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Open Source alternatives to tools you Pay for

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Open Source Eats the Software

I created osssoftware.org with a focus on:

  • Winners of PH
  • Best dev tools on DevHunt
  • Recently active on GitHub
  • Most internet backlinks
  • Most mentions as "alternative to ..."

πŸ‘‡ 301 Open Source Alternatives:

Supabase - Open Source Alternative to Firebase

Explore the feature-rich, open source alternative to Firebase that provides real-time updates and authentication features.

Documenso - Open Source Alternative to Docusign

Discover an innovative tool for managing digital signatures with same ease as using Docusign but without the high costs.

Cal - Alternative to Calendly

Simplify your scheduling with this flexible, user-friendly alternative to Calendly.

Plausible - Open Source Alternative to Google Analytics

Take control of your data analytics with Plausible – a privacy-centered, open-source platform designed as an alternative for Google Analytics.

DevHunt - Open Source Alternative to ProductHunt

Find unique tech products or showcase yours on DevHunt, an exciting open-source platform similar in function but not limited like ProductHunt.

AI.Meta - Open Source Alternative to ChatGPT

Improve communication with machine learning-based AI Meta chat software that’s easy-to-use and emulates human-like conversations just like Chat GPT but it's free!

Papermark - Open Source Alternative to Docsend

Share sensitive documents securely online through Papermark- comparable performance at lower cost than Docsend.

Godot Engine - Open Source Alternative to Unity3D

Develop professional-grade games without the price tag with Godot Engine, a completely free and open-source game development tool.

Ghost - Open Source Alternative to Medium

Publish your thoughts or start an online publication with Ghost, a powerful yet user-friendly platform that rivals Medium.

Mastodon - Open Source Alternative to Twitter

Join the federated social network Mastodon for a more crowd-controlled and less corporate-dominated experience than Twitter.

Rowy - Open Source Alternative to Airtable

Manage databases as effectively as Airtable but at lesser costs using Rowy- equally efficient but cheaper!

Sentry - Open Source Solution For Error Tracking

Monitor errors in real-time across all stages of app development with Sentry's robust code health tracking solution.

N8N - Open Source Alternative to Zapier

Frustrated about expensive automation tools? Meet N8N – The perfect sophisticated yet budget-friendly alternative for Zapier.

Appsmith - Open Source Alternative to Retool

Becoming faster at designing internal tools is possible now! Check out AppSmith today, which builds just like Retool but is entirely open source.

ClickHouse - Open Source Alternative to BigQuery

Manage real-time and high volume data with ClickHouse, a cost-effective yet powerful solution as compared to BigQuery.

GitLab - Open Source Alternative to GitHub

While maintaining the same collaboration features like version controlling and source code management GitLab provides more visibility, flexibility and scalability than Github.

Penpot - Open Source Alternative to Figma

Try Penpot for collaborative UI design – all the features you love about Figma but in an open-source platform.

Jenkins - Open Source Option For DevOps

Minimize your development downtime using Jenkins; its continuous integration offering makes it a worthy open-source alternative for DevOps tools.

Forem - Open Source Alternative to Circle

Join thriving communities or create your own on Forem much similar space like Circle but without any restrictions over customizations

PostHog - Open Source Alternative to Mixpanel

Your search for an analytics tool that respects user privacy ends here: Meet PostHog, an open-source counterpart of Mixpanel.

Dub - Open Source Alternative to Bitly

Looking for a URL shortener that's fully customizable? Check out Dub, the open-source alternative to Bitly.

OpenCart - Open Source Alternative to Shopify

Create your e-commerce store with ease using the open source platform of Opencart. Member of online community support equaling Shopify with less cost!

Typesense - Open Source Alternative to Algolia

Revolutionize search on your site with Typesense – a simpler and more transparent option as compared to Algolia.

AppFlowy - Open Source Alternative to Notion

Maintain notes, manage tasks, and organize work without any intrusion using AppFlowy; indeed an intuitive opensource replacement for Notion.

Webstudio - Open Source Alternative to Webflow

Design website freely at no cost by opting WebStudio- absolute comparable features with Webflow but far-out cheaper!

Typebot - Open Source Alternative to Typeform

Want flexibility in creating surveys or forms? Try Typebot: As simple as typeform but offers strong privacy control!

Passbolt an free open-source password manager that allows teams maintain passwords securely!

## @shadcn A robust UI toolkit offering just what you get from Tailwind UI without the overhead costs!

Rocket.Chat - Open Source Alternative to Slack

Explore Rocket.Chat, an advanced team communication platform that serves as a cost-effective and equally competent option compared to Slack.

GIMP - Open Source Alternative to Adobe Photoshop

Get rid of expensive graphic tools with GIMP- an excellent open source graphic editing tool with features matching up with Photoshop.

Akaunting - Open Source Alternative To QuickBooks

Effortlessly manage your business finances using Akaunting, a free accounting software providing nearly the same offerings as Quickbooks without the associated costs.

Mautic -Open Source Alternative To Hubspot.

Personalize your brand experience and automate marketing processes just like you do on Hubspot but at zero cost by utilizing Mautic!

Odoo: The ultimate all-in-one management software much like SAP ERP but only better since it's opensource!

## Open Project : Manage projects effectively for FREE! Here is your best project management solution that does everything Microsoft project can offer.

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Top comments (58)

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Ben Sinclair

I prefer to see these as the real deal. The proprietary stuff is the "alternative".

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Ara Ara no Mi

For them to be the real deal they must work better and have more features than the proprietary stuff they are based on.

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Ben Sinclair

I disagree. I think having a deliberately limited version of something is always going to make it worse.

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John Rush

:)

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Jesper Ordrup

Which came first? The second is the alternative

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Ben Sinclair

In the general history of software? Open source, I suppose...

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Prayson Wilfred Daniel

I 🫢🏾 metabase or superset as alternative to PowerBI or Tableau

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RachelGl

Ghost is not free

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John Rush

but the code is on github?

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Shubham Kumar

Open source software doesn't mean that it won't have pricing :) You can read more about it here: opensource.org/osd/

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Vincent A. Cicirello

Source code appears to be licensed with the MIT license, so if you self-host it can be free.

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Shubham Kumar

Yes!! πŸ˜„

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PaweΕ‚ ŚwiΔ…tkowski

Ghost is free. It's pretty explicitly said in the docs. Their hosted offer is not.

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Tanvir Shaikh

Amazing, this is very helpful. Thanks

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Iuliia Shnai

Yes please! Love to see Papermark here @mfts

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Alex

You missed OpenSign github.com/opensignlabs/opensign

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John Rush

gonna add

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sammie

Amazing, thank you for sharing.
I know a tool called ServBay, which is alternative to MAMP. It's not open source, but it's free.

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Manish Soni

Great!, Thanks for sharing

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John Rush

ur welcome

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Kaamkiya

This is awesome! Best top X list I've ever seen πŸ˜€. This is extremely useful, and something I will be saving for a while.

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John Rush

thank you

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gupta

Is Supabase better than Firebase?

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John Rush

most say yes