| {
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| "name": "Macrostack Open Alternatives Dataset",
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| "description": "Verified open-source and self-hostable alternatives to proprietary software and services, across the five layers of the AI and cloud stack. Every licence is checked against the project's own LICENSE file rather than a marketing page, and every entry carries hosting model, pricing shape and a transparent Sovereignty Score.",
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| "url": "https://www.macrostack.net/data",
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| "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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| "license_short": "CC-BY-4.0",
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| "attribution": "Data from Macrostack (https://www.macrostack.net) — CC-BY-4.0. Attribution must include a link to https://www.macrostack.net",
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| "version": "2026-09-05",
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| "generated": "2026-09-05T16:12:37.951Z",
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| "counts": {
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| "alternatives": 387,
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| "targets": 85,
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| "categories": 78,
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| "open_source": 295,
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| "self_hostable": 311
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| },
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| "methodology": "https://www.macrostack.net/methodology",
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| "data": [
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| {
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| "alternative": "Ollama",
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| "alternative_slug": "ollama",
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| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
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| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
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| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
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| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
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| "category_slug": "local-ai",
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| "stack_layer": 4,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
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| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
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| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
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| "recommended": true,
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| "pricing": "Free / self-host (you pay only for your own hardware + power)",
|
| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://ollama.com",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/ollama/ollama",
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| "docs": "https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LocalAI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "localai",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://localai.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI",
|
| "docs": "https://localai.io/basics/getting_started/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "vLLM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vllm",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.vllm.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LM Studio",
|
| "alternative_slug": "lm-studio",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 68,
|
| "pricing": "Free desktop app",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://lmstudio.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://lmstudio.ai/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mistral AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mistral-ai",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (open-weight models); proprietary API",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "pricing": "Open weights free to self-host; API from $0.04/1M tokens (Ministral 3B), Large at $2/$6 per 1M",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://mistral.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mistralai",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.mistral.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Together AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "together-ai",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (platform); serves open-weight models",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 46,
|
| "pricing": "Usage-based, ~$0.05–$9 per 1M tokens by model; intro credits for new accounts",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.together.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.together.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Groq",
|
| "alternative_slug": "groq",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (platform); serves open-weight models",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "pricing": "Most models under $1 per 1M tokens; Llama 3.3 70B $0.59/$0.79; batch −50%",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://groq.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://console.groq.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Anthropic Claude API",
|
| "alternative_slug": "anthropic-claude",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI API (ChatGPT)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-api",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Local & Sovereign AI",
|
| "category_slug": "local-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 34,
|
| "pricing": "Haiku $1/$5 · Sonnet $3/$15 · Opus $5/$25 per 1M tokens; batch −50%, caching −90%",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.anthropic.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://platform.claude.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-api"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Logseq",
|
| "alternative_slug": "logseq",
|
| "replaces": "Notion",
|
| "replaces_slug": "notion",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Notion Labs",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://logseq.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/logseq/logseq",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.logseq.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-notion"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "AppFlowy",
|
| "alternative_slug": "appflowy",
|
| "replaces": "Notion",
|
| "replaces_slug": "notion",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Notion Labs",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source; optional paid cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://appflowy.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.appflowy.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-notion"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Anytype",
|
| "alternative_slug": "anytype",
|
| "replaces": "Notion",
|
| "replaces_slug": "notion",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Notion Labs",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Source-available",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 72,
|
| "pricing": "Free",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://anytype.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/anyproto",
|
| "docs": "https://doc.anytype.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-notion"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Obsidian",
|
| "alternative_slug": "obsidian",
|
| "replaces": "Notion",
|
| "replaces_slug": "notion",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Notion Labs",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 78,
|
| "pricing": "Free for personal use; paid Sync/Publish optional",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://obsidian.md",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.obsidian.md",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-notion"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Grafana + Prometheus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "grafana-prometheus",
|
| "replaces": "Datadog",
|
| "replaces_slug": "datadog",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Datadog",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (Grafana) / Apache-2.0 (Prometheus)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://grafana.com/oss/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana",
|
| "docs": "https://prometheus.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-datadog"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SigNoz",
|
| "alternative_slug": "signoz",
|
| "replaces": "Datadog",
|
| "replaces_slug": "datadog",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Datadog",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT (core)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional managed cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://signoz.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz",
|
| "docs": "https://signoz.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-datadog"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Netdata",
|
| "alternative_slug": "netdata",
|
| "replaces": "Datadog",
|
| "replaces_slug": "datadog",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Datadog",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://netdata.cloud",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/netdata/netdata",
|
| "docs": "https://learn.netdata.cloud",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-datadog"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Zabbix",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zabbix",
|
| "replaces": "Datadog",
|
| "replaces_slug": "datadog",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Datadog",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (optional paid support and cloud from Zabbix)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.zabbix.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix",
|
| "docs": "https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-datadog"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vaultwarden",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vaultwarden",
|
| "replaces": "1Password",
|
| "replaces_slug": "1password",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "AgileBits",
|
| "category": "Password Managers",
|
| "category_slug": "password-managers",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-1password"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Bitwarden",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bitwarden",
|
| "replaces": "1Password",
|
| "replaces_slug": "1password",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "AgileBits",
|
| "category": "Password Managers",
|
| "category_slug": "password-managers",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (clients) / AGPL (server)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Generous free tier; paid from about $1/month; self-host free",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://bitwarden.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/bitwarden",
|
| "docs": "https://bitwarden.com/help/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-1password"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "KeePassXC",
|
| "alternative_slug": "keepassxc",
|
| "replaces": "1Password",
|
| "replaces_slug": "1password",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "AgileBits",
|
| "category": "Password Managers",
|
| "category_slug": "password-managers",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://keepassxc.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc",
|
| "docs": "https://keepassxc.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-1password"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Proton Pass",
|
| "alternative_slug": "proton-pass",
|
| "replaces": "1Password",
|
| "replaces_slug": "1password",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "AgileBits",
|
| "category": "Password Managers",
|
| "category_slug": "password-managers",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary hosted service (client apps open-source, GPL-3.0, audited)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 62,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier; paid from about $2/month (or bundled in Proton Unlimited)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://proton.me/pass",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-1password"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Plausible",
|
| "alternative_slug": "plausible",
|
| "replaces": "Google Analytics",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-analytics",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Web Analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "web-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
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| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
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| "open_source": true,
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| "self_hostable": true,
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| "local_first": false,
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| "sovereignty_score": 92,
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| "recommended": true,
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://plausible.io",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/plausible/analytics",
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| "docs": "https://plausible.io/docs",
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-analytics"
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| },
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| {
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| "alternative": "Umami",
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| "alternative_slug": "umami",
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| "replaces": "Google Analytics",
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| "replaces_slug": "google-analytics",
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| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
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| "category": "Web Analytics",
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| "category_slug": "web-analytics",
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| "stack_layer": 5,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
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| "license": "MIT",
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| "open_source": true,
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| "self_hostable": true,
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| "local_first": false,
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| "sovereignty_score": 90,
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| "pricing": "Free self-host; paid cloud",
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://umami.is",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/umami-software/umami",
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| "docs": "https://umami.is/docs",
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-analytics"
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| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Matomo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "matomo",
|
| "replaces": "Google Analytics",
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| "replaces_slug": "google-analytics",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Web Analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "web-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
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| "license": "GPL-3.0",
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| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
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| "local_first": false,
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| "sovereignty_score": 86,
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| "pricing": "Free self-host; paid cloud",
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://matomo.org",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo",
|
| "docs": "https://matomo.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-analytics"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Fathom Analytics",
|
| "alternative_slug": "fathom-analytics",
|
| "replaces": "Google Analytics",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-analytics",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Web Analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "web-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "pricing": "From $15/month (up to 100k pageviews); every feature on every plan; 30-day free trial",
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://usefathom.com",
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| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://usefathom.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-analytics"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mattermost",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mattermost",
|
| "replaces": "Slack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "slack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Team Chat",
|
| "category_slug": "team-chat",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-host; paid Enterprise",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://mattermost.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.mattermost.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-slack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Rocket.Chat",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rocketchat",
|
| "replaces": "Slack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "slack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Team Chat",
|
| "category_slug": "team-chat",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-host; paid cloud/enterprise",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://rocket.chat",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.rocket.chat",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-slack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Zulip",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zulip",
|
| "replaces": "Slack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "slack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Team Chat",
|
| "category_slug": "team-chat",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-host; paid cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://zulip.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zulip/zulip",
|
| "docs": "https://zulip.com/help/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-slack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Home Assistant",
|
| "alternative_slug": "home-assistant",
|
| "replaces": "Proprietary Smart-Home Hubs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "smart-home-hubs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Samsung / Amazon / Google",
|
| "category": "Smart Home",
|
| "category_slug": "smart-home",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (runs on your own hardware)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.home-assistant.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/home-assistant/core",
|
| "docs": "https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-smart-home-hubs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "openHAB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openhab",
|
| "replaces": "Proprietary Smart-Home Hubs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "smart-home-hubs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Samsung / Amazon / Google",
|
| "category": "Smart Home",
|
| "category_slug": "smart-home",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "EPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.openhab.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openhab/openhab-core",
|
| "docs": "https://www.openhab.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-smart-home-hubs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hubitat Elevation",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hubitat",
|
| "replaces": "Proprietary Smart-Home Hubs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "smart-home-hubs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Samsung / Amazon / Google",
|
| "category": "Smart Home",
|
| "category_slug": "smart-home",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (paid hardware)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "pricing": "One-time hardware purchase; no required subscription",
|
| "kind": "hardware",
|
| "website": "https://hubitat.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs2.hubitat.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-smart-home-hubs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenWrt",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openwrt",
|
| "replaces": "Locked-Down Consumer Routers",
|
| "replaces_slug": "consumer-router",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ISP & consumer brands",
|
| "category": "Networking & Routers",
|
| "category_slug": "networking",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (flash onto supported hardware)",
|
| "kind": "firmware",
|
| "website": "https://openwrt.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt",
|
| "docs": "https://openwrt.org/docs/start",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-consumer-router"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OPNsense",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opnsense",
|
| "replaces": "Locked-Down Consumer Routers",
|
| "replaces_slug": "consumer-router",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ISP & consumer brands",
|
| "category": "Networking & Routers",
|
| "category_slug": "networking",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://opnsense.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/opnsense/core",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.opnsense.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-consumer-router"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GL.iNet routers",
|
| "alternative_slug": "glinet",
|
| "replaces": "Locked-Down Consumer Routers",
|
| "replaces_slug": "consumer-router",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ISP & consumer brands",
|
| "category": "Networking & Routers",
|
| "category_slug": "networking",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "OpenWrt-based (GPL-2.0) + vendor UI",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "One-time hardware purchase",
|
| "kind": "hardware",
|
| "website": "https://www.gl-inet.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.gl-inet.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-consumer-router"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Nextcloud",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nextcloud",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (self-host); paid support/hosting optional",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://nextcloud.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/nextcloud/server",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.nextcloud.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Syncthing",
|
| "alternative_slug": "syncthing",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://syncthing.net",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.syncthing.net",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Seafile",
|
| "alternative_slug": "seafile",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-host (Community Edition); paid Pro tier",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.seafile.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/haiwen/seafile",
|
| "docs": "https://manual.seafile.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Proton Drive",
|
| "alternative_slug": "proton-drive",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary hosted service (client apps open-source, audited)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 60,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier (a few GB); paid from about $4/month (or bundled in Proton Unlimited)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://proton.me/drive",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Internxt",
|
| "alternative_slug": "internxt",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 68,
|
| "pricing": "10GB free; 200GB ~€3.49/mo; 2TB ~€8.99/mo; lifetime plans from ~€135 one-time",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://internxt.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/internxt",
|
| "docs": "https://help.internxt.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "pCloud",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pcloud",
|
| "replaces": "Dropbox",
|
| "replaces_slug": "dropbox",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Dropbox, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Cloud Storage & Sync",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 38,
|
| "pricing": "500GB & 2TB subscriptions; lifetime plans from ~€199 one-time; zero-knowledge Crypto add-on costs extra",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.pcloud.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.pcloud.com/help/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-dropbox"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Jitsi Meet",
|
| "alternative_slug": "jitsi-meet",
|
| "replaces": "Zoom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zoom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zoom Video Communications",
|
| "category": "Video Conferencing",
|
| "category_slug": "video-conferencing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (self-host or use a public instance)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet",
|
| "docs": "https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zoom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Jami",
|
| "alternative_slug": "jami",
|
| "replaces": "Zoom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zoom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zoom Video Communications",
|
| "category": "Video Conferencing",
|
| "category_slug": "video-conferencing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://jami.net",
|
| "repo": "https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/jami-project",
|
| "docs": "https://jami.net/help/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zoom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "BigBlueButton",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bigbluebutton",
|
| "replaces": "Zoom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zoom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zoom Video Communications",
|
| "category": "Video Conferencing",
|
| "category_slug": "video-conferencing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "LGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (self-host)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://bigbluebutton.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.bigbluebutton.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zoom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Nextcloud Talk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nextcloud-talk",
|
| "replaces": "Zoom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zoom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zoom Video Communications",
|
| "category": "Video Conferencing",
|
| "category_slug": "video-conferencing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (self-host as part of Nextcloud)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://nextcloud.com/talk/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed",
|
| "docs": "https://nextcloud.com/talk/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zoom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Element Call",
|
| "alternative_slug": "element-call",
|
| "replaces": "Zoom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zoom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zoom Video Communications",
|
| "category": "Video Conferencing",
|
| "category_slug": "video-conferencing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source (use element.io or self-host with a Matrix homeserver)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://element.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zoom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Immich",
|
| "alternative_slug": "immich",
|
| "replaces": "Google Photos",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-photos",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Photos & Media",
|
| "category_slug": "photo-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source (self-host); you provide the hardware and storage",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://immich.app",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/immich-app/immich",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.immich.app",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-photos"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ente Photos",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ente-photos",
|
| "replaces": "Google Photos",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-photos",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Photos & Media",
|
| "category_slug": "photo-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "10 GB free on the hosted cloud; paid plans for more storage; self-host free and open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://ente.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ente-io/ente",
|
| "docs": "https://ente.io/help",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-photos"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PhotoPrism",
|
| "alternative_slug": "photoprism",
|
| "replaces": "Google Photos",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-photos",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Photos & Media",
|
| "category_slug": "photo-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source (self-host); optional paid membership funds development and unlocks some extras",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.photoprism.app",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.photoprism.app",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-photos"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LibrePhotos",
|
| "alternative_slug": "librephotos",
|
| "replaces": "Google Photos",
|
| "replaces_slug": "google-photos",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Photos & Media",
|
| "category_slug": "photo-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source (self-host)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://librephotos.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.librephotos.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-google-photos"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Bruno",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bruno",
