Best open source software for solo developers

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Coolify

Self-hostable Heroku, Netlify and Vercel alternative that deploys apps, databases and services to your servers.

Self-hosting PlatformsDocker

63k

Coolify has 62,628 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 4,939 commits in the last year; it replaces Heroku and Vercel.

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Dokploy

Self-hostable PaaS to deploy apps and databases with Docker, Traefik and a clean dashboard.

Self-hosting PlatformsDocker

38k

Dokploy has 37,670 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,764 commits in the last year; it replaces Heroku and Vercel.

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Supabase

Postgres development platform with auth, realtime, storage and edge functions, the open-source Firebase alternative.

Low-code & BackendDocker

111k

Supabase has 111,147 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,123 commits in the last year; it replaces Firebase.

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Appwrite

End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.

Low-code & BackendDocker

58k

Appwrite has 57,577 GitHub stars, uses the BSD-3-Clause license, ships a Docker image and had 10,376 commits in the last year; it replaces Firebase and Supabase.

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Uptime Kuma

Easy-to-use self-hosted uptime monitor with status pages and 90+ notification channels.

Monitoring & Status PagesDocker

92k

Uptime Kuma has 92,149 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,359 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog and Uptime Robot.

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Netdata

Real-time infrastructure monitoring with per-second metrics and zero-config dashboards.

Monitoring & Status PagesDocker

81k

Netdata has 80,804 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,609 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog and Pingdom.

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Metabase

Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.

AnalyticsDocker

50k

Metabase has 49,547 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,378 commits in the last year; it replaces Metabase Cloud and Tableau.

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Umami

Simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.

AnalyticsDocker

39k

Umami has 39,188 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,087 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Analytics.

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n8nFeatured

Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.

Source-availableAutomation & WorkflowsDocker

207k

n8n has 206,738 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Sustainable Use License 1.0 (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 9,029 commits in the last year; it replaces Zapier and IFTTT.

2

Apache Airflow

Platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.

Automation & WorkflowsDocker

47k

Apache Airflow has 47,062 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 7,745 commits in the last year.

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OpenHands

Platform for AI software development agents that write code and run commands.

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

90k

AI-nativeOpenHands has 90,074 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 3,155 commits in the last year.

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code-server

VS Code in the browser, hosted on a remote server.

Developer ToolsDocker

80k

code-server has 79,549 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 296 commits in the last year.

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Duplicati

Free backup software that stores encrypted, incremental backups on cloud storage and servers.

BackupDocker

15k

Duplicati has 15,062 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 2,440 commits in the last year.

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Kopia

Cross-platform backup tool with encryption, deduplication and a web UI.

BackupDocker

14k

Kopia has 14,265 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 442 commits in the last year.