ContentfulStrapi, Payload CMS, Directus, KeystoneJS MediumGhost, WriteFreely, WordPress SanityStrapi, Payload CMS, Directus, KeystoneJS SquarespaceWordPress, Ghost, Joomla!, Wagtail SubstackGhost, Listmonk, Keila, WriteFreely WixWordPress, Joomla!, Ghost, Bludit WordPress.comWordPress, Ghost, WriteFreely

Servers & network

AnyDeskMeshCentral, Guacamole Cloudflare TunnelPangolin, sish Cloudflare WAFSafeLine, BunkerWeb, UUSEC WAF NextDNSAdGuard Home, Pi-hole, Technitium DNS Server, blocky Speedtest by OoklaSpeed Test by OpenSpeedTest™, MySpeed start.meHomepage by gethomepage, Dashy, Homarr, Glance TeamViewerMeshCentral, Guacamole TermiusTermix, Sshwifty, WeTTY

Smart home

Apple HomeHome Assistant, openHAB, Domoticz ArloFrigate, Zoneminder, motionEye, Viseron Google HomeHome Assistant, openHAB, ioBroker, Domoticz Google Nest AwareFrigate, Zoneminder, Viseron, motionEye RingFrigate, Zoneminder, motionEye, Viseron SmartThingsHome Assistant, openHAB, Domoticz, ioBroker

Learning & libraries

Blackboard LearnMoodle, Canvas LMS, ILIAS, OpenOLAT Google ClassroomMoodle, Canvas LMS, Chamilo LMS, ILIAS Kahoot!Razzia, Claper TeachableCanvas LMS, Chamilo LMS, Moodle, ILIAS ThinkificCanvas LMS, Chamilo LMS, Moodle, OpenOLAT

Social & community

BufferPostiz, Socioboard CircleDiscourse, HumHub, Flarum, NodeBB Disqusremark42, Isso, Artalk, Coral FacebookFriendica, diaspora*, Hubzilla, HumHub Facebook GroupsHumHub, Discourse, Flarum, NodeBB HootsuitePostiz, Socioboard RedditLemmy, PieFed Sprout SocialPostiz, Socioboard Stack Overflow for TeamsAnswer, Scoold, qpixel ThreadsMastodon, Misskey, GoToSocial, Akkoma X (Twitter)Mastodon, Misskey, GoToSocial, Akkoma XenForoDiscourse, Flarum, NodeBB, phpBB

Games

Minecraft RealmsCrafty Controller, Pterodactyl, Pelican Panel, PufferPanel NitradoPterodactyl, Pelican Panel, PufferPanel, LinuxGSM

Everyday & more

Ancestrywebtrees, Gramps Web, GeneWeb Google Maps TimelineDawarich, OwnTracks Recorder Life360Traccar, OwnTracks Recorder, Dawarich MyFitnessPalNutriTrace, wger MyHeritagewebtrees, Gramps Web, GeneWeb PaprikaMealie, Tandoor Recipes, RecipeSage Samsung FoodMealie, Tandoor Recipes, RecipeSage, Recipya StravaFitTrackee, Endurain TripItAdventureLog, TRIP, Surmai WanderlogAdventureLog, TRIP, Surmai