|
| "replaces": "Postman",
|
| "replaces_slug": "postman",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Postman, Inc.",
|
| "category": "API Development",
|
| "category_slug": "api-clients",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source core; optional Pro ($6/user/mo) and Ultimate ($11/user/mo) for advanced Git, SSO, and support",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.usebruno.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/usebruno/bruno",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.usebruno.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-postman"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hoppscotch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hoppscotch",
|
| "replaces": "Postman",
|
| "replaces_slug": "postman",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Postman, Inc.",
|
| "category": "API Development",
|
| "category_slug": "api-clients",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source; free hosted cloud; optional paid cloud team tier; self-host for free",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://hoppscotch.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.hoppscotch.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-postman"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Insomnia",
|
| "alternative_slug": "insomnia",
|
| "replaces": "Postman",
|
| "replaces_slug": "postman",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Postman, Inc.",
|
| "category": "API Development",
|
| "category_slug": "api-clients",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 82,
|
| "pricing": "Free with a generous plan; paid tiers for unlimited collaboration, Git Sync, and org/SSO features",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://insomnia.rest",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Kong/insomnia",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.insomnia.rest",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-postman"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "API Dash",
|
| "alternative_slug": "apidash",
|
| "replaces": "Postman",
|
| "replaces_slug": "postman",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Postman, Inc.",
|
| "category": "API Development",
|
| "category_slug": "api-clients",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://apidash.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/foss42/apidash",
|
| "docs": "https://apidash.dev/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-postman"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GIMP",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gimp",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Photoshop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-photoshop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "Image Editing",
|
| "category_slug": "image-editing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.gimp.org",
|
| "repo": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.gimp.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-photoshop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Krita",
|
| "alternative_slug": "krita",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Photoshop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-photoshop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "Image Editing",
|
| "category_slug": "image-editing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0-only",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "pricing": "Free download; optional paid store builds fund development",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://krita.org",
|
| "repo": "https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.krita.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-photoshop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Photopea",
|
| "alternative_slug": "photopea",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Photoshop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-photoshop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "Image Editing",
|
| "category_slug": "image-editing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "pricing": "Free in the browser (ad-supported); optional Premium about US$5/month",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.photopea.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.photopea.com/learn/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-photoshop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Pinta",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pinta",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Photoshop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-photoshop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "Image Editing",
|
| "category_slug": "image-editing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.pinta-project.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/PintaProject/Pinta",
|
| "docs": "https://www.pinta-project.com/user-guide",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-photoshop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Affinity by Canva",
|
| "alternative_slug": "affinity",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Photoshop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-photoshop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "Image Editing",
|
| "category_slug": "image-editing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "pricing": "Free (all pixel/vector/layout tools); Canva premium plans unlock the AI features",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.affinity.studio",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.affinity.studio/learn",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-photoshop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "n8n",
|
| "alternative_slug": "n8n",
|
| "replaces": "Zapier",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zapier",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zapier, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Workflow Automation & iPaaS",
|
| "category_slug": "workflow-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Sustainable Use License (source-available, fair-code; not OSI-approved)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 82,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host; paid n8n Cloud tiers available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://n8n.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.n8n.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zapier"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Node-RED",
|
| "alternative_slug": "node-red",
|
| "replaces": "Zapier",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zapier",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zapier, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Workflow Automation & iPaaS",
|
| "category_slug": "workflow-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://nodered.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/node-red/node-red",
|
| "docs": "https://nodered.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zapier"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Activepieces",
|
| "alternative_slug": "activepieces",
|
| "replaces": "Zapier",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zapier",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zapier, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Workflow Automation & iPaaS",
|
| "category_slug": "workflow-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); enterprise modules under a separate commercial license",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (MIT core); paid cloud and enterprise tiers available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.activepieces.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces",
|
| "docs": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zapier"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Automatisch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "automatisch",
|
| "replaces": "Zapier",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zapier",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zapier, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Workflow Automation & iPaaS",
|
| "category_slug": "workflow-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (core); enterprise (.ee) files under a separate commercial license",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host; paid cloud tier available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://automatisch.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/automatisch/automatisch",
|
| "docs": "https://automatisch.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zapier"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Huginn",
|
| "alternative_slug": "huginn",
|
| "replaces": "Zapier",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zapier",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zapier, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Workflow Automation & iPaaS",
|
| "category_slug": "workflow-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/huginn/huginn",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/huginn/huginn",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/huginn/huginn/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zapier"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Podman + Podman Desktop",
|
| "alternative_slug": "podman-desktop",
|
| "replaces": "Docker Desktop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docker-desktop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Docker, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Developer Tools & Containers",
|
| "category_slug": "dev-containers",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://podman-desktop.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop",
|
| "docs": "https://podman-desktop.io/docs/intro",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docker-desktop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Rancher Desktop",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rancher-desktop",
|
| "replaces": "Docker Desktop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docker-desktop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Docker, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Developer Tools & Containers",
|
| "category_slug": "dev-containers",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://rancherdesktop.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.rancherdesktop.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docker-desktop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Colima",
|
| "alternative_slug": "colima",
|
| "replaces": "Docker Desktop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docker-desktop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Docker, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Developer Tools & Containers",
|
| "category_slug": "dev-containers",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/abiosoft/colima",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/abiosoft/colima",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/abiosoft/colima#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docker-desktop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Lima",
|
| "alternative_slug": "lima",
|
| "replaces": "Docker Desktop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docker-desktop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Docker, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Developer Tools & Containers",
|
| "category_slug": "dev-containers",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "pricing": "Free / open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://lima-vm.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/lima-vm/lima",
|
| "docs": "https://lima-vm.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docker-desktop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OrbStack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "orbstack",
|
| "replaces": "Docker Desktop",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docker-desktop",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Docker, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Developer Tools & Containers",
|
| "category_slug": "dev-containers",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free for personal, non-commercial use under $10k/yr; paid for commercial use)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 37,
|
| "pricing": "Free for personal, non-commercial use; commercial use ~$8/user/month",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://orbstack.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/orbstack/orbstack",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.orbstack.dev",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docker-desktop"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LibreOffice",
|
| "alternative_slug": "libreoffice",
|
| "replaces": "Microsoft 365",
|
| "replaces_slug": "microsoft-365",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "Office & Productivity Suites",
|
| "category_slug": "office-suites",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 100,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / runs locally",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.libreoffice.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/LibreOffice/core",
|
| "docs": "https://documentation.libreoffice.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-microsoft-365"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ONLYOFFICE",
|
| "alternative_slug": "onlyoffice",
|
| "replaces": "Microsoft 365",
|
| "replaces_slug": "microsoft-365",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "Office & Productivity Suites",
|
| "category_slug": "office-suites",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 97,
|
| "pricing": "Free desktop apps and self-hosted Community server; paid cloud and enterprise editions available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.onlyoffice.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer",
|
| "docs": "https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-microsoft-365"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Collabora Online",
|
| "alternative_slug": "collabora-online",
|
| "replaces": "Microsoft 365",
|
| "replaces_slug": "microsoft-365",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "Office & Productivity Suites",
|
| "category_slug": "office-suites",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-hosted CODE edition; paid supported edition and hosting available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.collaboraonline.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online",
|
| "docs": "https://sdk.collaboraonline.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-microsoft-365"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "CryptPad",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cryptpad",
|
| "replaces": "Microsoft 365",
|
| "replaces_slug": "microsoft-365",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "Office & Productivity Suites",
|
| "category_slug": "office-suites",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; free public instance at cryptpad.fr",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://cryptpad.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/cryptpad/cryptpad",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.cryptpad.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-06",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-microsoft-365"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Baserow",
|
| "alternative_slug": "baserow",
|
| "replaces": "Airtable",
|
| "replaces_slug": "airtable",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Airtable (Formagrid, Inc.)",
|
| "category": "No-Code Databases",
|
| "category_slug": "no-code-database",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); premium/enterprise modules under separate commercial licenses",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (MIT core); paid cloud and self-hosted premium/enterprise tiers available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://baserow.io",
|
| "repo": "https://gitlab.com/baserow/baserow",
|
| "docs": "https://baserow.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-airtable"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Grist",
|
| "alternative_slug": "grist",
|
| "replaces": "Airtable",
|
| "replaces_slug": "airtable",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Airtable (Formagrid, Inc.)",
|
| "category": "No-Code Databases",
|
| "category_slug": "no-code-database",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (grist-core)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (grist-core); optional managed cloud and paid full edition available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.getgrist.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core",
|
| "docs": "https://support.getgrist.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-airtable"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Teable",
|
| "alternative_slug": "teable",
|
| "replaces": "Airtable",
|
| "replaces_slug": "airtable",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Airtable (Formagrid, Inc.)",
|
| "category": "No-Code Databases",
|
| "category_slug": "no-code-database",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition); Enterprise Edition under a separate commercial license",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (Community Edition); paid cloud and Enterprise Edition tiers available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://teable.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/teableio/teable",
|
| "docs": "https://help.teable.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-airtable"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "NocoDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nocodb",
|
| "replaces": "Airtable",
|
| "replaces_slug": "airtable",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Airtable (Formagrid, Inc.)",
|
| "category": "No-Code Databases",
|
| "category_slug": "no-code-database",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Sustainable Use License v1.0 (source-available, fair-code; not OSI-approved) — changed from AGPL-3.0 in Jan 2026",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 78,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host for internal/personal use; commercial license required to offer it as a managed service; paid cloud available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://nocodb.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb",
|
| "docs": "https://nocodb.com/docs/product-docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-airtable"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Forgejo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "forgejo",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub, Inc. (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "Code Hosting & Git Forges",
|
| "category_slug": "code-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 99,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://forgejo.org",
|
| "repo": "https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo",
|
| "docs": "https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Gitea",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gitea",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub, Inc. (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "Code Hosting & Git Forges",
|
| "category_slug": "code-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 98,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (optional paid Enterprise and Cloud tiers)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://about.gitea.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.gitea.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GitLab Community Edition",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gitlab-ce",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub, Inc. (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "Code Hosting & Git Forges",
|
| "category_slug": "code-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (CE); paid Enterprise Edition tiers add advanced features",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://about.gitlab.com",
|
| "repo": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.gitlab.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Gogs",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gogs",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub, Inc. (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "Code Hosting & Git Forges",
|
| "category_slug": "code-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://gogs.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs",
|
| "docs": "https://gogs.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenProject",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openproject",
|
| "replaces": "Jira",
|
| "replaces_slug": "jira",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (Community Edition); Enterprise add-ons under a separate commercial subscription",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (Community Edition, GPL-3.0); paid Enterprise cloud/on-premises tiers from about €5.95/user/month for premium and security add-ons",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.openproject.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/opf/openproject",
|
| "docs": "https://www.openproject.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-jira"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Plane",
|
| "alternative_slug": "plane",
|
| "replaces": "Jira",
|
| "replaces_slug": "jira",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition); Enterprise edition under a separate commercial license",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (Community Edition, AGPL-3.0); paid cloud and Enterprise tiers available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://plane.so",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/makeplane/plane",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.plane.so/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-jira"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Redmine",
|
| "alternative_slug": "redmine",
|
| "replaces": "Jira",
|
| "replaces_slug": "jira",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (GPL-2.0-or-later); costs are hosting, maintenance, and optional third-party support only",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.redmine.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/redmine/redmine",
|
| "docs": "https://www.redmine.org/guide",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-jira"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Taiga",
|
| "alternative_slug": "taiga",
|
| "replaces": "Jira",
|
| "replaces_slug": "jira",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (frontend, relicensed 2024); MPL-2.0 (backend) — both OSI-approved",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (open-source); optional paid hosted cloud plans available from Taiga",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.taiga.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-back",
|
| "docs": "https://community.taiga.io/c/documentation",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-jira"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "listmonk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "listmonk",
|
| "replaces": "Mailchimp",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mailchimp",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Intuit",
|
| "category": "Email Marketing & Newsletters",
|
| "category_slug": "email-marketing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (you pay only your server and SMTP-sending costs)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://listmonk.app/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/knadh/listmonk",
|
| "docs": "https://listmonk.app/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mailchimp"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Keila",
|
| "alternative_slug": "keila",
|
| "replaces": "Mailchimp",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mailchimp",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Intuit",
|
| "category": "Email Marketing & Newsletters",
|
| "category_slug": "email-marketing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid managed cloud from the maintainers",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.keila.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/pentacent/keila",
|
| "docs": "https://www.keila.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mailchimp"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mautic",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mautic",
|
| "replaces": "Mailchimp",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mailchimp",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Intuit",
|
| "category": "Email Marketing & Newsletters",
|
| "category_slug": "email-marketing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid managed hosting from third parties",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.mautic.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mautic/mautic",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.mautic.org/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mailchimp"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "phpList",
|
| "alternative_slug": "phplist",
|
| "replaces": "Mailchimp",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mailchimp",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Intuit",
|
| "category": "Email Marketing & Newsletters",
|
| "category_slug": "email-marketing",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 82,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid hosted plans from phpList",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.phplist.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/phpList/phplist3",
|
| "docs": "https://www.phplist.org/manual/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mailchimp"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Wekan",
|
| "alternative_slug": "wekan",
|
| "replaces": "Trello",
|
| "replaces_slug": "trello",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (commercial support available separately)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://wekan.github.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/wekan/wekan",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/wekan/wekan/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-trello"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Kanboard",
|
| "alternative_slug": "kanboard",
|
| "replaces": "Trello",
|
| "replaces_slug": "trello",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (paid cloud hosting plans available from the maintainer)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://kanboard.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.kanboard.org/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-trello"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vikunja",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vikunja",
|
| "replaces": "Trello",
|
| "replaces_slug": "trello",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host for all core features; Pro add-ons (admin panel, audit logs, time tracking) via a paid license from ~$5/user/month; managed Cloud hosting also available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://vikunja.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja",
|
| "docs": "https://vikunja.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-trello"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenProject",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openproject",
|
| "replaces": "Trello",
|
| "replaces_slug": "trello",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Project Management",
|
| "category_slug": "project-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (Community edition); paid Enterprise on-premises support from ~$5.95/user/month, or Enterprise Cloud hosting from ~$4.95/user/month",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.openproject.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/opf/openproject",
|
| "docs": "https://www.openproject.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-trello"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Easy!Appointments",
|
| "alternative_slug": "easyappointments",
|
| "replaces": "Calendly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "calendly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Calendly, LLC",
|
| "category": "Scheduling & Booking",
|
| "category_slug": "scheduling",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free, self-hosted (own server/hosting cost only). Optional paid add-ons: SMS reminders, payment processing, custom development, and managed hosting from the maintainer.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://easyappointments.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments",
|
| "docs": "https://easyappointments.org/docs.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-calendly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cal.diy",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cal-diy",
|
| "replaces": "Calendly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "calendly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Calendly, LLC",
|
| "category": "Scheduling & Booking",
|
| "category_slug": "scheduling",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free, self-hosted. No official managed hosting or support channel; Cal.com's paid hosted product is a separate, now closed-source, offering.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://cal.diy",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/calcom/cal.diy",
|
| "docs": "https://cal.diy/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-calendly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Rallly",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rallly",
|
| "replaces": "Calendly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "calendly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Calendly, LLC",
|
| "category": "Scheduling & Booking",
|
| "category_slug": "scheduling",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free, self-hosted via Docker. A hosted version exists at rallly.co with an optional paid Pro tier for extra features.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://rallly.co",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/lukevella/rallly",
|
| "docs": "https://support.rallly.co",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-calendly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Appointments for Nextcloud",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nextcloud-appointments",
|
| "replaces": "Calendly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "calendly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Calendly, LLC",
|
| "category": "Scheduling & Booking",
|
| "category_slug": "scheduling",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free; installed from the Nextcloud App Store into an existing Nextcloud instance. Optional donations support the solo maintainer.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/appointments",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SergeyMosin/Appointments",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/SergeyMosin/Appointments",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-calendly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GlitchTip",
