Open Source Alternatives

Replace your SaaS stack with software you control.

LLMs

Run inference on your own hardware. No API keys, no rate limits, no data leaving your network.

  • Ollama: Run Llama, Mistral, Qwen locally
  • vLLM: High-throughput inference engine
  • llama.cpp: CPU/GPU inference in C++
  • LocalAI: OpenAI-compatible local API

Observability

Logs, metrics, traces. All on your infrastructure.

Databases

Your data, your servers, your rules.

DevOps & Infra

Deploy, orchestrate, automate. All under your control.

  • Coolify: Heroku/Vercel alternative
  • Dokku: Mini-Heroku on a VPS
  • Gitea: Lightweight Git hosting
  • Traefik: Cloud-native reverse proxy

Auth & Identity

Own your users, own your auth.

Agentic Platforms

Build and orchestrate AI agents on your infrastructure.

  • n8n: Workflow automation with AI
  • Dify: LLM app development platform
  • Langflow: Visual agent builder
  • Flowise: Low-code LLM orchestration

AI Coding

Self-hosted coding assistants and agents.

  • OpenHands: Autonomous coding agent
  • Tabby: Self-hosted Copilot
  • Aider: AI pair programming in terminal
  • Continue: Open-source autopilot for VS Code

Content & Knowledge

Docs, wikis, blogs. Your content, your platform.

Secrets & Config

Manage secrets without trusting a third party.

  • Infisical: Secrets management
  • Vault: HashiCorp secrets engine
  • SOPS: Encrypted files in Git
  • Doppler: Universal secrets platform

Storage

S3-compatible object storage you control.

  • MinIO: High-performance object storage
  • SeaweedFS: Distributed file system
  • Garage: Lightweight S3-compatible
  • Ceph: Enterprise distributed storage

This list is just a starting point. All projects listed are open source.