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self-host the SaaS you're paying for

Self-host the SaaS you're paying for.

A directory of paid SaaS and the open-source tools that replace them — strictly self-hostable, with setup time, monthly cost on a small VPS, and a migration sketch you can actually follow.

100 SaaS covered, alphabetized. Each page lists 2-3 alternatives with live GitHub freshness checked at build time.

10 of 227 tracked alternatives (4%) look dead — last commit over a year ago, or the repo is archived. Another 10 are stale (90–365 days). See the graveyard →

State of Self-Host 2026 → What a build-time audit of 227 OSS alternatives across 100 SaaS reveals about freshness, concentration risk, and savings.

How much would self-host save you? → pick the SaaS you pay for, see the math.

Browse the freshness leaderboard — every 227 OSS alternatives, sortable by stars, last commit, license, category. · Read the blog — monthly OSS-health snapshots and per-vertical posts. · Glossary — self-hosting terms defined. · Subscribe via RSS.

100 SaaS