# 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. Each pick was chosen by hand for its job and is shown with GitHub data from October 2026. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Question | What is the best open source software for restaurants and hotels? | | Picks | 13 | | Top pick | URY (382 stars) | | Data as of | Oct 7, 2026 | | Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-restaurants | 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. ## Restaurant point of sale - [URY](https://appsgit.com/apps/ury) (382 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript): URY has 382 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 717 commits in the last year; it replaces Lightspeed and Toast. - [Odoo](https://appsgit.com/apps/odoo) (54,848 stars, LGPL-3.0, Python, Docker): Odoo has 54,848 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 10,679 commits in the last year; it replaces QuickBooks and Square POS. - [Open Source POS](https://appsgit.com/apps/open-source-pos) (4,420 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker): Open Source POS has 4,420 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 290 commits in the last year; it replaces Square POS and Shopify POS. - [NexoPOS](https://appsgit.com/apps/nexopos) (1,269 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP): NexoPOS has 1,269 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 401 commits in the last year; it replaces Square POS and Shopify POS. ## Hotel reservations - [QloApps](https://appsgit.com/apps/qloapps) (14,409 stars, OSL-3.0, PHP): QloApps has 14,409 GitHub stars, uses the OSL-3.0 license and had 949 commits in the last year. ## Bookings - [Cal.diy](https://appsgit.com/apps/cal-diy) (48,880 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker): Cal.diy has 48,880 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,893 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly. - [Easy!Appointments](https://appsgit.com/apps/easy-appointments) (4,412 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP): Easy!Appointments has 4,412 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 171 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly. - [LibreBooking](https://appsgit.com/apps/librebooking) (818 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP, Docker): LibreBooking has 818 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 637 commits in the last year; it replaces Calendly. ## Recipes and kitchen stock - [Mealie](https://appsgit.com/apps/mealie) (13,451 stars, AGPL-3.0, Python): Mealie has 13,451 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 1,364 commits in the last year; it replaces MyFitnessPal. - [Tandoor Recipes](https://appsgit.com/apps/tandoor-recipes) (8,655 stars, AGPL-3.0 + Commons Clause, source-available, HTML, Docker): Tandoor Recipes has 8,655 GitHub stars, is source-available under the AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 1,021 commits in the last year. - [grocy](https://appsgit.com/apps/grocy) (9,554 stars, MIT, Blade, Docker): grocy has 9,554 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 87 commits in the last year. ## Accounting - [ERPNext](https://appsgit.com/apps/erpnext) (39,821 stars, GPL-3.0, Python, Docker): ERPNext has 39,821 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,664 commits in the last year; it replaces QuickBooks and Square POS. - [Bigcapital](https://appsgit.com/apps/bigcapital) (3,921 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker): Bigcapital has 3,921 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,005 commits in the last year; it replaces QuickBooks and Xero. ## How this list was made - Apps were picked by hand from the appsgit catalog for each job, then checked against the snapshot: unknown or archived projects and projects with no commit in two years are dropped automatically. - Inside each section the curated order is kept, most broadly useful first; an app appears only once on the page. - Stars, license, Docker and activity facts come from the GitHub API as of October 2026. - Source-available apps are labelled; they are not open source, so read their licenses before commercial use. ## FAQ ### 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. ## Related questions - [What is the best open source software for manufacturing?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-manufacturing) - [What is the best open source software for logistics and delivery?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-logistics) - [What is the best open source software for law firms?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-law-firms) - [What are the best open source AI tools for lawyers?](https://appsgit.com/best/ai-tools-for-law-firms) - [What is the best open source HR and recruiting software?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-hr) - [What are the best open source AI tools for HR?](https://appsgit.com/best/ai-tools-for-hr) - [What is the best open source software for nonprofits?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-nonprofits) - [What is the best open source software for content creators?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-creators) ## See also - [All point of sale apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/point-of-sale) - [All ERP & inventory apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/erp-inventory) - [All booking & scheduling apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/booking-scheduling) - [All recipe management apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/recipes) - [Open-source alternatives to Lightspeed](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/lightspeed) - [Open-source alternatives to Toast](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/toast) - [Open-source alternatives to QuickBooks](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/quickbooks) - [Open-source alternatives to Square POS](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/square-pos) - [Open-source alternatives to Shopify POS](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/shopify-pos) - [Open-source alternatives to Xero](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/xero) - [Odoo vs ERPNext](https://appsgit.com/compare/odoo-vs-erpnext) - [Open Source POS vs NexoPOS](https://appsgit.com/compare/open-source-pos-vs-nexopos) - [Cal.diy vs Easy!Appointments](https://appsgit.com/compare/cal-diy-vs-easy-appointments) - [ERPNext vs Dolibarr](https://appsgit.com/compare/erpnext-vs-dolibarr) --- Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-restaurants Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. 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