Curated list
Best Self-Hosted Software
Self-hosted software gives you data ownership and predictable costs. Every project on this list ships a deployable distribution — Docker image, binary, or source you can run yourself.
3 resources ranked by trust score
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Top 3 compared
| Name | License | Open Source | Self-Hosted | AI-Powered | Platform | Stars | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | NOASSERTION | Yes | Yes | No | — | 188.2k | 100 |
| Supabase | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | — | 102.5k | 100 |
| PostgreSQL | NOASSERTION | Yes | Yes | No | — | 20.9k | 100 |
All Best Self-Hosted Software
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation tool — connect anything to everything, self-hostable.
Self-hostedOSSSelf-hostedAutomationWorkflow
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative offering Postgres, auth, storage and realtime.
Open SourceOSSSelf-hostedbackendDatabase
PostgreSQL
The world's most advanced open-source relational database.
Open SourceOSSSelf-hostedDatabasesql
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a Linux server?
- Most projects ship Docker images so you can run them on any host that supports containers, including a Raspberry Pi or a small VPS.