|
| "alternative_slug": "glitchtip",
|
| "replaces": "Sentry",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sentry",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry)",
|
| "category": "Error Tracking & Exception Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "error-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host; optional hosted plans from $0 (1K events/mo) to $250/mo (3M events/mo)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://glitchtip.com",
|
| "repo": "https://gitlab.com/glitchtip/glitchtip-backend",
|
| "docs": "https://glitchtip.com/documentation",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sentry"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "HyperDX",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hyperdx",
|
| "replaces": "Sentry",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sentry",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry)",
|
| "category": "Error Tracking & Exception Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "error-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host; hosted plan free up to 3GB/mo, then $20/mo for 50GB/mo plus $0.40/GB overage",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.hyperdx.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/hyperdxio/hyperdx",
|
| "docs": "https://www.hyperdx.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sentry"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Bugsink",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bugsink",
|
| "replaces": "Sentry",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sentry",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry)",
|
| "category": "Error Tracking & Exception Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "error-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "PolyForm Shield 1.0.0 (source-available; free to self-host and use, restricts building a competing hosted product)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 81,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host; hosted plan also available, positioned as ~80% cheaper than Sentry at scale",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.bugsink.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/bugsink/bugsink",
|
| "docs": "https://www.bugsink.com/docs/docker-compose-install/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sentry"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SigNoz",
|
| "alternative_slug": "signoz",
|
| "replaces": "New Relic",
|
| "replaces_slug": "new-relic",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "New Relic, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT (core)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional managed cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://signoz.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz",
|
| "docs": "https://signoz.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-new-relic"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Grafana + Prometheus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "grafana-prometheus",
|
| "replaces": "New Relic",
|
| "replaces_slug": "new-relic",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "New Relic, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (Grafana) / Apache-2.0 (Prometheus)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://grafana.com/oss/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana",
|
| "docs": "https://prometheus.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-new-relic"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Netdata",
|
| "alternative_slug": "netdata",
|
| "replaces": "New Relic",
|
| "replaces_slug": "new-relic",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "New Relic, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Observability & Monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://netdata.cloud",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/netdata/netdata",
|
| "docs": "https://learn.netdata.cloud",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-new-relic"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenSearch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opensearch",
|
| "replaces": "Splunk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "splunk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Splunk (Cisco)",
|
| "category": "Log Management & SIEM",
|
| "category_slug": "log-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; managed options available from AWS and others",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://opensearch.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch",
|
| "docs": "https://opensearch.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-splunk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Grafana Loki",
|
| "alternative_slug": "grafana-loki",
|
| "replaces": "Splunk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "splunk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Splunk (Cisco)",
|
| "category": "Log Management & SIEM",
|
| "category_slug": "log-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional Grafana Cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://grafana.com/oss/loki/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/grafana/loki",
|
| "docs": "https://grafana.com/docs/loki/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-splunk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SigNoz",
|
| "alternative_slug": "signoz",
|
| "replaces": "Splunk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "splunk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Splunk (Cisco)",
|
| "category": "Log Management & SIEM",
|
| "category_slug": "log-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT (core)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional managed cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://signoz.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz",
|
| "docs": "https://signoz.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-09",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-splunk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mullvad VPN",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mullvad",
|
| "replaces": "NordVPN",
|
| "replaces_slug": "nordvpn",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Nord Security",
|
| "category": "VPN & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "vpn",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (apps)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Flat €5/month, no tiers; anonymous 16-digit account number, no email",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://mullvad.net",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app",
|
| "docs": "https://mullvad.net/en/help",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-nordvpn"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Self-Hosted (WireGuard / Algo)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "self-hosted-wireguard",
|
| "replaces": "NordVPN",
|
| "replaces_slug": "nordvpn",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Nord Security",
|
| "category": "VPN & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "vpn",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0 (WireGuard) / AGPL-3.0 (Algo)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free software; ~$4–5/month for the small VPS you run it on",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.wireguard.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/trailofbits/algo",
|
| "docs": "https://www.wireguard.com/quickstart/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-nordvpn"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Proton VPN",
|
| "alternative_slug": "proton-vpn",
|
| "replaces": "NordVPN",
|
| "replaces_slug": "nordvpn",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Nord Security",
|
| "category": "VPN & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "vpn",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (apps)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier with unlimited data; paid Plus roughly $5–10/month",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://protonvpn.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ProtonVPN",
|
| "docs": "https://protonvpn.com/support/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-nordvpn"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "IVPN",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ivpn",
|
| "replaces": "NordVPN",
|
| "replaces_slug": "nordvpn",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Nord Security",
|
| "category": "VPN & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "vpn",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (apps)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "From about $6/month; anonymous account, no email required",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.ivpn.net",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ivpn",
|
| "docs": "https://www.ivpn.net/knowledgebase/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-nordvpn"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Surfshark",
|
| "alternative_slug": "surfshark",
|
| "replaces": "NordVPN",
|
| "replaces_slug": "nordvpn",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Nord Security",
|
| "category": "VPN & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "vpn",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "pricing": "~$2/month on a 2-year plan; about $15/month month-to-month",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://surfshark.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://support.surfshark.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-nordvpn"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Proton Mail",
|
| "alternative_slug": "proton-mail",
|
| "replaces": "Gmail",
|
| "replaces_slug": "gmail",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Email & Secure Mail",
|
| "category_slug": "email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (apps)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free (1GB); paid Mail Plus ~$4/mo; bundled Proton Unlimited adds Drive, VPN, and Pass",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://proton.me/mail",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ProtonMail",
|
| "docs": "https://proton.me/support/mail",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-gmail"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Tuta (Tutanota)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tuta",
|
| "replaces": "Gmail",
|
| "replaces_slug": "gmail",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Email & Secure Mail",
|
| "category_slug": "email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free (1GB, E2E encrypted); Revolutionary ~€3/mo; Legend ~€8/mo",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://tuta.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/tutao/tutanota",
|
| "docs": "https://tuta.com/support",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-gmail"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mailbox.org",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mailbox-org",
|
| "replaces": "Gmail",
|
| "replaces_slug": "gmail",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Email & Secure Mail",
|
| "category_slug": "email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 50,
|
| "pricing": "From about €1/month (Light) up to office and business tiers; custom domains supported",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://mailbox.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://kb.mailbox.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-gmail"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Fastmail",
|
| "alternative_slug": "fastmail",
|
| "replaces": "Gmail",
|
| "replaces_slug": "gmail",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Email & Secure Mail",
|
| "category_slug": "email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "pricing": "From about $5/user/month; 30-day free trial; custom domains included",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.fastmail.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.fastmail.help",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-gmail"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Qdrant",
|
| "alternative_slug": "qdrant",
|
| "replaces": "Pinecone",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pinecone",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Pinecone Systems",
|
| "category": "Vector Databases & AI Search",
|
| "category_slug": "vector-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-hosted (no limits); Qdrant Cloud managed tiers with a free 1GB cluster",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://qdrant.tech",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant",
|
| "docs": "https://qdrant.tech/documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-15",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pinecone"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "pgvector",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pgvector",
|
| "replaces": "Pinecone",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pinecone",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Pinecone Systems",
|
| "category": "Vector Databases & AI Search",
|
| "category_slug": "vector-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "PostgreSQL",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "pricing": "Free — an extension of PostgreSQL; runs wherever your Postgres runs",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-15",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pinecone"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Chroma",
|
| "alternative_slug": "chroma",
|
| "replaces": "Pinecone",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pinecone",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Pinecone Systems",
|
| "category": "Vector Databases & AI Search",
|
| "category_slug": "vector-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free open source; optional managed Chroma Cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.trychroma.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.trychroma.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-15",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pinecone"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Milvus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "milvus",
|
| "replaces": "Pinecone",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pinecone",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Pinecone Systems",
|
| "category": "Vector Databases & AI Search",
|
| "category_slug": "vector-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-hosted (Apache-2.0); Zilliz Cloud managed tiers incl. a free tier",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://milvus.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus",
|
| "docs": "https://milvus.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-15",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pinecone"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Weaviate",
|
| "alternative_slug": "weaviate",
|
| "replaces": "Pinecone",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pinecone",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Pinecone Systems",
|
| "category": "Vector Databases & AI Search",
|
| "category_slug": "vector-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-hosted (BSD-3-Clause); Weaviate Cloud managed tiers",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://weaviate.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.weaviate.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-15",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pinecone"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Direct SDKs (no framework)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "direct-sdk",
|
| "replaces": "LangChain",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langchain",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain, Inc.",
|
| "category": "LLM & Agent Frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Your code (official SDKs: MIT / Apache-2.0)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free — you pay only your model provider; no framework tier, no per-seat tooling",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://platform.claude.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langchain"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LlamaIndex",
|
| "alternative_slug": "llamaindex",
|
| "replaces": "LangChain",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langchain",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain, Inc.",
|
| "category": "LLM & Agent Frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free (MIT); optional hosted LlamaCloud for managed parsing/extraction",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.llamaindex.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.llamaindex.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langchain"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Haystack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "haystack",
|
| "replaces": "LangChain",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langchain",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain, Inc.",
|
| "category": "LLM & Agent Frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "pricing": "Free (Apache-2.0); deepset offers a commercial platform on top",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://haystack.deepset.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.haystack.deepset.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langchain"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DSPy",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dspy",
|
| "replaces": "LangChain",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langchain",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain, Inc.",
|
| "category": "LLM & Agent Frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free (MIT)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dspy.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/stanfordnlp/dspy",
|
| "docs": "https://dspy.ai/learn/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langchain"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Microsoft Agent Framework",
|
| "alternative_slug": "microsoft-agent-framework",
|
| "replaces": "LangChain",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langchain",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain, Inc.",
|
| "category": "LLM & Agent Frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free (MIT); integrates naturally (but not exclusively) with Azure services",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/overview/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel",
|
| "docs": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langchain"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Porkbun",
|
| "alternative_slug": "porkbun",
|
| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
|
| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
|
| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
|
| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 60,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "~$11/yr for .com — the renewal matches the intro price; free WHOIS privacy and SSL",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://porkbun.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cloudflare Registrar",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cloudflare-registrar",
|
| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
|
| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
|
| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
|
| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 62,
|
| "pricing": "At-cost — ~$10.44/yr for .com, with no markup ever",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Spaceship",
|
| "alternative_slug": "spaceship",
|
| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
|
| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
|
| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
|
| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "pricing": "~$9.98/yr for .com — registration and renewal; frequent first-year promos",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.spaceship.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
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| },
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| {
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| "alternative": "Namecheap",
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| "alternative_slug": "namecheap",
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| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
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| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
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| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
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| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
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| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
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| "license": "Proprietary service",
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| "open_source": false,
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| "self_hostable": false,
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| "local_first": false,
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| "sovereignty_score": 52,
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| "pricing": "~$5.98 first year for .com, renews ~$13.98/yr; free WHOIS privacy",
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| "website": "https://www.namecheap.com",
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| "repo": null,
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| "docs": null,
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hostinger",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hostinger",
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| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
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| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
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| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
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| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
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| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
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| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "pricing": "Shared hosting from ~$2.99/mo on long terms; renewal steps up; free domain first year",
|
| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://www.hostinger.com",
|
| "repo": null,
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| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cloudways",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cloudways",
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| "replaces": "GoDaddy",
|
| "replaces_slug": "godaddy",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GoDaddy Inc.",
|
| "category": "Domains & Web Hosting",
|
| "category_slug": "domains-hosting",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "pricing": "From ~$11/mo on DigitalOcean infrastructure — monthly billing, cancel anytime",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.cloudways.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-godaddy"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "EasyOptOuts",
|
| "alternative_slug": "easyoptouts",
|
| "replaces": "Incogni",
|
| "replaces_slug": "incogni",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Surfshark (Nord Security)",
|
| "category": "Data Removal & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "data-removal",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "$19.99/yr flat — 240+ brokers, automated",
|
| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://easyoptouts.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-incogni"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DIY opt-outs (manual)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "diy-opt-outs",
|
| "replaces": "Incogni",
|
| "replaces_slug": "incogni",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Surfshark (Nord Security)",
|
| "category": "Data Removal & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "data-removal",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Free — community guides",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "pricing": "Free — your time is the cost: a weekend up front, a few hours quarterly after",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-incogni"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Optery",
|
| "alternative_slug": "optery",
|
| "replaces": "Incogni",
|
| "replaces_slug": "incogni",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Surfshark (Nord Security)",
|
| "category": "Data Removal & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "data-removal",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 52,
|
| "pricing": "Free exposure reports; paid from ~$8.99/mo (365+ sites) to Ultimate (635+)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.optery.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-incogni"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DeleteMe",
|
| "alternative_slug": "deleteme",
|
| "replaces": "Incogni",
|
| "replaces_slug": "incogni",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Surfshark (Nord Security)",
|
| "category": "Data Removal & Privacy",
|
| "category_slug": "data-removal",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "pricing": "From ~$10.75/mo billed annually; custom removals and wider coverage on higher tiers",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://joindeleteme.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-18",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-incogni"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Keycloak",
|
| "alternative_slug": "keycloak",
|
| "replaces": "Auth0",
|
| "replaces_slug": "auth0",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Authentication & Identity",
|
| "category_slug": "authentication",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (Docker image or standalone distribution); commercial support available via Red Hat build of Keycloak (RHBK) for enterprises that want a support contract.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.keycloak.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak",
|
| "docs": "https://www.keycloak.org/documentation",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-auth0"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "authentik",
|
| "alternative_slug": "authentik",
|
| "replaces": "Auth0",
|
| "replaces_slug": "auth0",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Authentication & Identity",
|
| "category_slug": "authentication",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); authentik/enterprise/ subdirectory carries its own separate license for paid enterprise features",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host for the core MIT-licensed product; a hosted 'authentik Security' cloud offering and an Enterprise tier (support SLA, extra features under the separate enterprise/ license) are available paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://goauthentik.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.goauthentik.io/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-auth0"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ZITADEL",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zitadel",
|
| "replaces": "Auth0",
|
| "replaces_slug": "auth0",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Authentication & Identity",
|
| "category_slug": "authentication",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 82,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host under AGPL-3.0; ZITADEL Cloud offers a managed free tier plus paid usage-based plans for teams that don't want to run the server themselves.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://zitadel.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel",
|
| "docs": "https://zitadel.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-auth0"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ory Kratos",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ory-kratos",
|
| "replaces": "Auth0",
|
| "replaces_slug": "auth0",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Authentication & Identity",
|
| "category_slug": "authentication",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host under Apache-2.0; Ory Network offers a managed hosted version with a free tier and paid usage-based plans for teams that prefer not to operate it themselves.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.ory.sh/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ory/kratos",
|
| "docs": "https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-auth0"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SuperTokens",
|
| "alternative_slug": "supertokens",
|
| "replaces": "Auth0",
|
| "replaces_slug": "auth0",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Authentication & Identity",
|
| "category_slug": "authentication",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core); ee/ subdirectory carries its own separate license for paid enterprise features",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host for the Apache-2.0 core; a managed SuperTokens cloud and a paid Enterprise tier (SSO/SAML, advanced MFA policies under the ee/ license) are available for teams that want those features or don't want to self-host.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://supertokens.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core",
|
| "docs": "https://supertokens.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-14",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-auth0"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Joplin",
|
| "alternative_slug": "joplin",
|
| "replaces": "Evernote",
|
| "replaces_slug": "evernote",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Evernote Corporation (Bending Spoons)",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (app + CLI); optional Joplin Server sync under a separate personal-use license",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Core app is free forever with no note/device caps. Sync is free if you bring your own WebDAV/Nextcloud/S3/Dropbox target, or self-host Joplin Server for personal use at no cost; Joplin Cloud (managed hosted sync) starts around $2.99/month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://joplinapp.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin",
|
| "docs": "https://joplinapp.org/help/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-evernote"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Standard Notes",
|
| "alternative_slug": "standard-notes",
|
| "replaces": "Evernote",
|
