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What to run on your own hardware instead of the thing you pay for. Every pick checked against its own repository, every trade-off named.
96 apps · 194 projects · checked 8 November 2026
- Swap itA real replacement exists and you lose little.
- Worth the workYou can leave, but it costs a weekend and some polish.
- PartlyReplace most of it and keep the rest.
- Keep payingSelf-hosting the core is the wrong trade.
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- Swap it1PasswordPassword manager and shared vaults for teams.VaultwardenBitwardenPadloc
- Swap itAdobe Audition and GarageBandRecording, editing and mixing audio.AudacityArdour
- PartlyAdobe IllustratorVector editing for logos, icons and illustration.InkscapeGraphitePenpot
- Keep payingAdobe InDesignPage layout for print: books, magazines, brochures.Scribus
- Worth the workAdobe LightroomPhoto cataloguing and non-destructive RAW editing.DarktableRawTherapeeImmich
- PartlyAdobe PhotoshopRaster image editing and retouching.GIMPKrita
- PartlyAdobe Premiere ProNon-linear video editing for professionals.KdenliveShotcutBlender
- Swap itAirtableSpreadsheet-database hybrid with forms and automations.NocoDBBaserowGrist
- PartlyApple iCloudPhotos, files, device backups and passwords for Apple devices.ImmichNextcloudSyncthing
- PartlyAsanaTasks, timelines and team workload.PlaneOpenProjectVikunja
- Worth the workAudibleAudiobooks with an app, progress sync and a store.AudiobookshelfJellyfin
- Worth the workAuth0Hosted login, SSO and user management.AuthentikKeycloakZitadel
- Swap itAuthy and Google AuthenticatorTwo-factor codes on your phone.2FAuthVaultwarden
- Swap itCalendlyBooking pages that read your calendar.Cal.comEasy!Appointments
- Keep payingCanvaTemplates and drag-and-drop design for non-designers.Penpot
- PartlyChatGPTConversational assistant with a hosted model.Open WebUILibreChatOllama
- Worth the workCircleCIHosted continuous integration on every push.WoodpeckerJenkinsForgejo
- PartlyClaude CodeAn agentic coding CLI that reads and edits a repository.OpenCodeAiderCline
- Swap itConfluenceTeam wiki attached to Jira.OutlineDocmostWiki.js
- PartlyCursorA code editor built around an AI assistant.ZedContinuecode-server
- PartlyDiscordVoice, video and text for communities and friend groups.ElementRevoltMumble
- Swap itDocker HubAn image registry with pulls, teams and rate limits.HarborForgejoGitLab
- Swap itDocuSignSend a document, collect a signature, keep the audit trail.DocuSealStirling-PDF
- Swap itDropboxFile sync, sharing links and a folder that is everywhere.SyncthingNextcloudSeafile
- Swap itEvernoteNotes with clippings, tags and OCR search.JoplinMemosTrilium
- Swap itFeedlyAn RSS reader with recommendations and search.FreshRSSMinifluxCommaFeed
- Worth the workFigmaCollaborative interface design in the browser.PenpotAFFiNE
- PartlyGarmin ConnectActivities, routes and training metrics from a Garmin watch.FitTrackeeWger
- Worth the workGitHubGit hosting, issues, pull requests and CI.ForgejoGiteaGitLab
- Worth the workGmailWebmail with search, labels and excellent spam filtering.StalwartMailcowMailu
- Worth the workGoodreadsTrack books, rate them and see what friends read.BookWyrmCalibre-Web Automated
- Swap itGoogle AnalyticsTraffic analytics for websites and apps.UmamiPlausibleMatomo
- Swap itGoogle CalendarShared calendars, invites and reminders.Nextcloud CalendarRadicaleBaikal
- PartlyGoogle Docs and SheetsBrowser documents and spreadsheets with live collaboration.Nextcloud OfficeCryptPadONLYOFFICE
- PartlyGoogle DriveCloud storage with Docs, Sheets and sharing built in.NextcloudSeafileSyncthing
- Swap itGoogle FormsForms and surveys that dump into a spreadsheet.FormbricksHeyFormLimeSurvey
- Swap itGoogle Home and NestSmart-home control and automation from a phone.Home AssistantHomebridge
- Swap itGoogle PhotosPhoto backup, search and sharing across devices.ImmichPhotoPrismEnte
- PartlyHotjarHeatmaps, session recordings and on-site surveys.PostHogOpenReplayUmami
- PartlyHubSpotCRM, marketing and support in one platform.TwentyEspoCRMMautic
- Swap itIFTTT and ZapierConnect two services with a trigger and an action.n8nNode-REDHuginnWindmill
- PartlyJiraIssue tracking for software teams, with boards and reports.PlaneOpenProjectRedmine
- Worth the workKindle and ebook storesBuy books, sync across devices, read on an e-reader.Calibre-Web AutomatedKavitaCalibre
- Swap itLastPassPassword vault with shared folders for a family or a team.VaultwardenBitwardenPassbolt
- Worth the workLoomRecord a screen, get a shareable link.CapOBS StudioPeerTube
- Swap itMailchimpEmail lists, campaigns and automations.ListmonkMauticGhost
- PartlyMicrosoft 365Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and OneDrive in one subscription.NextcloudONLYOFFICEStalwart
