5 jobs · 13 apps
Best open source software for restaurants and hospitality
For a restaurant or hotel, a self-hosted stack starts with URY for orders and payments, QloApps for hotel bookings and Cal.diy for table and room bookings.
Hospitality software from the catalog: a restaurant POS built on ERPNext, a hotel reservation system, table and appointment booking, recipes and kitchen stock, and accounting.
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Top picks
- Rank 1:
URY
ury-erp/ury
Restaurant management app built on ERPNext with a POS for dine-in, takeaway and delivery, a kitchen display and P&L reports.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Point of SaleTypeScriptStands out for its TypeScript codebase. URY has 399 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 725 commits in the last year; it replaces Lightspeed and Toast.
- Rank 2:
Odoo
odoo/odoo
Free open source ERP system.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
ERP & InventoryPythonDockerStands out for the most GitHub stars. Odoo has 55,380 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 17,454 commits in the last year; it replaces NetSuite and SAP Business One.
- Rank 3:
Open Source POS
opensourcepos/opensourcepos
Open Source Point of Sale is a web based point of sale system.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Point of SalePHPDockerStands out for a permissive MIT license. Open Source POS has 4,466 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 373 commits in the last year; it replaces Square POS and Shopify POS.
At a glance
Open source software for restaurants and hospitality compared
Picked by hand for each job from apps whose own description or topics match it, in curated order inside each section, with GitHub data from October 2026; an app appears only once.
| App | Stands out for | License | GitHub stars | Commits (12 mo) | Last commit | Docker image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URY | its TypeScript codebase | AGPL-3.0 | 399 | 725 | Oct 28, 2026 | No |
| Odoo | the most GitHub stars | LGPL-3.0 | 55,380 | 17,454 | Oct 28, 2026 | Yes |
| Open Source POS | a permissive MIT license | MIT | 4,466 | 373 | Oct 27, 2026 | Yes |
| NexoPOS | the most recent release (v6.3.0, October 2026) | GPL-3.0 | 1,295 | 421 | Oct 27, 2026 | No |
| QloApps | – | OSL-3.0 | 14,450 | 1,487 | Oct 27, 2026 | No |
| Cal.diy | – | MIT | 49,455 | 1,968 | Oct 27, 2026 | Yes |
| Easy!Appointments | – | GPL-3.0 | 4,462 | 484 | Oct 26, 2026 | No |
| LibreBooking | – | GPL-3.0 | 839 | 709 | Oct 25, 2026 | Yes |
| Mealie | – | AGPL-3.0 | 13,709 | 1,572 | Oct 28, 2026 | No |
| Tandoor Recipes | – | source-available, AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause | 8,696 | 1,166 | Oct 27, 2026 | Yes |
1 of 5 · 4 picks
Restaurant point of sale
- 1
URY
Restaurant management app built on ERPNext with a POS for dine-in, takeaway and delivery, a kitchen display and P&L reports.
Point of SaleStands out for its TypeScript codebase. URY has 399 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 725 commits in the last year; it replaces Lightspeed and Toast.
- 2
Odoo
Free open source ERP system.
ERP & InventoryDockerStands out for the most GitHub stars. Odoo has 55,380 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 17,454 commits in the last year; it replaces NetSuite and SAP Business One.
- 3
Open Source POS
Open Source Point of Sale is a web based point of sale system.
Point of SaleDockerStands out for a permissive MIT license. Open Source POS has 4,466 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 373 commits in the last year; it replaces Square POS and Shopify POS.
- 4
NexoPOS
Laravel and Vue point-of-sale system with registers, receipts, inventory, procurement, customers and reports, extensible with modules.
Point of SaleStands out for the most recent release (v6.3.0, October 2026). NexoPOS has 1,295 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 421 commits in the last year; it replaces Square POS and Shopify POS.
2 of 5 · 1 pick
Hotel reservations
- 1
QloApps
Customizable and intuitive web-based hotel reservation system and a booking engine.
Booking & SchedulingQloApps has 14,450 GitHub stars, uses the OSL-3.0 license and had 1,487 commits in the last year.
3 of 5 · 3 picks
Bookings
- 1
Cal.diy
Online appointment scheduling system.
Booking & SchedulingDockerCal.diy has 49,455 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,968 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly.
- 2
Easy!Appointments
Allows your customers to book appointments with you via the web.
Booking & SchedulingEasy!Appointments has 4,462 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 484 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly.
- 3
LibreBooking
Resource scheduling solution offering a flexible, mobile-friendly, and extensible interface for organizations to manage resource reservations.
Booking & SchedulingDockerLibreBooking has 839 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 709 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly.
4 of 5 · 3 picks
Recipes and kitchen stock
- 1
Mealie
Material design inspired recipe manager with category and tag management, shopping-lists, meal-planner, and site customizations. Mealie is focused on simple user interactions to keep the whole…
Recipe ManagementMealie has 13,709 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 1,572 commits in the last year.
- 2
Tandoor Recipes
Django application to manage, tag and search recipes using either built-in models or external storage providers hosting PDFs, Images or other files.
Source-availableRecipe ManagementDockerTandoor Recipes has 8,696 GitHub stars, is source-available under the AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 1,166 commits in the last year.
- 3
grocy
ERP beyond your fridge. Groceries & household management solution for your home.
ERP & InventoryDockergrocy has 9,623 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 87 commits in the last year.
5 of 5 · 2 picks
Accounting
- 1
ERPNext
ERP system to help you run your business.
ERP & InventoryDockerERPNext has 40,687 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 10,424 commits in the last year; it replaces NetSuite and SAP Business One.
- 2
Bigcapital
Financial accounting and inventory management software for small to medium businesses.
Accounting & InvoicingDockerBigcapital has 3,970 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,135 commits in the last year; it replaces QuickBooks and Xero.
Is there an open source restaurant POS?
Yes. URY is a restaurant management app built on ERPNext with a POS for dine-in, takeaway and delivery. Odoo, Open Source POS and NexoPOS are general point-of-sale systems.
Is there an open source hotel booking system?
QloApps is a web-based hotel reservation system and booking engine you can self-host.
Is URY free?
Yes. URY is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run this stack with Docker?
8 of the 13 apps here publish Docker images, including Odoo, Open Source POS and Cal.diy, so most of the stack can run side by side with Docker Compose on one server. Size the server for the heaviest app and add off-site backups.
How is this list ranked?
Picked by hand for each job from apps whose own description or topics match it, in curated order inside each section, with GitHub data from October 2026; an app appears only once.
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