| "replaces_slug": "evernote",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Evernote Corporation (Bending Spoons)",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier: unlimited plain-text notes, unlimited devices, 100MB total storage, no rich text/attachments/history. Paid Productivity tier: $90/year (Markdown, rich text, spreadsheets, unlimited history). Professional tier: $120/year (adds 100GB encrypted file storage, family sharing). Self-hosting the sync server is free.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://standardnotes.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/standardnotes/app",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.standardnotes.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-evernote"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "TriliumNext Notes",
|
| "alternative_slug": "triliumnext",
|
| "replaces": "Evernote",
|
| "replaces_slug": "evernote",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Evernote Corporation (Bending Spoons)",
|
| "category": "Notes & Knowledge",
|
| "category_slug": "note-taking",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source, unlimited notes and self-hosting. A third-party paid sync-hosting service exists for readers who don't want to run their own server, but self-hosting the sync server yourself costs nothing.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://triliumnotes.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.triliumnotes.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-12",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-evernote"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Zammad",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zammad",
|
| "replaces": "Freshdesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "freshdesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Freshworks Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host with unlimited agents; optional managed cloud plans start around €19/agent/month and Zammad also sells paid support contracts for self-hosted installs.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://zammad.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zammad/zammad",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.zammad.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-freshdesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Chatwoot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "chatwoot",
|
| "replaces": "Freshdesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "freshdesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Freshworks Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); enterprise/ directory is a separate proprietary license, verified directly against chatwoot/chatwoot's own LICENSE file",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Community edition free to self-host, unlimited agents. Self-hosted paid tiers: Premium Support $19/agent/month (Captain AI, voice, branding, roles/permissions) and Enterprise $99/agent/month (adds SSO/SAML, SLA). Cloud-hosted plans start at $19/agent/month (Startups tier).",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.chatwoot.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot",
|
| "docs": "https://www.chatwoot.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-freshdesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "FreeScout",
|
| "alternative_slug": "freescout",
|
| "replaces": "Freshdesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "freshdesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Freshworks Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Core is free forever, unlimited agents and mailboxes. Optional one-time modules (not subscriptions) cost $4-$15 each for extras like knowledge base, reports, or CRM fields.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://freescout.net",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-freshdesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "UVdesk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uvdesk",
|
| "replaces": "Freshdesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "freshdesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Freshworks Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "OSL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 79,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (community edition). UVdesk also sells a separate hosted SaaS plan and paid marketplace add-ons.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.uvdesk.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/uvdesk/community-skeleton",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.uvdesk.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-freshdesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Zammad",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zammad",
|
| "replaces": "Zendesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zendesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zendesk, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host with unlimited agents; optional managed cloud plans start around €19/agent/month and Zammad also sells paid support contracts for self-hosted installs.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://zammad.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zammad/zammad",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.zammad.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zendesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Chatwoot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "chatwoot",
|
| "replaces": "Zendesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zendesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zendesk, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); enterprise/ directory is a separate proprietary license, verified directly against chatwoot/chatwoot's own LICENSE file",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Community edition free to self-host, unlimited agents. Self-hosted paid tiers: Premium Support $19/agent/month (Captain AI, voice, branding, roles/permissions) and Enterprise $99/agent/month (adds SSO/SAML, SLA). Cloud-hosted plans start at $19/agent/month (Startups tier).",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.chatwoot.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot",
|
| "docs": "https://www.chatwoot.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zendesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "FreeScout",
|
| "alternative_slug": "freescout",
|
| "replaces": "Zendesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zendesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zendesk, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Core is free forever, unlimited agents and mailboxes. Optional one-time modules (not subscriptions) cost $4-$15 each for extras like knowledge base, reports, or CRM fields.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://freescout.net",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zendesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "UVdesk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uvdesk",
|
| "replaces": "Zendesk",
|
| "replaces_slug": "zendesk",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Zendesk, Inc.",
|
| "category": "Help Desk & Customer Support",
|
| "category_slug": "helpdesk",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "OSL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 79,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host (community edition). UVdesk also sells a separate hosted SaaS plan and paid marketplace add-ons.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.uvdesk.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/uvdesk/community-skeleton",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.uvdesk.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-zendesk"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hetzner Cloud",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hetzner-cloud",
|
| "replaces": "AWS (EC2 compute)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud & VPS",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-vps",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "From ~€4.50/mo (2 vCPU / 4 GB, 20 TB EU traffic); US locations slightly higher",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DigitalOcean",
|
| "alternative_slug": "digitalocean",
|
| "replaces": "AWS (EC2 compute)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud & VPS",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-vps",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "pricing": "Droplets from $4–6/mo; 2 vCPU / 4 GB ≈ $24/mo",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.digitalocean.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vultr",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vultr",
|
| "replaces": "AWS (EC2 compute)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud & VPS",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-vps",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 52,
|
| "pricing": "From ~$2.50–6/mo; hourly billing; GPU instances available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.vultr.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Linode (Akamai)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "linode",
|
| "replaces": "AWS (EC2 compute)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud & VPS",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-vps",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "pricing": "From $5/mo; 2 GB plan $12/mo",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.linode.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Scaleway",
|
| "alternative_slug": "scaleway",
|
| "replaces": "AWS (EC2 compute)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud & VPS",
|
| "category_slug": "cloud-vps",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 60,
|
| "pricing": "Instances billed hourly from a few euros/mo; EU regions",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.scaleway.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "k3s",
|
| "alternative_slug": "k3s",
|
| "replaces": "Red Hat OpenShift",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openshift",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Red Hat (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Kubernetes & Container Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "kubernetes",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free, open-source; optional SUSE Rancher Prime support subscription",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://k3s.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.k3s.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openshift"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RKE2",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rke2",
|
| "replaces": "Red Hat OpenShift",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openshift",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Red Hat (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Kubernetes & Container Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "kubernetes",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "pricing": "Free; SUSE Rancher Prime per-node subscription optional (quote-priced)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.rke2.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/rancher/rke2",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openshift"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Talos Linux",
|
| "alternative_slug": "talos-linux",
|
| "replaces": "Red Hat OpenShift",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openshift",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Red Hat (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Kubernetes & Container Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "kubernetes",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "pricing": "Free, open-source; Sidero Labs support optional",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.talos.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/siderolabs/talos",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openshift"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OKD",
|
| "alternative_slug": "okd",
|
| "replaces": "Red Hat OpenShift",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openshift",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Red Hat (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Kubernetes & Container Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "kubernetes",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free — the upstream community distribution",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://okd.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/okd-project/okd",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openshift"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "MicroK8s",
|
| "alternative_slug": "microk8s",
|
| "replaces": "Red Hat OpenShift",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openshift",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Red Hat (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Kubernetes & Container Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "kubernetes",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free; Canonical Ubuntu Pro support optional",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://microk8s.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/canonical/microk8s",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openshift"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Nomic Embed",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nomic-embed",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Embeddings API",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-embeddings",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Embedding Models",
|
| "category_slug": "embeddings",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free — runs locally via Ollama or sentence-transformers; your hardware is the cost",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.nomic.ai/embed",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/nomic-ai/nomic",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-embeddings"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "BGE-M3",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bge-m3",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Embeddings API",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-embeddings",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Embedding Models",
|
| "category_slug": "embeddings",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "pricing": "Free (MIT) — GPU recommended for throughput; ~$0.001/1M tokens at spot-GPU scale",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": null,
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/FlagOpen/FlagEmbedding",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-embeddings"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Voyage AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "voyage-ai",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Embeddings API",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-embeddings",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Embedding Models",
|
| "category_slug": "embeddings",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary hosted service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 38,
|
| "pricing": "voyage-4-lite $0.02/1M · voyage-3-large $0.18/1M tokens",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.voyageai.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-embeddings"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cohere Embed 4",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cohere-embed",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Embeddings API",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-embeddings",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Embedding Models",
|
| "category_slug": "embeddings",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary hosted service",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 36,
|
| "pricing": "$0.12/1M tokens; private-deployment options for enterprise",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://cohere.com/embed",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-embeddings"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Jina Embeddings v4",
|
| "alternative_slug": "jina-embeddings",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Embeddings API",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-embeddings",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Embedding Models",
|
| "category_slug": "embeddings",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Qwen Research License (non-commercial); commercial via API",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "pricing": "Free for research; commercial use via paid API or license",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://jina.ai/embeddings/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-embeddings"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Stirling PDF",
|
| "alternative_slug": "stirling-pdf",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Acrobat Pro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-acrobat",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "PDF & Documents",
|
| "category_slug": "pdf-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core; enterprise modules separate)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free (MIT core) — self-host via Docker; optional paid enterprise tiers",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.stirlingpdf.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.stirlingpdf.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-acrobat"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PDF24 Creator",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pdf24",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Acrobat Pro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-acrobat",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "PDF & Documents",
|
| "category_slug": "pdf-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary freeware",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 55,
|
| "pricing": "Free for personal and business use; ad-supported online tools",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.pdf24.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-acrobat"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "UPDF",
|
| "alternative_slug": "updf",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Acrobat Pro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-acrobat",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "PDF & Documents",
|
| "category_slug": "pdf-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "pricing": "~$35/yr or $79.99 one-time perpetual license",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://updf.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-acrobat"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LibreOffice Draw",
|
| "alternative_slug": "libreoffice-draw",
|
| "replaces": "Adobe Acrobat Pro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "adobe-acrobat",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Adobe",
|
| "category": "PDF & Documents",
|
| "category_slug": "pdf-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free, open-source",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.libreoffice.org",
|
| "repo": "https://git.libreoffice.org/core",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-19",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-adobe-acrobat"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cline",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cline",
|
| "replaces": "Cursor",
|
| "replaces_slug": "cursor",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Anysphere, Inc.",
|
| "category": "AI Coding Assistants",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-coding-assistants",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source (Apache-2.0) — you pay only your model provider. Optional prepaid Cline credits and a paid enterprise tier exist; bring-your-own-key needs no account.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://cline.bot",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/cline/cline",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.cline.bot",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-cursor"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "opencode",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opencode",
|
| "replaces": "Cursor",
|
| "replaces_slug": "cursor",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Anysphere, Inc.",
|
| "category": "AI Coding Assistants",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-coding-assistants",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source (MIT) — you pay your own provider. The optional opencode Zen gateway is pay-as-you-go, with some free models; your own API keys cost nothing extra.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://opencode.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode",
|
| "docs": "https://opencode.ai/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-cursor"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenHands",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openhands",
|
| "replaces": "Cursor",
|
| "replaces_slug": "cursor",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Anysphere, Inc.",
|
| "category": "AI Coding Assistants",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-coding-assistants",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source (MIT) to self-host — you pay only your model provider. Managed OpenHands Cloud and a licensed enterprise self-host are the paid tiers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.openhands.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.openhands.dev",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-cursor"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Aider",
|
| "alternative_slug": "aider",
|
| "replaces": "Cursor",
|
| "replaces_slug": "cursor",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Anysphere, Inc.",
|
| "category": "AI Coding Assistants",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-coding-assistants",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source (Apache-2.0) — you pay only your model provider. No account, no hosted tier, no credits.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://aider.chat",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider",
|
| "docs": "https://aider.chat/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-cursor"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GitHub Copilot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "github-copilot",
|
| "replaces": "Cursor",
|
| "replaces_slug": "cursor",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Anysphere, Inc.",
|
| "category": "AI Coding Assistants",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-coding-assistants",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service; MIT-licensed VS Code chat client)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 28,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier (2,000 completions/month); Pro $10/mo; Pro+ $39/mo; Max $100/mo; Business $19/seat/mo; Enterprise $39/seat/mo. Verified on GitHub's own plans documentation 2026-07-29.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/features/copilot",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.github.com/en/copilot",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-cursor"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Kokoro",
|
| "alternative_slug": "kokoro",
|
| "replaces": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "elevenlabs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "category": "AI Voice & Speech",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-voice",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free — weights are Apache-2.0. Costs are hardware only; a rented GPU capable of faster-than-real-time synthesis runs roughly $20–$80/month, and nothing at all if you already own a suitable card.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-elevenlabs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Chatterbox",
|
| "alternative_slug": "chatterbox",
|
| "replaces": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "elevenlabs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "category": "AI Voice & Speech",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-voice",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — MIT licensed weights and code. Hardware only; a GPU is recommended for comfortable real-time cloning.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/resemble-ai/chatterbox",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/resemble-ai/chatterbox",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-elevenlabs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Piper",
|
| "alternative_slug": "piper",
|
| "replaces": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "replaces_slug": "elevenlabs",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "ElevenLabs",
|
| "category": "AI Voice & Speech",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-voice",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — GPL-3.0. Runs on CPU, including single-board computers; effectively costs electricity.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-29",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-elevenlabs"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Langfuse",
|
| "alternative_slug": "langfuse",
|
| "replaces": "LangSmith",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langsmith",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain",
|
| "category": "LLM Observability & Evaluation",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT Expat (core); ee/ directories under a separate enterprise licence",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host — Docker Compose or Kubernetes, costs are your own infrastructure. A managed cloud with a free tier and paid plans exists if you would rather not run it.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://langfuse.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/langfuse/langfuse",
|
| "docs": "https://langfuse.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langsmith"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenLLMetry",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openllmetry",
|
| "replaces": "LangSmith",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langsmith",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain",
|
| "category": "LLM Observability & Evaluation",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — Apache-2.0 instrumentation libraries. You pay only whatever backend you already send telemetry to; a hosted Traceloop backend is available separately.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.traceloop.com/openllmetry",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/traceloop/openllmetry",
|
| "docs": "https://www.traceloop.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langsmith"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Helicone",
|
| "alternative_slug": "helicone-observability",
|
| "replaces": "LangSmith",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langsmith",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain",
|
| "category": "LLM Observability & Evaluation",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable under Apache-2.0. Hosted service has a free tier of roughly 10,000 requests per month, with paid plans starting around $79/month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://helicone.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Helicone/helicone",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.helicone.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langsmith"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Phoenix (Arize)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "phoenix",
|
| "replaces": "LangSmith",
|
| "replaces_slug": "langsmith",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LangChain",
|
| "category": "LLM Observability & Evaluation",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-observability",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Elastic License 2.0 (source-available, not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 62,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host under ELv2 for your own internal use. Arize's commercial platform is priced separately.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://phoenix.arize.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix",
|
| "docs": "https://arize.com/docs/phoenix",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-langsmith"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LiteLLM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "litellm",
|
| "replaces": "Portkey",
|
| "replaces_slug": "portkey",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Portkey AI",
|
| "category": "LLM Gateways & Routing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-gateways",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT (core); enterprise/ directory under a separate commercial licence",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hosted — you pay the model providers directly with no markup, plus hosting for a small VM (roughly $20–50/month). A paid enterprise tier exists for SSO, audit logs and support.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://litellm.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.litellm.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-portkey"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Helicone",
|
| "alternative_slug": "helicone",
|
| "replaces": "Portkey",
|
| "replaces_slug": "portkey",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Portkey AI",
|
| "category": "LLM Gateways & Routing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-gateways",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable under Apache-2.0. The hosted service has a free tier of roughly 10,000 requests per month, with paid plans starting around $79/month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://helicone.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Helicone/helicone",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.helicone.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-portkey"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Portkey Gateway (self-hosted)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "portkey-gateway",
|
| "replaces": "Portkey",
|
| "replaces_slug": "portkey",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Portkey AI",
|
| "category": "LLM Gateways & Routing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-gateways",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — the gateway is MIT-licensed. You pay only your model providers and your own hosting.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://portkey.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Portkey-AI/gateway",
|
| "docs": "https://portkey.ai/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-portkey"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenRouter",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openrouter",
|
| "replaces": "Portkey",
|
| "replaces_slug": "portkey",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Portkey AI",
|