- Swap itMicrosoft OneDriveFile sync tied to Windows and Microsoft 365.NextcloudSyncthingSeafile
- PartlyMicrosoft OneNoteFreeform notebooks with pages and pen input.JoplinAFFiNEMemos
- Worth the workMicrosoft OutlookMail, calendar and contacts for Microsoft accounts.MailcowStalwartMailu
- PartlyMicrosoft TeamsChat, calls and meetings bundled with Microsoft 365.MattermostElementJitsi Meet
- PartlyMidjourneyImage generation from a prompt.ComfyUIInvokeAIStable Diffusion WebUI
- Swap itMint and YNABBudgeting and account tracking.Actual BudgetFirefly III
- Swap itMiroInfinite whiteboard for workshops and diagrams.ExcalidrawAFFiNEDraw.io
- Partlymonday.comVisual work management with boards and automations.PlaneOpenProjectBaserow
- Worth the workMyFitnessPalCalorie and nutrition tracking with a food database.WgerOpenNutriTracker
- PartlyNetflixSubscription streaming for films and series.JellyfinKodi
- Swap itNextDNSFiltered DNS for every device, with a dashboard and apps.AdGuard HomePi-holeTechnitium DNS
- Swap itngrokA public URL for a service behind your firewall.Pangolinfrp
- PartlyNotionDocs, databases and wikis in one workspace.AFFiNEOutlineAppFlowyDocmost
- Keep payingObsidianMarkdown notes in a folder you own.SyncthingSilverBulletJoplin
- Worth the workOtter.aiMeeting transcription with speaker labels and a summary.WhisperWhisperX
- Worth the workPagerDutyOn-call schedules, escalations and pages that wake someone up.KeepAlertmanagerKarma
- Worth the workPerplexitySearch with an AI-written answer and citations.PerplexicaSearXNG
- Swap itPlexMedia server with apps on every television.JellyfinKodi
- Swap itPocketSave an article now, read it later.WallabagLinkwardenKarakeep
- Swap itPostmanBuild and test API requests, share collections.BrunoHoppscotchInsomnia
- PartlyQuickBooksInvoicing, expenses and books for small businesses.Invoice NinjaFirefly IIIERPNext
- Worth the workRing and Nest camerasCloud cameras with motion alerts and apps.FrigateScryptedZoneMinder
- PartlySalesforceEnterprise CRM for sales pipelines.TwentyEspoCRMSuiteCRM
- Keep payingSendGrid and MailgunTransactional email delivery for applications.PostalStalwartMaddy
- PartlySentryError tracking with stack traces and release health.GlitchTipBugsinkSentry self-hosted
- PartlyShopifyHosted storefront, payments and fulfilment.MedusaSaleorWooCommerce
- Worth the workSlackTeam chat with channels, threads and an app directory.MattermostZulipElementRocket.Chat
- PartlySpotifyStreaming music with a catalogue, playlists and discovery.NavidromeJellyfinAmpache
- Worth the workSquarespace and WixHosted website builders for people who are not developers.WordPressGhostPublii
- Swap itStatuspageA public status page with incident history.Uptime KumaGatus
- PartlyStrava and fitness appsActivity tracking, routes and a social feed.FitTrackeeWger
- Keep payingStripe and PayPalCard payments, subscriptions and payouts.BTCPay ServerHyperswitchKill Bill
- Worth the workSubstackNewsletter publishing with subscriptions built in.GhostListmonkWordPress
- PartlySupabaseHosted Postgres with auth, storage and realtime APIs.Supabase self-hostedAppwriteNhost
- Swap itSurveyMonkeySurveys with branching, quotas and analysis.LimeSurveyFormbricksHeyForm
- PartlyTailscaleMesh VPN that makes your devices reachable anywhere.HeadscaleNetBirdwg-easy
- Swap itTeamViewer and AnyDeskRemote desktop access to a machine you are not sitting at.RustDeskApache Guacamole
- Swap itTodoistPersonal task lists with projects and reminders.VikunjaSuper ProductivityTasks.org
- Swap itToggl and HarvestTime tracking per project, with reports and invoices.KimaiSuper Productivity
- Swap itTrelloKanban boards for lightweight project tracking.VikunjaPlaneWekanFocalboard
- Keep payingTwilioAPIs for SMS, voice calls and video.FreeSWITCHAsteriskJambonz
- Swap itTypeformConversational forms with logic and payments.HeyFormFormbricksLimeSurvey
- Swap itUptimeRobotPing a service and tell you when it stops answering.Uptime KumaGatus
- Swap itVercel, Heroku and RenderPush code, get a running deployment.CoolifyDokployDokkuCapRover
- PartlyWebflowVisual site builder with a CMS attached.Payload CMSWagtailStrapi
- Swap itWeTransferSend a large file to someone without an account.SendPsiTransferNextcloud
- PartlyYouTubeVideo hosting, discovery and the archive of everything.Tube ArchivistPeerTubeInvidious
- Swap itZendeskSupport tickets, macros and a help centre.ZammadFreeScoutChatwoot
- Swap itZoomVideo meetings, webinars and screen sharing.Jitsi MeetLiveKitBigBlueButton
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Each project links to its own repository under 15 kinds of job. Verdicts and cost lines are the desk's; licences and activity come from the repositories on 8 November 2026.

