Developer Tools
39 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
39 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
39 services found

Open-source Firebase alternative built on Postgres
Self-hostable backend platform combining Postgres, Auth, Storage, realtime APIs, edge functions, and an admin dashboard to build and scale apps quickly.


Run VS Code in the browser on your own server
Self-hosted VS Code in a browser with remote development, extensions, and secure access—ideal for cloud/dev containers, labs, and consistent dev environments.


Turn any database into a collaborative spreadsheet interface
Open-source Airtable alternative that adds a spreadsheet UI, views, forms, automations, and APIs on top of SQL databases like Postgres and MySQL.


Open-source backend in a single Go binary
Single-file backend with built-in database, auth, admin UI, files, and real-time APIs for web and mobile apps.


Open-source backend server for web, mobile, and Flutter apps
Self-hosted backend-as-a-service with auth, databases, storage, functions, and realtime APIs for web and mobile apps.


A lightweight, self-hosted Git service
Self-hosted Git server with a web UI, issues, pull requests, Actions CI/CD, packages, and fine-grained access controls.


A painless self-hosted Git service
Lightweight Git hosting with web UI, SSH/HTTP access, PRs, issues, and webhooks—easy to deploy on small servers.


Open-source low-code platform for internal apps
Build and deploy internal tools fast with a low-code builder, prebuilt UI widgets, and secure integrations with databases, APIs, and SaaS services.

Open-source low-code platform for internal apps
Build internal tools fast with a low-code builder, database/API connectors, queries, and role-based access controls—self-hostable and extensible.

The Cyber Swiss Army Knife for data analysis and decoding
Browser-based tool for decoding, encoding, encryption, and data analysis using a drag-and-drop “recipe” workflow for security, DFIR, and engineering tasks.

Composable commerce platform for building custom stores
Open-source, modular commerce backend for building custom eCommerce stores with APIs, admin dashboard, plugins, and integrations.


Flow-based programming for event-driven applications
Low-code, flow-based tool to wire devices, APIs, and services using a browser editor and Node.js runtime; widely used for IoT, automation, and integrations.


Real-time collaborative text editor with plugin ecosystem
Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor for notes and documents, featuring live multi-user editing, version history, and an extensible plugin system.


Record and share terminal sessions as lightweight asciicasts
CLI tool and web app to record, replay, and share terminal sessions in a compact, text-based format with copyable output and embeddable players.


All-in-one Git server with CI/CD, code review, and issues
OneDev is a self-hosted all-in-one DevOps platform combining Git hosting, pull requests/code review, CI/CD pipelines, package registries, and issue tracking.

Self-hosted machine translation API with offline support
LibreTranslate is an open-source translation API and web UI for private, self-hosted machine translation with offline models and optional API keys/limits.


Self-hosted remote development environments on your infrastructure
Open-source platform to provision secure, reproducible cloud workspaces from code using Terraform, with web access and IDE support.


Modern Node.js eCommerce platform with a customizable admin
EverShop is a Node.js-based eCommerce platform with storefront, admin dashboard, product/catalog management, orders, payments, and an extension-based architecture.


Self-hosted web toolbox for everyday developer and data tasks
A self-hosted, browser-based collection of utilities for encoding/decoding, text and data conversion, and other common developer-friendly tools in one place.

Zero-knowledge pastebin with end-to-end encryption
Self-hosted, zero-knowledge pastebin that encrypts text in the browser, supports file attachments, expiration, burn-after-reading, and discussion threads.

Real-time collaborative Markdown notes with publishing options
Self-hosted, real-time collaborative Markdown editor for teams, with note sharing, history, and flexible publishing via links and permissions.

Web-based translation management with Git integration
Self-hosted translation management platform with Git-based workflows, web UI, team collaboration, and machine-translation support for software localization.


Collaborative notebooks for Elixir with built-in code execution
Livebook is a collaborative, web-based notebook for running Elixir code, building data workflows, and deploying notebooks as interactive apps, with real-time collaboration.

Distributed task scheduler with a web UI for cron-style jobs
A web-based, distributed cron replacement for scheduling and running scripts across a fleet with logging, retries, notifications, and access controls.


Web-based database manager by DBeaver
Self-hosted web UI for SQL database administration and querying with role-based access, connection management, and a browser SQL editor based on DBeaver.

A generic JSON storage service with sync-friendly APIs
Self-hosted JSON storage server with REST APIs, versioning, auth, and sync primitives used by Mozilla for offline-first and synchronization use cases.


Open-source no-code database and Airtable alternative
Baserow is a collaborative no-code database (Airtable alternative) to create tables, views, forms, and an API for building internal tools and lightweight apps.


Instant admin app and API from your database
Open-source tool to generate an admin UI and REST API from your database schema, with authentication, role-based access, and extensible configuration.

A lightweight DAG-based workflow engine with a Web UI
Self-hosted workflow scheduler that runs DAGs from YAML, with a web UI, retries, notifications, and logs for operational automation.

Self-hosted Git-powered gist and pastebin
Opengist is a self-hosted, Git-backed alternative to GitHub Gist for sharing code snippets and text pastes with syntax highlighting, Markdown support, and user management.