| "category": "LLM Gateways & Routing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-gateways",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 32,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "No subscription — pay-as-you-go per token at provider rates plus a small margin. Some free models are available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openrouter.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://openrouter.ai/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-portkey"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RunPod",
|
| "alternative_slug": "runpod",
|
| "replaces": "AWS GPU Instances",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-gpu",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud GPU & AI Compute",
|
| "category_slug": "gpu-compute",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 56,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Per-second billing, no commitment. H100 around $1.99/hr, with cheaper Community Cloud capacity and a pricier Secure Cloud tier. Serverless scales to zero, so idle inference endpoints cost nothing. Verified 2026-07-30.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.runpod.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.runpod.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-gpu"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vast.ai",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vast-ai",
|
| "replaces": "AWS GPU Instances",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-gpu",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud GPU & AI Compute",
|
| "category_slug": "gpu-compute",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted marketplace)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 52,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Marketplace pricing that fluctuates with supply — H100 listings commonly near $1.87/hr, consumer cards such as the RTX 4090 dramatically cheaper. Interruptible bids cost less again. Rates observed 2026-07-30.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://vast.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.vast.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-gpu"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Lambda Labs",
|
| "alternative_slug": "lambda-labs",
|
| "replaces": "AWS GPU Instances",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-gpu",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Cloud GPU & AI Compute",
|
| "category_slug": "gpu-compute",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 50,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "On-demand H100 around $2.49/hr and A100 40GB around $1.99/hr, with reserved clusters priced by contract. Verified 2026-07-30.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://lambda.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.lambda.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-gpu"
|
| },
|
| {
|
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| "alternative_slug": "coreweave",
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| "replaces_slug": "aws-gpu",
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| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
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| "category": "Cloud GPU & AI Compute",
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| "website": "https://www.coreweave.com",
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| "repo": null,
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| "docs": "https://docs.coreweave.com",
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-gpu"
|
| },
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| {
|
| "alternative": "Woodpecker CI",
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| "alternative_slug": "woodpecker-ci",
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| "replaces": "GitHub Actions",
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| "replaces_slug": "github-actions",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub (Microsoft)",
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| "category": "CI/CD & build automation",
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| "category_slug": "ci-cd",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
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| "license": "Apache-2.0",
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| "open_source": true,
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| "self_hostable": true,
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| "local_first": true,
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| "sovereignty_score": 93,
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| "recommended": true,
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| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay only for the machine it runs on.",
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://woodpecker-ci.org",
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| "repo": null,
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| "docs": "https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs",
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| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github-actions"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Forgejo / Gitea Actions",
|
| "alternative_slug": "forgejo-actions",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub Actions",
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| "replaces_slug": "github-actions",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "CI/CD & build automation",
|
| "category_slug": "ci-cd",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT (Gitea) / GPL-3.0 (Forgejo)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
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| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source; self-hosted on your own hardware.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://forgejo.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/user/actions/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github-actions"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Jenkins",
|
| "alternative_slug": "jenkins",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub Actions",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github-actions",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "CI/CD & build automation",
|
| "category_slug": "ci-cd",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Commercial support available from CloudBees and others.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.jenkins.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.jenkins.io/doc/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github-actions"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GitHub self-hosted runners",
|
| "alternative_slug": "self-hosted-runners",
|
| "replaces": "GitHub Actions",
|
| "replaces_slug": "github-actions",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "GitHub (Microsoft)",
|
| "category": "CI/CD & build automation",
|
| "category_slug": "ci-cd",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (runner agent is MIT; the service is GitHub's)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "No per-minute charge as of 2026-07-30 — you pay only for the machine. The announced platform fee remains postponed, not cancelled.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-github-actions"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Apache Airflow",
|
| "alternative_slug": "apache-airflow",
|
| "replaces": "Astronomer (Astro)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "astronomer",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Astronomer",
|
| "category": "Data & pipeline orchestration",
|
| "category_slug": "data-orchestration",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay for the cluster and the people who run it.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://airflow.apache.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://airflow.apache.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-astronomer"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dagster",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dagster",
|
| "replaces": "Astronomer (Astro)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "astronomer",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Astronomer",
|
| "category": "Data & pipeline orchestration",
|
| "category_slug": "data-orchestration",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core; Dagster+ is a paid hosted tier)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source core free and self-hostable. Dagster+ is usage-priced with a free trial.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dagster.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.dagster.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-astronomer"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Prefect",
|
| "alternative_slug": "prefect",
|
| "replaces": "Astronomer (Astro)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "astronomer",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Astronomer",
|
| "category": "Data & pipeline orchestration",
|
| "category_slug": "data-orchestration",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core; Prefect Cloud is a paid hosted tier)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source engine free and self-hostable. Prefect Cloud has a free tier and paid plans.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.prefect.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.prefect.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-astronomer"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Kestra",
|
| "alternative_slug": "kestra",
|
| "replaces": "Astronomer (Astro)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "astronomer",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Astronomer",
|
| "category": "Data & pipeline orchestration",
|
| "category_slug": "data-orchestration",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core; enterprise edition is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source core free and self-hostable. Commercial enterprise edition for RBAC, SSO and multi-tenancy.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://kestra.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://kestra.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-astronomer"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "vLLM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vllm",
|
| "replaces": "Modal",
|
| "replaces_slug": "modal",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Modal Labs",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay only for the GPUs you rent or own.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.vllm.ai",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-modal"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "BentoML",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bentoml",
|
| "replaces": "Modal",
|
| "replaces_slug": "modal",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Modal Labs",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. BentoCloud is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://bentoml.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.bentoml.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-modal"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ray Serve",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ray-serve",
|
| "replaces": "Modal",
|
| "replaces_slug": "modal",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Modal Labs",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Anyscale sells a managed Ray platform.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/serve/index.html",
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| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/serve/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-modal"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RunPod Serverless",
|
| "alternative_slug": "runpod-serverless",
|
| "replaces": "Modal",
|
| "replaces_slug": "modal",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Modal Labs",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
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| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 56,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Per-second billing with scale-to-zero. H100 around $1.99/hr; no commitment. Rates observed 2026-07-30.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.runpod.io/serverless-gpu",
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| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.runpod.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-modal"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LangGraph",
|
| "alternative_slug": "langgraph",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI AgentKit",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-agentkit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "AI agent frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "agent-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. LangGraph Platform is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph",
|
| "docs": "https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-agentkit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "CrewAI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "crewai",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI AgentKit",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-agentkit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "AI agent frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "agent-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. CrewAI Enterprise is a separate commercial platform.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.crewai.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.crewai.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-agentkit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenClaw",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openclaw",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI AgentKit",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-agentkit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "AI agent frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "agent-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay only for whatever model you point it at.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openclaw.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-agentkit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dify",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dify",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI AgentKit",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-agentkit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "AI agent frameworks",
|
| "category_slug": "agent-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Modified Apache-2.0 (source-available, not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 72,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host within the licence terms. Dify Cloud and a commercial licence are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dify.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/langgenius/dify",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.dify.ai",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-30",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-agentkit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Supabase",
|
| "alternative_slug": "supabase",
|
| "replaces": "Firebase",
|
| "replaces_slug": "firebase",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Backend as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "backend-as-a-service",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier for small projects; hosted Pro from about $25/month. Fully self-hostable at no licence cost.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://supabase.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/supabase/supabase",
|
| "docs": "https://supabase.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-firebase"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Appwrite",
|
| "alternative_slug": "appwrite",
|
| "replaces": "Firebase",
|
| "replaces_slug": "firebase",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Backend as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "backend-as-a-service",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
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| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Appwrite Cloud has a free tier and paid plans from about $15/month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://appwrite.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite",
|
| "docs": "https://appwrite.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-firebase"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PocketBase",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pocketbase",
|
| "replaces": "Firebase",
|
| "replaces_slug": "firebase",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Backend as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "backend-as-a-service",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay for a server, and a very small one will do.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://pocketbase.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase",
|
| "docs": "https://pocketbase.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-firebase"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Nhost",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nhost",
|
| "replaces": "Firebase",
|
| "replaces_slug": "firebase",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Backend as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "backend-as-a-service",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier available; hosted plans from about $25/month. Self-hostable at no licence cost.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://nhost.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/nhost/nhost",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.nhost.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-firebase"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Parse Platform",
|
| "alternative_slug": "parse-platform",
|
| "replaces": "Firebase",
|
| "replaces_slug": "firebase",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Google",
|
| "category": "Backend as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "backend-as-a-service",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the Node host and the database.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://parseplatform.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.parseplatform.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-firebase"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenBao",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openbao",
|
| "replaces": "HashiCorp Vault",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hashicorp-vault",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HashiCorp (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Secrets management",
|
| "category_slug": "secrets-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You run it on your own infrastructure.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openbao.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openbao/openbao",
|
| "docs": "https://openbao.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hashicorp-vault"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Infisical",
|
| "alternative_slug": "infisical",
|
| "replaces": "HashiCorp Vault",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hashicorp-vault",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HashiCorp (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Secrets management",
|
| "category_slug": "secrets-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with an `ee/` enterprise directory carve-out",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable for the MIT core; hosted plans and enterprise features are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://infisical.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Infisical/infisical",
|
| "docs": "https://infisical.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hashicorp-vault"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SOPS",
|
| "alternative_slug": "sops",
|
| "replaces": "HashiCorp Vault",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hashicorp-vault",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HashiCorp (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Secrets management",
|
| "category_slug": "secrets-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. No server, so no hosting cost either.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://getsops.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/getsops/sops",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/getsops/sops#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hashicorp-vault"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Doppler",
|
| "alternative_slug": "doppler",
|
| "replaces": "HashiCorp Vault",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hashicorp-vault",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HashiCorp (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Secrets management",
|
| "category_slug": "secrets-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier for individuals and small teams; paid team plans per seat per month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.doppler.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.doppler.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hashicorp-vault"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "AWS Secrets Manager",
|
| "alternative_slug": "aws-secrets-manager",
|
| "replaces": "HashiCorp Vault",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hashicorp-vault",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HashiCorp (IBM)",
|
| "category": "Secrets management",
|
| "category_slug": "secrets-management",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 35,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Roughly $0.40 per secret per month plus a small per-10,000-API-call charge. Rates checked 2026-07-31.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hashicorp-vault"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Unleash",
|
| "alternative_slug": "unleash",
|
| "replaces": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "launchdarkly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "category": "Feature flags & experimentation",
|
| "category_slug": "feature-flags",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (open core; enterprise tier is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source server free and self-hostable. Hosted and enterprise tiers are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.getunleash.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Unleash/unleash",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.getunleash.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-launchdarkly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Flagsmith",
|
| "alternative_slug": "flagsmith",
|
| "replaces": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "launchdarkly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "category": "Feature flags & experimentation",
|
| "category_slug": "feature-flags",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause (open core; paid hosted and enterprise tiers)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open source free and self-hostable. Hosted plans have a free tier and paid tiers above it.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.flagsmith.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.flagsmith.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-launchdarkly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "GrowthBook",
|
| "alternative_slug": "growthbook",
|
| "replaces": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "launchdarkly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "category": "Feature flags & experimentation",
|
| "category_slug": "feature-flags",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with enterprise directory carve-outs",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 83,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Self-hostable core free. Cloud and enterprise tiers are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.growthbook.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/growthbook/growthbook",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.growthbook.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-launchdarkly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenFeature",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openfeature",
|
| "replaces": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "launchdarkly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "category": "Feature flags & experimentation",
|
| "category_slug": "feature-flags",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 97,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. It is a specification and a set of SDKs.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openfeature.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/open-feature/spec",
|
| "docs": "https://openfeature.dev/docs/reference/intro",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-launchdarkly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Flipt",
|
| "alternative_slug": "flipt",
|
| "replaces": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "replaces_slug": "launchdarkly",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "LaunchDarkly",
|
| "category": "Feature flags & experimentation",
|
| "category_slug": "feature-flags",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. One binary on hardware you already have.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.flipt.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.flipt.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-launchdarkly"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PostHog",
|
| "alternative_slug": "posthog",
|
| "replaces": "Amplitude",
|
| "replaces_slug": "amplitude",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amplitude",
|
| "category": "Product analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "product-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with an `ee/` enterprise directory carve-out",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Generous free tier on cloud; self-hostable at no licence cost for the MIT core.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://posthog.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog",
|
| "docs": "https://posthog.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-amplitude"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Matomo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "matomo",
|
| "replaces": "Amplitude",
|
| "replaces_slug": "amplitude",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amplitude",
|
| "category": "Product analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "product-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (core; some plugins are paid)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Self-hosted core free. Cloud hosting and premium plugins are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://matomo.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo",
|
| "docs": "https://matomo.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-amplitude"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Umami",
|
| "alternative_slug": "umami",
|
| "replaces": "Amplitude",
|
| "replaces_slug": "amplitude",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amplitude",
|
| "category": "Product analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "product-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Umami Cloud has a free tier and paid plans.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://umami.is",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/umami-software/umami",
|
| "docs": "https://umami.is/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-amplitude"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenPanel",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openpanel",
|
| "replaces": "Amplitude",
|
| "replaces_slug": "amplitude",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amplitude",
|
| "category": "Product analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "product-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Hosted plans available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openpanel.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Openpanel-dev/openpanel",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.openpanel.dev",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-amplitude"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Countly",
|
| "alternative_slug": "countly",
|
| "replaces": "Amplitude",
|
| "replaces_slug": "amplitude",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amplitude",
|
| "category": "Product analytics",
|
| "category_slug": "product-analytics",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Countly Lite License (custom, source-available — not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 66,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Community edition free to self-host under its own licence terms; enterprise is commercial.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://count.ly",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Countly/countly-server",
|
| "docs": "https://support.count.ly",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-amplitude"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Meilisearch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "meilisearch",
|
| "replaces": "Algolia",
|
| "replaces_slug": "algolia",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Algolia",
|
| "category": "Search infrastructure",
|
| "category_slug": "search-infrastructure",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT, with enterprise-edition components under BUSL-1.1",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Meilisearch Cloud is paid, from a small monthly tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.meilisearch.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch",
|
| "docs": "https://www.meilisearch.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-algolia"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Typesense",
|
| "alternative_slug": "typesense",
|
| "replaces": "Algolia",
|
| "replaces_slug": "algolia",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Algolia",
|
| "category": "Search infrastructure",
|
| "category_slug": "search-infrastructure",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Typesense Cloud is paid, priced per hour of running capacity.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://typesense.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/typesense/typesense",
|
| "docs": "https://typesense.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-algolia"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenSearch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opensearch",
|
| "replaces": "Algolia",
|
| "replaces_slug": "algolia",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Algolia",
|
| "category": "Search infrastructure",
