# btw-so/open-source-alternatives

List of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products.

Repository: https://github.com/btw-so/open-source-alternatives
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-source-alternatives
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-11-08T10:26:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 29/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 85
- inputs: {"age_days": 1199, "days_push": 663, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8709, forks 364 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:24.342861+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of open-source alternatives to everyday SaaS products, organized by category (AI chatbots, knowledge bases, internal tools, etc.) with links and GitHub star counts. It is a reference catalog rather than software itself.

## Use cases
- find open-source alternatives to ChatGPT
- find self-hosted Notion alternatives
- find open-source Retool replacements
- discover self-hosted SaaS tools
- find free alternatives to paid software
- browse open-source tools by category

## When to choose
- you want to replace a paid SaaS subscription with a self-hosted or open-source option
- you need a quick curated directory of open-source tools by category
- you want to compare popular open-source projects by GitHub stars

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software rather than a list of links
- you need detailed evaluations, benchmarks, or setup guides for the alternatives
- you need an exhaustive or frequently verified directory

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, open-source-alternatives, saas, curated-list, catalog, web-server

## Member repositories
- btw-so/open-source-alternatives (main) score 29

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.342861+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:25:22.595631+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/btw-so/open-source-alternatives (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.342861+00:00, sha 814bb6ed1d7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.