# junaid33/opensource.builders

Find and build open-source alternatives

Repository: https://github.com/junaid33/opensource.builders
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/opensourcebuilders
Homepage: https://opensource.builders
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-27T16:50:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2406, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1316, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.035831+00:00)

## What it is
A web application for discovering open-source alternatives to popular proprietary software, with side-by-side feature comparisons. It also includes a Skill Builder that generates AI coding agent skills with code references for building selected features.

## Use cases
- find open source alternatives to paid software
- compare open-source apps feature by feature
- generate AI coding agent skills from open-source features
- discover self-hosted replacements for SaaS tools
- browse a directory of open-source software

## When to choose
- you want to replace a proprietary tool with an open-source equivalent
- you need feature comparisons between competing open-source apps
- you want curated implementation guides for AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor

## When to avoid
- you need a library or API to integrate into your own codebase
- you want an offline or CLI-only tool
- you need guaranteed maintenance - the repo has no explicit license file despite MIT claims

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: open-source-alternatives, nextjs, keystone-cms, skill-builder, ai-coding-agents, software-discovery, open-source, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- junaid33/opensource.builders (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.035831+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 2026-08-30T04:48:29.670081+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/junaid33/opensource.builders (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.035831+00:00, sha 75b95b0b76c7)
  - homepage: https://opensource.builders (fetched 2026-08-29T12:07:09.067280+00:00, sha b6a52165bea8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.