|
| "category_slug": "search-infrastructure",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed OpenSearch is available from AWS and others.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://opensearch.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch",
|
| "docs": "https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-algolia"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Manticore Search",
|
| "alternative_slug": "manticore-search",
|
| "replaces": "Algolia",
|
| "replaces_slug": "algolia",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Algolia",
|
| "category": "Search infrastructure",
|
| "category_slug": "search-infrastructure",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Managed service available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://manticoresearch.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch",
|
| "docs": "https://manual.manticoresearch.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-algolia"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Sonic",
|
| "alternative_slug": "sonic",
|
| "replaces": "Algolia",
|
| "replaces_slug": "algolia",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Algolia",
|
| "category": "Search infrastructure",
|
| "category_slug": "search-infrastructure",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Runs in around 30 MB of RAM.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/valeriansaliou/sonic",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/valeriansaliou/sonic",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-algolia"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Uptime Kuma",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uptime-kuma",
|
| "replaces": "Pingdom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pingdom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "SolarWinds",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. One Docker container on a server you already run.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://uptime.kuma.pet",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pingdom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "UptimeRobot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uptimerobot",
|
| "replaces": "Pingdom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pingdom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "SolarWinds",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 48,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier: 50 monitors at 5-minute checks, with a public status page. Paid plans add 30-second intervals, SMS/voice alerts and multi-location checks. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://uptimerobot.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://uptimerobot.com/api/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pingdom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Gatus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gatus",
|
| "replaces": "Pingdom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pingdom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "SolarWinds",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. A single binary or container.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://gatus.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/TwiN/gatus",
|
| "docs": "https://gatus.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pingdom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Healthchecks.io",
|
| "alternative_slug": "healthchecks",
|
| "replaces": "Pingdom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pingdom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "SolarWinds",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Hosted plans have a free tier for a small number of checks.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://healthchecks.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/healthchecks/healthchecks",
|
| "docs": "https://healthchecks.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pingdom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Better Stack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "better-stack",
|
| "replaces": "Pingdom",
|
| "replaces_slug": "pingdom",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "SolarWinds",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier available; paid plans per monitor and per on-call seat. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://betterstack.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://betterstack.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-pingdom"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Uptime Kuma",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uptime-kuma",
|
| "replaces": "Atlassian Statuspage",
|
| "replaces_slug": "statuspage",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. One Docker container on a server you already run.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://uptime.kuma.pet",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/wiki",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-statuspage"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "UptimeRobot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "uptimerobot",
|
| "replaces": "Atlassian Statuspage",
|
| "replaces_slug": "statuspage",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 48,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier: 50 monitors at 5-minute checks, with a public status page. Paid plans add 30-second intervals, SMS/voice alerts and multi-location checks. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://uptimerobot.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://uptimerobot.com/api/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-statuspage"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Gatus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "gatus",
|
| "replaces": "Atlassian Statuspage",
|
| "replaces_slug": "statuspage",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. A single binary or container.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://gatus.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/TwiN/gatus",
|
| "docs": "https://gatus.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-statuspage"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Instatus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "instatus",
|
| "replaces": "Atlassian Statuspage",
|
| "replaces_slug": "statuspage",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 44,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier with a usable feature set; paid plans are a flat monthly fee rather than per-subscriber. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://instatus.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://instatus.com/help",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-statuspage"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Statping-ng",
|
| "alternative_slug": "statping-ng",
|
| "replaces": "Atlassian Statuspage",
|
| "replaces_slug": "statuspage",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Uptime & status monitoring",
|
| "category_slug": "uptime-monitoring",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 78,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. One binary, no database server required for small setups.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://statping-ng.github.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/statping-ng/statping-ng",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-statuspage"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Reditus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "reditus",
|
| "replaces": "PartnerStack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "partnerstack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "PartnerStack",
|
| "category": "Affiliate & partner platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "affiliate-platforms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 44,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier to start a programme; paid plans scale with partner-driven revenue. Lower entry point than PartnerStack. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://getreditus.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.getreditus.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-partnerstack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Rewardful",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rewardful",
|
| "replaces": "PartnerStack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "partnerstack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "PartnerStack",
|
| "category": "Affiliate & partner platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "affiliate-platforms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 46,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Flat monthly fee by tracked revenue volume — no percentage of partner-driven revenue. Free trial available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.rewardful.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.rewardful.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-partnerstack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Tolt",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tolt",
|
| "replaces": "PartnerStack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "partnerstack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "PartnerStack",
|
| "category": "Affiliate & partner platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "affiliate-platforms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Flat monthly fee, the lowest entry price in this comparison. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://tolt.io",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.tolt.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-partnerstack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "FirstPromoter",
|
| "alternative_slug": "firstpromoter",
|
| "replaces": "PartnerStack",
|
| "replaces_slug": "partnerstack",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "PartnerStack",
|
| "category": "Affiliate & partner platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "affiliate-platforms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 45,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Flat monthly tiers by tracked revenue; no percentage of partner-driven revenue.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://firstpromoter.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.firstpromoter.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-partnerstack"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RB2B",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rb2b",
|
| "replaces": "Clearbit (HubSpot Breeze Intelligence)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "clearbit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot",
|
| "category": "Visitor identification & personalisation",
|
| "category_slug": "visitor-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 38,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier with a monthly identification allowance; paid plans above it. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.rb2b.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.rb2b.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-clearbit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Algomo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "algomo",
|
| "replaces": "Clearbit (HubSpot Breeze Intelligence)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "clearbit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot",
|
| "category": "Visitor identification & personalisation",
|
| "category_slug": "visitor-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 36,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "From about $200/month, no per-seat pricing. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.algomo.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-clearbit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dealfront (Leadfeeder)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dealfront",
|
| "replaces": "Clearbit (HubSpot Breeze Intelligence)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "clearbit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot",
|
| "category": "Visitor identification & personalisation",
|
| "category_slug": "visitor-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 41,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier with limited identifications; paid plans from a low monthly fee. Checked 2026-08-01.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.dealfront.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.dealfront.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-clearbit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Plausible + your own enrichment",
|
| "alternative_slug": "plausible-analytics",
|
| "replaces": "Clearbit (HubSpot Breeze Intelligence)",
|
| "replaces_slug": "clearbit",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot",
|
| "category": "Visitor identification & personalisation",
|
| "category_slug": "visitor-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Plausible Cloud is paid from a small monthly fee.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://plausible.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/plausible/analytics",
|
| "docs": "https://plausible.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-clearbit"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "BookStack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bookstack",
|
| "replaces": "Confluence",
|
| "replaces_slug": "confluence",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Wikis & internal docs",
|
| "category_slug": "wiki-docs",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. A small VPS runs it comfortably.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.bookstackapp.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack",
|
| "docs": "https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-confluence"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Docmost",
|
| "alternative_slug": "docmost",
|
| "replaces": "Confluence",
|
| "replaces_slug": "confluence",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Wikis & internal docs",
|
| "category_slug": "wiki-docs",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. A paid cloud tier exists.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docmost.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/docmost/docmost",
|
| "docs": "https://docmost.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-confluence"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Wiki.js",
|
| "alternative_slug": "wikijs",
|
| "replaces": "Confluence",
|
| "replaces_slug": "confluence",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Wikis & internal docs",
|
| "category_slug": "wiki-docs",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the server and database.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://js.wiki",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/requarks/wiki",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.requarks.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-confluence"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Outline",
|
| "alternative_slug": "outline-wiki",
|
| "replaces": "Confluence",
|
| "replaces_slug": "confluence",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Wikis & internal docs",
|
| "category_slug": "wiki-docs",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Business Source License 1.1 (source-available, not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 66,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Self-hostable free within BUSL terms. Outline Cloud is paid per user.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.getoutline.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/outline/outline",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.getoutline.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-confluence"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "XWiki",
|
| "alternative_slug": "xwiki",
|
| "replaces": "Confluence",
|
| "replaces_slug": "confluence",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Atlassian",
|
| "category": "Wikis & internal docs",
|
| "category_slug": "wiki-docs",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "LGPL-2.1",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Commercial support available from XWiki SAS.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.xwiki.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-confluence"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Keycloak",
|
| "alternative_slug": "keycloak",
|
| "replaces": "Okta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "okta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta",
|
| "category": "Identity & access management",
|
| "category_slug": "identity",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Red Hat build with commercial support available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.keycloak.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak",
|
| "docs": "https://www.keycloak.org/documentation",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-okta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "authentik",
|
| "alternative_slug": "authentik",
|
| "replaces": "Okta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "okta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta",
|
| "category": "Identity & access management",
|
| "category_slug": "identity",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with enterprise and documentation carve-outs",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable for the open core. Enterprise tier is commercial.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://goauthentik.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.goauthentik.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-okta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ZITADEL",
|
| "alternative_slug": "zitadel",
|
| "replaces": "Okta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "okta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta",
|
| "category": "Identity & access management",
|
| "category_slug": "identity",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (open core; paid cloud and enterprise tiers)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable. ZITADEL Cloud is paid per active user.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://zitadel.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel",
|
| "docs": "https://zitadel.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-okta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ory Kratos",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ory-kratos",
|
| "replaces": "Okta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "okta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta",
|
| "category": "Identity & access management",
|
| "category_slug": "identity",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Ory Network is a paid hosted option.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.ory.sh",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ory/kratos",
|
| "docs": "https://www.ory.sh/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-okta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Logto",
|
| "alternative_slug": "logto",
|
| "replaces": "Okta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "okta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Okta",
|
| "category": "Identity & access management",
|
| "category_slug": "identity",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0 (open core; paid cloud tier)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable. Logto Cloud is paid with a free tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://logto.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/logto-io/logto",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.logto.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-okta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ClickHouse",
|
| "alternative_slug": "clickhouse",
|
| "replaces": "Snowflake",
|
| "replaces_slug": "snowflake",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Snowflake",
|
| "category": "Data warehouses & analytics engines",
|
| "category_slug": "data-warehouse",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. ClickHouse Cloud is a paid managed option.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://clickhouse.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse",
|
| "docs": "https://clickhouse.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-snowflake"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DuckDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "duckdb",
|
| "replaces": "Snowflake",
|
| "replaces_slug": "snowflake",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Snowflake",
|
| "category": "Data warehouses & analytics engines",
|
| "category_slug": "data-warehouse",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 97,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. No server, so no hosting cost either.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://duckdb.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb",
|
| "docs": "https://duckdb.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-snowflake"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Trino",
|
| "alternative_slug": "trino",
|
| "replaces": "Snowflake",
|
| "replaces_slug": "snowflake",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Snowflake",
|
| "category": "Data warehouses & analytics engines",
|
| "category_slug": "data-warehouse",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed options from Starburst and others.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://trino.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/trinodb/trino",
|
| "docs": "https://trino.io/docs/current/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-snowflake"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Apache Doris",
|
| "alternative_slug": "apache-doris",
|
| "replaces": "Snowflake",
|
| "replaces_slug": "snowflake",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Snowflake",
|
| "category": "Data warehouses & analytics engines",
|
| "category_slug": "data-warehouse",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed offerings available from vendors.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://doris.apache.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/apache/doris",
|
| "docs": "https://doris.apache.org/docs/get-starting/quick-start",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-snowflake"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Google BigQuery",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bigquery",
|
| "replaces": "Snowflake",
|
| "replaces_slug": "snowflake",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Snowflake",
|
| "category": "Data warehouses & analytics engines",
|
| "category_slug": "data-warehouse",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 32,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "About $6.25 per TB scanned on demand, or flat-rate capacity. Storage around $20/TB/month. Checked 2026-08-03.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://cloud.google.com/bigquery",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-snowflake"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RudderStack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "rudderstack",
|
| "replaces": "Segment",
|
| "replaces_slug": "segment",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Customer data platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "customer-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Elastic License 2.0 (source-available, not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 68,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Self-hostable free within ELv2 terms. Cloud tiers are paid, with a free tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.rudderstack.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server",
|
| "docs": "https://www.rudderstack.com/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-segment"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Jitsu",
|
| "alternative_slug": "jitsu",
|
| "replaces": "Segment",
|
| "replaces_slug": "segment",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Customer data platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "customer-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Jitsu Cloud is a paid hosted option.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://jitsu.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/jitsucom/jitsu",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.jitsu.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-segment"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Snowplow",
|
| "alternative_slug": "snowplow",
|
| "replaces": "Segment",
|
| "replaces_slug": "segment",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Customer data platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "customer-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core; some components under a separate licence)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source core free and self-hostable. Snowplow BDP is a paid managed product.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://snowplow.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.snowplow.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-segment"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PostHog",
|
| "alternative_slug": "posthog-cdp",
|
| "replaces": "Segment",
|
| "replaces_slug": "segment",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Customer data platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "customer-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with an `ee/` enterprise directory carve-out",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Generous free tier on cloud; self-hostable at no licence cost for the MIT core.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://posthog.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog",
|
| "docs": "https://posthog.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-segment"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenTelemetry Collector",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opentelemetry-cdp",
|
| "replaces": "Segment",
|
| "replaces_slug": "segment",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Customer data platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "customer-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. CNCF project; you supply the infrastructure.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://opentelemetry.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector",
|
| "docs": "https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-segment"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "EspoCRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "espocrm",
|
| "replaces": "Salesforce",
|
| "replaces_slug": "salesforce",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (core; some extensions are commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Some advanced extensions are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.espocrm.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.espocrm.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-salesforce"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Twenty",
|
| "alternative_slug": "twenty",
|
| "replaces": "Salesforce",
|
| "replaces_slug": "salesforce",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0, with `@license Enterprise` file carve-outs",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and self-hostable. Twenty Cloud is a paid hosted option.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://twenty.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty",
|
| "docs": "https://twenty.com/developers",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-salesforce"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Odoo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "odoo",
|
| "replaces": "Salesforce",
|
| "replaces_slug": "salesforce",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "LGPL-3.0 (Community Edition; Enterprise is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Community Edition free and self-hostable. Enterprise is per user per month.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.odoo.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/odoo/odoo",
|
| "docs": "https://www.odoo.com/documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-salesforce"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SuiteCRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "suitecrm",
|
| "replaces": "Salesforce",
|
| "replaces_slug": "salesforce",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Commercial support available from SalesAgility.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://suitecrm.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.suitecrm.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-salesforce"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "HubSpot CRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "hubspot-crm",
|
| "replaces": "Salesforce",
|
| "replaces_slug": "salesforce",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service; free core tier)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 30,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Core CRM free for unlimited users. Sales, Marketing and Service Hubs are paid and escalate steeply.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://knowledge.hubspot.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-salesforce"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "MinIO",
|
| "alternative_slug": "minio",
|
| "replaces": "Amazon S3",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-s3",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Object storage",
|
| "category_slug": "object-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Commercial licence and support available from MinIO Inc.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://min.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/minio/minio",
|
| "docs": "https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/index.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-s3"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Cloudflare R2",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cloudflare-r2",
|
| "replaces": "Amazon S3",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-s3",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Object storage",
|
| "category_slug": "object-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "About $0.015/GB/month storage. No egress charges. Free tier included. Checked 2026-08-04.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-s3"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Backblaze B2",
|
| "alternative_slug": "backblaze-b2",
|
| "replaces": "Amazon S3",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-s3",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Object storage",
|
| "category_slug": "object-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 42,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "About $0.006/GB/month storage; free egress to Bandwidth Alliance partners. Checked 2026-08-04.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.backblaze.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-s3"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SeaweedFS",
