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• 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.