Guides & playbooks
Guides, comparisons and migration playbooks for managed open-source software. By DANIAN.
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Open-source stack for newsrooms in 2026
Five open-source tools for a newsroom - files, encrypted drafts, secure messaging, expiring snippets and a doc…
Open-source subscription tracking in 2026 (Wallos)
Wallos tracks every subscription, renewal date and monthly spend on data you own — self-hosted, managed at €9/…
Open-source personal CRM in 2026 (Monica)
Monica keeps track of the people in your life — interactions, reminders, notes — on data you own. Self-hosted,…
Open-source private search in 2026 (SearXNG)
SearXNG runs a private metasearch front-end you control — no profiling, no ad tracking, results aggregated fro…
Open-source WeTransfer alternatives in 2026
Pairdrop sends files device-to-device and Nextcloud delivers large files by share link, self-hosted, no size-c…
Open-source Life360 alternatives in 2026
Traccar runs a GPS tracking server for devices and vehicles on data you own — self-hosted, managed at €9/month…
Open-source NextDNS alternatives in 2026
AdGuard Home runs DNS-level filtering and ad/tracker blocking on a resolver you control — encrypted DNS, no th…
Reselling managed BookStack in 2026
How agencies offer client wikis and docs on managed BookStack — owned content, no per-seat pricing, margin Con…
Open-source back-office stack for restaurants 2026
Five open-source tools for a restaurant back office: recipes, rotas, staff chat, bookings and subscription tra…
Open-source Stack Overflow Teams alternatives
Apache Answer and NodeBB give teams internal Q&A and discussion they own — self-hosted, managed at €9/month, n…
Open-source stack for photographers in 2026
Five open-source tools for a photography studio - photo backup, web galleries, archives, client delivery and b…
Open-source stack for research labs in 2026
Five open-source tools for a research lab — shared notebooks, data, digital collections, a protocol wiki and c…