|
| "alternative_slug": "seaweedfs",
|
| "replaces": "Amazon S3",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-s3",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Object storage",
|
| "category_slug": "object-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the hardware.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://seaweedfs.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-s3"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Garage",
|
| "alternative_slug": "garage-s3",
|
| "replaces": "Amazon S3",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-s3",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Object storage",
|
| "category_slug": "object-storage",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Designed for commodity and second-hand hardware.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/documentation/quick-start/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-s3"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Metabase",
|
| "alternative_slug": "metabase",
|
| "replaces": "Tableau",
|
| "replaces_slug": "tableau",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "BI & dashboards",
|
| "category_slug": "business-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (open-source edition; paid cloud and enterprise tiers)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source edition free and self-hostable. Cloud and enterprise tiers are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.metabase.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/metabase/metabase",
|
| "docs": "https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-tableau"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Apache Superset",
|
| "alternative_slug": "apache-superset",
|
| "replaces": "Tableau",
|
| "replaces_slug": "tableau",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "BI & dashboards",
|
| "category_slug": "business-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed offerings available from Preset and others.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://superset.apache.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/apache/superset",
|
| "docs": "https://superset.apache.org/docs/intro",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-tableau"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Lightdash",
|
| "alternative_slug": "lightdash",
|
| "replaces": "Tableau",
|
| "replaces_slug": "tableau",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "BI & dashboards",
|
| "category_slug": "business-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (open core; paid cloud tier)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Open-source core free and self-hostable. Lightdash Cloud is paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.lightdash.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.lightdash.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-tableau"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Microsoft Power BI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "power-bi",
|
| "replaces": "Tableau",
|
| "replaces_slug": "tableau",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "BI & dashboards",
|
| "category_slug": "business-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 28,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Power BI Pro about $14/user/month; Premium and Fabric capacity considerably more. Checked 2026-08-04.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.microsoft.com/power-platform/products/power-bi",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-tableau"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Evidence",
|
| "alternative_slug": "evidence-dev",
|
| "replaces": "Tableau",
|
| "replaces_slug": "tableau",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "BI & dashboards",
|
| "category_slug": "business-intelligence",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Evidence Cloud is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://evidence.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.evidence.dev",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-tableau"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Documenso",
|
| "alternative_slug": "documenso",
|
| "replaces": "DocuSign",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docusign",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "DocuSign",
|
| "category": "E-signature",
|
| "category_slug": "e-signature",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host, with no envelope limits. Documenso Cloud is paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://documenso.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/documenso/documenso",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.documenso.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docusign"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenSign",
|
| "alternative_slug": "opensign",
|
| "replaces": "DocuSign",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docusign",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "DocuSign",
|
| "category": "E-signature",
|
| "category_slug": "e-signature",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (verify current terms — this project's licensing has changed)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host. Managed cloud tiers are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.opensignlabs.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/OpenSignLabs/OpenSign",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docusign"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dropbox Sign",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dropbox-sign",
|
| "replaces": "DocuSign",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docusign",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "DocuSign",
|
| "category": "E-signature",
|
| "category_slug": "e-signature",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 34,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "About $20/user/month for the standard tier. Checked 2026-08-04.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://sign.dropbox.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://developers.hellosign.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docusign"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DocuSeal",
|
| "alternative_slug": "docuseal",
|
| "replaces": "DocuSign",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docusign",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "DocuSign",
|
| "category": "E-signature",
|
| "category_slug": "e-signature",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (open core; paid pro tier)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. A paid pro tier adds advanced features.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.docuseal.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docusign"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Native PDF signatures",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pdf-signing-native",
|
| "replaces": "DocuSign",
|
| "replaces_slug": "docusign",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "DocuSign",
|
| "category": "E-signature",
|
| "category_slug": "e-signature",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Varies (built into operating systems and PDF readers)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — already present on most machines.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/signing-pdfs.html",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-docusign"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Excalidraw",
|
| "alternative_slug": "excalidraw",
|
| "replaces": "Miro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "miro",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Miro",
|
| "category": "Whiteboards & diagramming",
|
| "category_slug": "whiteboard",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Excalidraw+ is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://excalidraw.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.excalidraw.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-miro"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "tldraw",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tldraw",
|
| "replaces": "Miro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "miro",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Miro",
|
| "category": "Whiteboards & diagramming",
|
| "category_slug": "whiteboard",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "tldraw licence (custom — free for many uses; read the terms before commercial embedding)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 74,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to use. Commercial embedding has its own licence terms.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://tldraw.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw",
|
| "docs": "https://tldraw.dev",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-miro"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "draw.io",
|
| "alternative_slug": "drawio",
|
| "replaces": "Miro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "miro",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Miro",
|
| "category": "Whiteboards & diagramming",
|
| "category_slug": "whiteboard",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Confluence and Jira plugins are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.drawio.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/jgraph/drawio",
|
| "docs": "https://www.drawio.com/doc/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-miro"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "AFFiNE",
|
| "alternative_slug": "affine",
|
| "replaces": "Miro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "miro",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Miro",
|
| "category": "Whiteboards & diagramming",
|
| "category_slug": "whiteboard",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. AFFiNE Cloud is a paid hosted option.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://affine.pro",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.affine.pro",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-miro"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "FigJam",
|
| "alternative_slug": "figjam",
|
| "replaces": "Miro",
|
| "replaces_slug": "miro",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Miro",
|
| "category": "Whiteboards & diagramming",
|
| "category_slug": "whiteboard",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 30,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier available; included or heavily discounted with existing Figma seats. Checked 2026-08-04.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.figma.com/figjam/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://help.figma.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-04",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-miro"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Valkey",
|
| "alternative_slug": "valkey",
|
| "replaces": "Redis",
|
| "replaces_slug": "redis",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Redis Ltd",
|
| "category": "In-memory data stores & caching",
|
| "category_slug": "in-memory-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed offerings from AWS, Google and others.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://valkey.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey",
|
| "docs": "https://valkey.io/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-redis"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DragonflyDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dragonflydb",
|
| "replaces": "Redis",
|
| "replaces_slug": "redis",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Redis Ltd",
|
| "category": "In-memory data stores & caching",
|
| "category_slug": "in-memory-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Business Source License 1.1 (source-available, converts to Apache-2.0 in time)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host within BSL terms. Dragonfly Cloud is paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.dragonflydb.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly",
|
| "docs": "https://www.dragonflydb.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-redis"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "KeyDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "keydb",
|
| "replaces": "Redis",
|
| "replaces_slug": "redis",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Redis Ltd",
|
| "category": "In-memory data stores & caching",
|
| "category_slug": "in-memory-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.keydb.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Snapchat/KeyDB",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-redis"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Garnet",
|
| "alternative_slug": "garnet",
|
| "replaces": "Redis",
|
| "replaces_slug": "redis",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Redis Ltd",
|
| "category": "In-memory data stores & caching",
|
| "category_slug": "in-memory-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://microsoft.github.io/garnet/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/garnet",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-redis"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Memcached",
|
| "alternative_slug": "memcached",
|
| "replaces": "Redis",
|
| "replaces_slug": "redis",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Redis Ltd",
|
| "category": "In-memory data stores & caching",
|
| "category_slug": "in-memory-data",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://memcached.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/memcached/memcached",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-redis"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Coolify",
|
| "alternative_slug": "coolify",
|
| "replaces": "Heroku",
|
| "replaces_slug": "heroku",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Platform as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "paas",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay only for the server. Paid cloud option available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://coolify.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify",
|
| "docs": "https://coolify.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-heroku"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dokku",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dokku",
|
| "replaces": "Heroku",
|
| "replaces_slug": "heroku",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Platform as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "paas",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the server.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dokku.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/dokku/dokku",
|
| "docs": "https://dokku.com/docs/getting-started/installation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-heroku"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "CapRover",
|
| "alternative_slug": "caprover",
|
| "replaces": "Heroku",
|
| "replaces_slug": "heroku",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Platform as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "paas",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the server.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://caprover.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/caprover/caprover",
|
| "docs": "https://caprover.com/docs/get-started.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-heroku"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Railway",
|
| "alternative_slug": "railway",
|
| "replaces": "Heroku",
|
| "replaces_slug": "heroku",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Platform as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "paas",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 34,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Usage-based with a small monthly minimum; typically well below Heroku for comparable workloads.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://railway.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.railway.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-heroku"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Render",
|
| "alternative_slug": "render",
|
| "replaces": "Heroku",
|
| "replaces_slug": "heroku",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Salesforce",
|
| "category": "Platform as a service",
|
| "category_slug": "paas",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 33,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier for small services; paid instances from about $7/month. Checked 2026-08-05.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://render.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://render.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-heroku"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Amazon SES",
|
| "alternative_slug": "amazon-ses",
|
| "replaces": "SendGrid",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sendgrid",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Transactional & bulk email",
|
| "category_slug": "transactional-email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 30,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "About $0.10 per 1,000 emails. Checked 2026-08-05.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://aws.amazon.com/ses/",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sendgrid"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Postal",
|
| "alternative_slug": "postal",
|
| "replaces": "SendGrid",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sendgrid",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Transactional & bulk email",
|
| "category_slug": "transactional-email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You supply the server and the IP reputation.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.postalserver.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/postalserver/postal",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sendgrid"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "listmonk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "listmonk",
|
| "replaces": "SendGrid",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sendgrid",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Transactional & bulk email",
|
| "category_slug": "transactional-email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay only for the underlying sending.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://listmonk.app",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/knadh/listmonk",
|
| "docs": "https://listmonk.app/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sendgrid"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Resend",
|
| "alternative_slug": "resend",
|
| "replaces": "SendGrid",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sendgrid",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Transactional & bulk email",
|
| "category_slug": "transactional-email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary service (react-email library is MIT)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 36,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free tier for 3,000/month; paid from about $20/month. Checked 2026-08-05.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://resend.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/resend/react-email",
|
| "docs": "https://resend.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sendgrid"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mailgun",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mailgun",
|
| "replaces": "SendGrid",
|
| "replaces_slug": "sendgrid",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Twilio",
|
| "category": "Transactional & bulk email",
|
| "category_slug": "transactional-email",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 31,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Volume-based with a small free allowance; paid tiers from about $15/month. Checked 2026-08-05.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.mailgun.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://documentation.mailgun.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-sendgrid"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Directus",
|
| "alternative_slug": "directus",
|
| "replaces": "Contentful",
|
| "replaces_slug": "contentful",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Contentful",
|
| "category": "Headless CMS",
|
| "category_slug": "headless-cms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Business Source License 1.1 (source-available; free under a revenue threshold, converts to GPL in time)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 72,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host under the BSL revenue threshold. Directus Cloud and commercial licences are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://directus.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/directus/directus",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.directus.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-contentful"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Payload",
|
| "alternative_slug": "payload",
|
| "replaces": "Contentful",
|
| "replaces_slug": "contentful",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Contentful",
|
| "category": "Headless CMS",
|
| "category_slug": "headless-cms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Payload Cloud is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://payloadcms.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload",
|
| "docs": "https://payloadcms.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-contentful"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Strapi",
|
| "alternative_slug": "strapi",
|
| "replaces": "Contentful",
|
| "replaces_slug": "contentful",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Contentful",
|
| "category": "Headless CMS",
|
| "category_slug": "headless-cms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT core, with enterprise features under a separate commercial licence",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Community edition free and self-hostable. Enterprise and Cloud tiers are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://strapi.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.strapi.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-contentful"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ghost",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ghost-cms",
|
| "replaces": "Contentful",
|
| "replaces_slug": "contentful",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Contentful",
|
| "category": "Headless CMS",
|
| "category_slug": "headless-cms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Ghost(Pro) hosting is paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://ghost.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost",
|
| "docs": "https://ghost.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-contentful"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Markdown files in Git",
|
| "alternative_slug": "markdown-git",
|
| "replaces": "Contentful",
|
| "replaces_slug": "contentful",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Contentful",
|
| "category": "Headless CMS",
|
| "category_slug": "headless-cms",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "N/A — plain files in your own repository",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 99,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. There is nothing to host.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.markdownguide.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-contentful"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Penpot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "penpot",
|
| "replaces": "Figma",
|
| "replaces_slug": "figma",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Figma (Adobe)",
|
| "category": "Design & prototyping",
|
| "category_slug": "design-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source, self-hosted or on Penpot's free cloud. Paid plans for hosted teams.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://penpot.app",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/penpot/penpot",
|
| "docs": "https://help.penpot.app",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-figma"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Excalidraw",
|
| "alternative_slug": "excalidraw",
|
| "replaces": "Figma",
|
| "replaces_slug": "figma",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Figma (Adobe)",
|
| "category": "Design & prototyping",
|
| "category_slug": "design-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Excalidraw+ is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://excalidraw.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw",
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-figma"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Inkscape",
|
| "alternative_slug": "inkscape",
|
| "replaces": "Figma",
|
| "replaces_slug": "figma",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Figma (Adobe)",
|
| "category": "Design & prototyping",
|
| "category_slug": "design-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0 / GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Desktop install, no accounts.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://inkscape.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://inkscape.org/learn/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-figma"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Lunacy",
|
| "alternative_slug": "lunacy",
|
| "replaces": "Figma",
|
| "replaces_slug": "figma",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Figma (Adobe)",
|
| "category": "Design & prototyping",
|
| "category_slug": "design-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 48,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. Paid Icons8 subscription only for premium asset libraries.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://icons8.com/lunacy",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-figma"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Sketch",
|
| "alternative_slug": "pixso",
|
| "replaces": "Figma",
|
| "replaces_slug": "figma",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Figma (Adobe)",
|
| "category": "Design & prototyping",
|
| "category_slug": "design-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 38,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Around $12 per editor per month, or a one-time licence with a year of updates.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.sketch.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-figma"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Medusa",
|
| "alternative_slug": "medusa",
|
| "replaces": "Shopify",
|
| "replaces_slug": "shopify",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Shopify",
|
| "category": "E-commerce platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "ecommerce",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You pay for hosting and the developers who build the storefront.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://medusajs.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/medusajs/medusa",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.medusajs.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-shopify"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Saleor",
|
| "alternative_slug": "saleor",
|
| "replaces": "Shopify",
|
| "replaces_slug": "shopify",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Shopify",
|
| "category": "E-commerce platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "ecommerce",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Saleor Cloud is an optional paid hosted tier.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://saleor.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/saleor/saleor",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.saleor.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-shopify"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "WooCommerce",
|
| "alternative_slug": "woocommerce",
|
| "replaces": "Shopify",
|
| "replaces_slug": "shopify",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Shopify",
|
| "category": "E-commerce platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "ecommerce",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Many useful extensions are paid, per year.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://woocommerce.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://woocommerce.com/documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-shopify"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vendure",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vendure",
|
| "replaces": "Shopify",
|
| "replaces_slug": "shopify",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Shopify",
|
| "category": "E-commerce platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "ecommerce",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT (core; some enterprise plugins are commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source core. Vendure Cloud and certain plugins are paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.vendure.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.vendure.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-shopify"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "BigCommerce",
|
| "alternative_slug": "bigcommerce",
|
| "replaces": "Shopify",
|
| "replaces_slug": "shopify",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Shopify",
|
| "category": "E-commerce platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "ecommerce",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 32,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Plans from roughly $39/month with no additional platform transaction fee on your chosen gateway. Annual revenue thresholds move you up tiers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.bigcommerce.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-shopify"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Appsmith",
|
| "alternative_slug": "appsmith",
|
| "replaces": "Retool",
|
| "replaces_slug": "retool",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Retool",
|
| "category": "Internal tools & admin panels",
|
| "category_slug": "internal-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 (core; some enterprise features are commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud and enterprise tiers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.appsmith.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.appsmith.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-retool"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ToolJet",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tooljet",
|
| "replaces": "Retool",
|
| "replaces_slug": "retool",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Retool",
|
| "category": "Internal tools & admin panels",
|
| "category_slug": "internal-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (core; enterprise edition is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud and enterprise editions.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.tooljet.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.tooljet.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-retool"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Budibase",
