RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives resource
Awesome list of open-source startup alternatives to well-known SaaS products 🚀 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
50/100
- Activity 40
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1752
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 364
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
19564 stars · 1108 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome list of open-source startup alternatives to well-known closed-source SaaS products, maintained by Runa Capital. It catalogs open-source companies meeting criteria like 100+ GitHub stars and a well-known proprietary competitor.
Use cases
- find open-source alternatives to paid SaaS tools
- discover open-source startups before buying software
- research the open-source startup ecosystem
- find self-hosted replacements for proprietary products
- track trending open-source companies
- source tools for a self-hosted infrastructure stack
When to choose
- you want to replace an expensive SaaS subscription with an open-source option
- you're researching open-source startups or the ROSS index
- you need a broad, curated directory spanning many software categories
When to avoid
- you need detailed comparisons, benchmarks, or setup guides for the tools
- you need a fully up-to-date or exhaustive catalog, since the list may lag behind
- you're looking for a tool itself rather than a reference list
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
developer-tools documentation awesome-lists self-hosted developer-tools awesome-list saas-alternatives open-source-startups curated-list resource-directory open-source web
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1d35fcd3ae7e
- homepage: https://runacap.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9d5575bf1b07
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives | main | 50 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem