Free, open-source alternatives to start.me
Personal start page with bookmarks and widgets. 6 apps you can run yourself instead of start.me, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.
Homepage by gethomepageBest match
Highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations.
Dashy
Feature-rich homepage for your homelab, with easy YAML configuration.
Homarr
Sleek, modern dashboard with many integrations and web-based config.
Glance
Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place.
Heimdall
Elegant solution to organise all your web applications.
Homer
Dead simple static homepage to expose your server services, with an easy yaml configuration and connectivity check.
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Why replace start.me?
start.me works, but your data lives in someone else's account, the price can change at any time, and features can disappear. An open-source app you run yourself is yours: you choose where it runs, who can see the data, and when to update.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to start.me?
Homepage by gethomepage is the closest open-source replacement for start.me in our list. Dashy and Homarr are worth a look too, depending on what you need.
Can I self-host an alternative to start.me?
Yes. All 6 apps on this page are open source and can run on your own server, usually with Docker, or on a managed host that installs them for you.