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Self-hosted alternatives to Indie Developers Use

50 self-hosted Productivity apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

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    Plane

    Launch

    Plane is an open-source project tracking tool offering issues, cycles (sprints), modules, and customizable views including Kanban boards, lists, and calendars. It features built-in documentation pages, time tracking, and integrations with G

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

  2. A

    Automatisch

    Launch

    Self-hosted automation tool that connects your apps and services, enabling powerful integrations and efficient data flow across your ecosystem.

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

  3. K

    Karakeep

    Launch

    Karakeep is the open-source bookmark manager for links, notes, and images. Automatically organize and tag your bookmarks with AI. Self-hostable, with apps for iOS, Android, Chrome, and Firefox.

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

  4. P

    Plausible

    Launch

    Lightweight (1KB script), cookieless, GDPR-friendly web analytics. One simple dashboard with the metrics that matter, no setup beyond pasting the script.

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

  5. C

    changedetection.io

    Launch

    Best and simplest tool for website change detection, web page monitoring, and website change alerts. Perfect for tracking content changes, price drops, restock alerts, and website defacement monitoring—all for free or enjoy our SaaS plan!

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

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    Huginn

    Launch

    Huginn is a powerful system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. These agents can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf, creating and consuming events in a directed graph. Think of it as

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

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Kimai

Track work time and print out a summary of your activities on demand

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Spree Commerce

Spree is a complete, modular & API-driven open source e-commerce solution

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Glance

Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place

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11
A

Ansible CLI

Automate tasks, streamline workflow, and securely manage IT systems

Launch
12
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Memos

Memos is a self-hosted, open-source note-taking app built around a private

Launch
13
M

Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS, written in Java

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14
W

Wekan

Trello-like kanban

Launch
15
C

Cal.diy

Online appointment scheduling system

Launch
16
E

EverShop

E-commerce platform with essential commerce features

Launch
17
C

Cobalt

best way to save what you love

Launch
18
S

Stirling-PDF

Local hosted web application

Launch
19
T

Trilium

Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

Launch
20
H

HumHub

Open Source Enterprise Social Network

Launch
21
C

Countly Community Edition

Real time mobile and web analytics

Launch
22
D

Docuseal

Self-hostable e-signature platform

Launch
23
F

Flagsmith

Open Source Feature Flag Service

Launch
24
L

Listmonk

Send email campaigns and transactional messages to millions of subscribers

Launch
25
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Planka

Self-hosted Kanban board for agile teams

Launch
26
V

Vikunja

The open-source to-do app to organize your life

Launch
27
C

Cronicle

Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI

Launch
28
S

Shiori

Simple bookmark manager built with Go

Launch
29
R

Radicale

Simple calendar and contact server with extremely low administrative overhead

Launch
30
H

Hexclave

Self-hostable platform combining user auth, payments, email

Launch
31
K

Kaneo

Self-hosted project management platform

Launch
32
K

Kimai

Open-source time tracking solution for businesses of all sizes

Launch
33
P

Papra

A document management platform

Launch
34
S

SolidTime

Seamlessly track time across multiple projects, generate insightful reports

Launch
35
P

pyLoad

Lightweight, customizable and remotely manageable downloader

Launch
36
O

OliveTin

Web interface for running Linux shell commands. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go

Launch
37
S

Snipe-IT

Managing assets with a Google doc or a shared Excel spreadsheet is more common

Launch
38
T

tududi

Task management tool with hierarchical structure, smart recurring tasks

Launch
39
C

Czkawka

Find and remove duplicate files and folders

Launch
40
R

Roundcube

Browser-based IMAP client with an application-like user interface

Launch
41
Q

QloApps

Customizable and intuitive web-based hotel reservation system

Launch
42
S

StackStorm

StackStorm (aka IFTTT for Ops) is event-driven automation for auto-remediation

Launch
43
L

Libredesk

Modern omnichannel customer support desk

Launch
44
N

NoteDiscovery

Markdown note-taking app with plain-file storage, graph view

Launch
45
T

Trilium Notes

Hierarchical note-taking for personal knowledge bases

Launch
46
D

Documize

Modern Docs + Wiki software

Launch
47
D

Dagu

Single-binary workflow orchestrator

Launch
48
H

Hi.Events

Hi.Events is a comprehensive platform

Launch
49
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IronCalc

IronCalc is an open-source, Rust-powered spreadsheet engine

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Wakapi

Open-source, self-hosted time tracking solution for developers

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