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Open-source Toggl Track alternatives in 2026
Kimai tracks time across projects and teams with exports and reports you own — managed at €9/month, no per-user Toggl pricing.
After Skiff - self-hosted private docs in 2026
Notion acquired and sunset Skiff. CryptPad, Nextcloud and Etherpad give you private docs and drive you own - managed at EUR9/app/month.
Open-source Audible alternatives in 2026
Audiobookshelf streams your own audiobook and podcast library to mobile apps — for files you own, not Audible's catalog. Managed at €9/month.
After Workplace by Meta — self-hosted intranets 2026
Meta shut down Workplace in 2026. HumHub, Mattermost and Discourse give companies an intranet and community they own — managed at €9/app/month.
Open-source alternatives to Calendly in 2026
EasyAppointments runs booking pages and Rallly handles group scheduling — self-hosted, no per-seat fee, managed at €9/month.
Open-source alternatives to Figma in 2026
Penpot covers UI/UX design and prototyping with open files and no per-seat tax — managed at €9/month as Figma's seat pricing climbs.
Open-source CI/CD stack for dev teams in 2026
Six open-source tools for a self-hosted dev platform — git, CI pipelines, private registry, dashboards, secrets and SSO you own. Managed at €9/app.
Open-source Pingdom/UptimeRobot alternatives 2026
Uptime Kuma monitors endpoints and status pages; Beszel watches server health - self-hosted monitoring you own, managed at EUR 9/month.
Open-source stack for localization agencies 2026
Six open-source tools for a localization agency — TMS, machine translation, QA, file exchange, version control and automation you own. Managed at €9/app.
Open-source Crowdin and Lokalise alternatives 2026
Weblate runs continuous localization with git integration, translation memory and MT suggestions — a platform you own, managed at €9/month.
Open-source home-lab stack in 2026
Six open-source apps for a home lab — automation, DNS blocking, photo backup, monitoring, music and audiobooks. What to host yourself vs let managed run.
Open-source Canny and UserVoice alternatives 2026
Fider runs feature-request boards with voting; Loomio handles group decisions — product-feedback tools you own, managed at €9/month.
After Mint shut down — self-hosted budgeting 2026
Intuit shut down Mint. Firefly III and Actual Budget track spending and budgets on data you own — no ads, no data sale. Managed at €9/month.
Open-source Google Keep alternatives in 2026
Memos and Meemo give you fast, private notes you own — markdown, search and cross-device access without Google. Managed at €9/month.
Reselling a Nextcloud + OnlyOffice suite in 2026
How agencies offer a client productivity suite on managed Nextcloud + OnlyOffice — files and real-time docs clients own, predictable wholesale margin.
Open-source Eventbrite alternatives in 2026
Pretix runs ticketing and event registration with no per-ticket fee — a platform you own, managed at €9/month. Bring your own payment gateway.
Open-source stack for bookkeeping firms in 2026
Invoicing, ERP, receipt management, cashflow and secure client docs — six open-source tools a bookkeeping firm can own. Managed at €9/app.
Self-hosted Spotify alternatives in 2026
Navidrome, Koel and Ampache stream your own music library anywhere — for collections you own, not Spotify’s catalog. Managed at €9/month.
After Google Podcasts — self-hosted podcasting 2026
Google Podcasts shut down. Castopod hosts and publishes your show; oPodSync syncs subscriptions — podcasting you own, managed at €9/month.
Open-source npm and Artifactory alternatives 2026
Verdaccio runs a private npm registry and caching proxy you own - scoped packages and faster installs, managed at EUR 9/month.