Software by use case
Not sure what to search for? Start from what you want to do. Each use case explains the problem this kind of software solves, what to look for, and the open-source and self-hosted options the community recommends.
Self-Hosted Photo Backup and Galleries
Open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Google Photos and iCloud Photos: back up phone photos to your own server or NAS and browse them by timeline and faces.
Self-Hosted Media Servers
Build your own Netflix or Spotify: self-hosted media servers that organise movies, TV, music and audiobooks at home and stream them to TVs, phones and browsers.
Open-Source Note-Taking Apps
Open-source note-taking and writing apps with Markdown, backlinks and sync, storing data locally or on your own server — alternatives to Notion, Evernote and OneNote.
Self-Hosted Password Managers
Keep your vault on your own server: self-hosted password managers with browser autofill, team sharing and Bitwarden-compatible clients — alternatives to 1Password and LastPass.
Self-Hosted Cloud Storage and File Sync
Run your own cloud drive: self-hosted file sync with desktop and mobile clients, share links, previews and WebDAV — alternatives to Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive.
Open-Source Project Management and Kanban Boards
Open-source task management, kanban and project collaboration tools you can host yourself — alternatives to Trello, Asana, Jira and monday.com.
Self-Hosted Wikis and Knowledge Bases
Run a wiki or knowledge base for your team or yourself, with structure, full-text search, permissions and page history — alternatives to Confluence, Notion and GitBook.
Self-Hosted Web and Product Analytics
Privacy-friendly analytics you can host yourself — count visits without cookie banners and keep the data in your own database. Alternatives to Google Analytics and Hotjar.
Self-Hosted CMS and Blogging Platforms
Self-hosted content management systems for websites and blogs — traditional, headless and lightweight — as alternatives to WordPress.com, Squarespace, Webflow and Medium.
Self-Hosted RSS Readers
Run your own feed reader with read-state sync, full-text fetching and filters, compatible with Fever and Google Reader API apps — alternatives to Feedly and Inoreader.
Self-Hosted Bookmark Managers and Read-It-Later
Save links, archive page snapshots, organise with tags and search full text — self-hosted bookmark tools as alternatives to Pocket and Raindrop.io.
Self-Hosted Start Pages and Homelab Dashboards
A single start page for your home server or NAS: links to every self-hosted service, status checks and handy widgets.
Self-Hosted Recipe Managers and Meal Planners
Save and import recipes from the web, plan weekly meals and generate shopping lists — self-hosted recipe tools for the whole household.
Open-Source E-commerce Platforms
Open-source e-commerce platforms you can host yourself, with products, orders, payments and inventory — alternatives to Shopify and Wix stores.
Self-Hosted Pastebins and Secret Sharing
Run your own service for sharing code snippets, text and secrets, with syntax highlighting, expiry, burn-after-reading and end-to-end encryption — alternatives to Pastebin and GitHub Gist.