|
| "alternative_slug": "budibase",
|
| "replaces": "Retool",
|
| "replaces_slug": "retool",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Retool",
|
| "category": "Internal tools & admin panels",
|
| "category_slug": "internal-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 (core; enterprise tier is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 87,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud and enterprise plans.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://budibase.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/Budibase/budibase",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.budibase.com",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-retool"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Windmill",
|
| "alternative_slug": "windmill",
|
| "replaces": "Retool",
|
| "replaces_slug": "retool",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Retool",
|
| "category": "Internal tools & admin panels",
|
| "category_slug": "internal-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0 (core; enterprise edition is commercial)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud and enterprise editions.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.windmill.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill",
|
| "docs": "https://www.windmill.dev/docs/intro",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-retool"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Refine",
|
| "alternative_slug": "refine",
|
| "replaces": "Retool",
|
| "replaces_slug": "retool",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Retool",
|
| "category": "Internal tools & admin panels",
|
| "category_slug": "internal-tools",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. It is a library — you host the app like any other.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://refine.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/refinedev/refine",
|
| "docs": "https://refine.dev/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-retool"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PostgreSQL",
|
| "alternative_slug": "postgresql",
|
| "replaces": "MongoDB Atlas",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mongodb-atlas",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "MongoDB",
|
| "category": "Managed databases",
|
| "category_slug": "managed-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "PostgreSQL License (permissive)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 98,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed options exist from every cloud, usually cheaper than Atlas.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.postgresql.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mongodb-atlas"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "FerretDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ferretdb",
|
| "replaces": "MongoDB Atlas",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mongodb-atlas",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "MongoDB",
|
| "category": "Managed databases",
|
| "category_slug": "managed-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. You run it alongside your own Postgres.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.ferretdb.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/FerretDB/FerretDB",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.ferretdb.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mongodb-atlas"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "MongoDB Community (self-hosted)",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mongodb-self-hosted",
|
| "replaces": "MongoDB Atlas",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mongodb-atlas",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "MongoDB",
|
| "category": "Managed databases",
|
| "category_slug": "managed-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "SSPL (source-available, not OSI open source)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to download and run. You pay for servers and the people who operate them.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mongodb-atlas"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SurrealDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "surrealdb",
|
| "replaces": "MongoDB Atlas",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mongodb-atlas",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "MongoDB",
|
| "category": "Managed databases",
|
| "category_slug": "managed-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "BSL 1.1 (source-available, converts to Apache-2.0 over time)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 68,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host under BSL terms. Managed cloud is paid.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://surrealdb.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb",
|
| "docs": "https://surrealdb.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mongodb-atlas"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Apache CouchDB",
|
| "alternative_slug": "couchdb",
|
| "replaces": "MongoDB Atlas",
|
| "replaces_slug": "mongodb-atlas",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "MongoDB",
|
| "category": "Managed databases",
|
| "category_slug": "managed-databases",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 96,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source. Managed hosting available from several providers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://couchdb.apache.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://docs.couchdb.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-mongodb-atlas"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Formbricks",
|
| "alternative_slug": "formbricks",
|
| "replaces": "Typeform",
|
| "replaces_slug": "typeform",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Typeform",
|
| "category": "Forms & surveys",
|
| "category_slug": "forms-surveys",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Open core (AGPL-3.0 core; enterprise features commercially licensed)",
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| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud and enterprise tiers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://formbricks.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks",
|
| "docs": "https://formbricks.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-typeform"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Typebot",
|
| "alternative_slug": "typebot",
|
| "replaces": "Typeform",
|
| "replaces_slug": "typeform",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Typeform",
|
| "category": "Forms & surveys",
|
| "category_slug": "forms-surveys",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud plans available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://typebot.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/baptisteArno/typebot.io",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.typebot.io",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-typeform"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LimeSurvey",
|
| "alternative_slug": "limesurvey",
|
| "replaces": "Typeform",
|
| "replaces_slug": "typeform",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Typeform",
|
| "category": "Forms & surveys",
|
| "category_slug": "forms-surveys",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source to self-host. Paid cloud hosting available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.limesurvey.org",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": "https://manual.limesurvey.org",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-typeform"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Tally",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tally",
|
| "replaces": "Typeform",
|
| "replaces_slug": "typeform",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Typeform",
|
| "category": "Forms & surveys",
|
| "category_slug": "forms-surveys",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (hosted service)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 40,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free with unlimited forms and responses. Tally Pro around $29/month for branding removal and advanced features.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://tally.so",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-typeform"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Google Forms",
|
| "alternative_slug": "google-forms",
|
| "replaces": "Typeform",
|
| "replaces_slug": "typeform",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Typeform",
|
| "category": "Forms & surveys",
|
| "category_slug": "forms-surveys",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "Proprietary (free with a Google account)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": false,
|
| "local_first": false,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 22,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free with any Google account. Included with Workspace.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://forms.google.com",
|
| "repo": null,
|
| "docs": null,
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-07",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-typeform"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "vLLM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vllm",
|
| "replaces": "Replicate",
|
| "replaces_slug": "replicate",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Replicate",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and unlimited. You pay only for the hardware you run it on.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.vllm.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-replicate"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ollama",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ollama",
|
| "replaces": "Replicate",
|
| "replaces_slug": "replicate",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Replicate",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. Runs on hardware you already have.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://ollama.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/ollama/ollama",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-replicate"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hugging Face TGI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "huggingface-tgi",
|
| "replaces": "Replicate",
|
| "replaces_slug": "replicate",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Replicate",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host. Hugging Face sells a managed version if you want one.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://huggingface.co/docs/text-generation-inference",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/huggingface/text-generation-inference",
|
| "docs": "https://huggingface.co/docs/text-generation-inference/index",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-replicate"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SGLang",
|
| "alternative_slug": "sglang",
|
| "replaces": "Replicate",
|
| "replaces_slug": "replicate",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Replicate",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and unlimited; hardware costs are yours.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.sglang.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.sglang.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-replicate"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LocalAI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "localai",
|
| "replaces": "Replicate",
|
| "replaces_slug": "replicate",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Replicate",
|
| "category": "Model serving & inference",
|
| "category_slug": "model-serving",
|
| "stack_layer": 3,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Infrastructure",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. No account, no telemetry, no usage cap.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://localai.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI",
|
| "docs": "https://localai.io/basics/getting_started/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-replicate"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Axolotl",
|
| "alternative_slug": "axolotl",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Fine-Tuning",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-finetuning",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Fine-Tuning & Model Training",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-fine-tuning",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free. You rent or own the GPU; a small LoRA can cost a few dollars of rented time.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://axolotl.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.axolotl.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-finetuning"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Unsloth",
|
| "alternative_slug": "unsloth",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Fine-Tuning",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-finetuning",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Fine-Tuning & Model Training",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-fine-tuning",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and open source; a paid managed tier exists for multi-GPU convenience.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://unsloth.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.unsloth.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-finetuning"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LLaMA-Factory",
|
| "alternative_slug": "llama-factory",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Fine-Tuning",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-finetuning",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Fine-Tuning & Model Training",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-fine-tuning",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and unlimited; hardware is yours.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory",
|
| "docs": "https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-finetuning"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "torchtune",
|
| "alternative_slug": "torchtune",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Fine-Tuning",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-finetuning",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Fine-Tuning & Model Training",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-fine-tuning",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. Part of the PyTorch ecosystem.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.pytorch.org/torchtune/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/pytorch/torchtune",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.pytorch.org/torchtune/stable/index.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-finetuning"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Hugging Face PEFT",
|
| "alternative_slug": "huggingface-peft",
|
| "replaces": "OpenAI Fine-Tuning",
|
| "replaces_slug": "openai-finetuning",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "OpenAI",
|
| "category": "Fine-Tuning & Model Training",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-fine-tuning",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://huggingface.co/docs/peft",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/huggingface/peft",
|
| "docs": "https://huggingface.co/docs/peft/index",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-openai-finetuning"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LlamaIndex",
|
| "alternative_slug": "llamaindex",
|
| "replaces": "Vectara",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vectara",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vectara",
|
| "category": "RAG & Retrieval Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "rag-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and MIT licensed. A paid managed parsing/ingest service exists separately.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.llamaindex.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.llamaindex.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vectara"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Haystack",
|
| "alternative_slug": "haystack",
|
| "replaces": "Vectara",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vectara",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vectara",
|
| "category": "RAG & Retrieval Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "rag-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0; deepset sells a managed enterprise platform on top.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://haystack.deepset.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.haystack.deepset.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vectara"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "RAGFlow",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ragflow",
|
| "replaces": "Vectara",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vectara",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vectara",
|
| "category": "RAG & Retrieval Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "rag-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host, Apache-2.0. A managed cloud tier is offered separately.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://ragflow.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow",
|
| "docs": "https://ragflow.io/docs/dev/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vectara"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "R2R",
|
| "alternative_slug": "r2r",
|
| "replaces": "Vectara",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vectara",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vectara",
|
| "category": "RAG & Retrieval Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "rag-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT. Optional hosted tier from the maintainers.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://sciphi.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SciPhi-AI/R2R",
|
| "docs": "https://r2r-docs.sciphi.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vectara"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Dify",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dify",
|
| "replaces": "Vectara",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vectara",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vectara",
|
| "category": "RAG & Retrieval Platforms",
|
| "category_slug": "rag-frameworks",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0 with additional conditions",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 74,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to self-host under its modified licence; paid cloud tiers available.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dify.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/langgenius/dify",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.dify.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vectara"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Promptfoo",
|
| "alternative_slug": "promptfoo",
|
| "replaces": "Braintrust",
|
| "replaces_slug": "braintrust",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Braintrust Data",
|
| "category": "LLM Evaluation & Testing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-evaluation",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and MIT, unlimited seats. An enterprise tier exists for larger organisations.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.promptfoo.dev",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo",
|
| "docs": "https://www.promptfoo.dev/docs/intro/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-braintrust"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DeepEval",
|
| "alternative_slug": "deepeval",
|
| "replaces": "Braintrust",
|
| "replaces_slug": "braintrust",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Braintrust Data",
|
| "category": "LLM Evaluation & Testing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-evaluation",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0; optional paid cloud dashboard.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.confident-ai.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/confident-ai/deepeval",
|
| "docs": "https://deepeval.com/docs/getting-started",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-braintrust"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Ragas",
|
| "alternative_slug": "ragas",
|
| "replaces": "Braintrust",
|
| "replaces_slug": "braintrust",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Braintrust Data",
|
| "category": "LLM Evaluation & Testing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-evaluation",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docs.ragas.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/explodinggradients/ragas",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.ragas.io/en/stable/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-braintrust"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Inspect AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "inspect-ai",
|
| "replaces": "Braintrust",
|
| "replaces_slug": "braintrust",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Braintrust Data",
|
| "category": "LLM Evaluation & Testing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-evaluation",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT, publicly funded.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://inspect.aisi.org.uk",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/UKGovernmentBEIS/inspect_ai",
|
| "docs": "https://inspect.aisi.org.uk/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-braintrust"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenAI Evals",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openai-evals",
|
| "replaces": "Braintrust",
|
| "replaces_slug": "braintrust",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Braintrust Data",
|
| "category": "LLM Evaluation & Testing",
|
| "category_slug": "llm-evaluation",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT. You pay for whatever model API the evals call.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/openai/evals",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openai/evals",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/openai/evals/blob/main/docs/build-eval.md",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-braintrust"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nemo-guardrails",
|
| "replaces": "Azure AI Content Safety",
|
| "replaces_slug": "azure-ai-content-safety",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "AI Guardrails & Content Safety",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-guardrails",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0. Runs wherever you run it.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://developer.nvidia.com/nemo-guardrails",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Guardrails",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.nvidia.com/nemo/guardrails/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-azure-ai-content-safety"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "LLM Guard",
|
| "alternative_slug": "llm-guard",
|
| "replaces": "Azure AI Content Safety",
|
| "replaces_slug": "azure-ai-content-safety",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "AI Guardrails & Content Safety",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-guardrails",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT licensed.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://llm-guard.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/protectai/llm-guard",
|
| "docs": "https://llm-guard.com/get_started/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-azure-ai-content-safety"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Guardrails AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "guardrails-ai",
|
| "replaces": "Azure AI Content Safety",
|
| "replaces_slug": "azure-ai-content-safety",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "AI Guardrails & Content Safety",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-guardrails",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 91,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0; an optional hosted service exists.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.guardrailsai.com",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/guardrails-ai/guardrails",
|
| "docs": "https://www.guardrailsai.com/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-azure-ai-content-safety"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Microsoft Presidio",
|
| "alternative_slug": "presidio",
|
| "replaces": "Azure AI Content Safety",
|
| "replaces_slug": "azure-ai-content-safety",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "AI Guardrails & Content Safety",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-guardrails",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT, from Microsoft's open-source organisation.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://microsoft.github.io/presidio/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/presidio",
|
| "docs": "https://microsoft.github.io/presidio/getting_started/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-azure-ai-content-safety"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Llama Guard",
|
| "alternative_slug": "llama-guard",
|
| "replaces": "Azure AI Content Safety",
|
| "replaces_slug": "azure-ai-content-safety",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Microsoft",
|
| "category": "AI Guardrails & Content Safety",
|
| "category_slug": "ai-guardrails",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Llama Community License (source-available)",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 72,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free to download and run under Meta's community licence terms.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.llama.com/trust-and-safety/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/meta-llama/PurpleLlama",
|
| "docs": "https://www.llama.com/docs/model-cards-and-prompt-formats/llama-guard-4/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-azure-ai-content-safety"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "faster-whisper",
|
| "alternative_slug": "faster-whisper",
|
| "replaces": "Deepgram",
|
| "replaces_slug": "deepgram",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Deepgram",
|
| "category": "Speech Recognition & Transcription",
|
| "category_slug": "speech-recognition",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free. Hardware you already own; a laptop handles the smaller models.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/SYSTRAN/faster-whisper",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/SYSTRAN/faster-whisper",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/SYSTRAN/faster-whisper#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-deepgram"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Whisper",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openai-whisper",
|
| "replaces": "Deepgram",
|
| "replaces_slug": "deepgram",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Deepgram",
|
| "category": "Speech Recognition & Transcription",
|
| "category_slug": "speech-recognition",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free — model weights and code both MIT.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://openai.com/index/whisper/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/openai/whisper",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/openai/whisper#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-deepgram"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "WhisperX",
|
| "alternative_slug": "whisperx",
|
| "replaces": "Deepgram",
|
| "replaces_slug": "deepgram",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Deepgram",
|
| "category": "Speech Recognition & Transcription",
|
| "category_slug": "speech-recognition",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free. Diarization models may require accepting separate terms.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-deepgram"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "NVIDIA NeMo ASR",
|
| "alternative_slug": "nvidia-nemo-asr",
|
| "replaces": "Deepgram",
|
| "replaces_slug": "deepgram",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Deepgram",
|
| "category": "Speech Recognition & Transcription",
|
| "category_slug": "speech-recognition",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0; assumes NVIDIA GPU hardware.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://developer.nvidia.com/nemo",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.nvidia.com/nemo-framework/user-guide/latest/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-deepgram"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Vosk",
|
| "alternative_slug": "vosk",
|
| "replaces": "Deepgram",
|
| "replaces_slug": "deepgram",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Deepgram",
|
| "category": "Speech Recognition & Transcription",
|
| "category_slug": "speech-recognition",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://alphacephei.com/vosk/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api",
|
| "docs": "https://alphacephei.com/vosk/install",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-deepgram"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "MLflow",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mlflow",
|
| "replaces": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "replaces_slug": "weights-and-biases",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "category": "Experiment Tracking & ML Ops",
|
| "category_slug": "ml-experiment-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0. Managed versions are sold by the clouds if you want one.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://mlflow.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow",
|
| "docs": "https://mlflow.org/docs/latest/index.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-weights-and-biases"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Aim",
|
| "alternative_slug": "aim",
|
| "replaces": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "replaces_slug": "weights-and-biases",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "category": "Experiment Tracking & ML Ops",
|
| "category_slug": "ml-experiment-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 93,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://aimstack.io",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/aimhubio/aim",
|
| "docs": "https://aimstack.readthedocs.io/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-weights-and-biases"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "ClearML",
|
| "alternative_slug": "clearml",
|
| "replaces": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "replaces_slug": "weights-and-biases",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "category": "Experiment Tracking & ML Ops",
|
| "category_slug": "ml-experiment-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free self-hosted, Apache-2.0; a hosted tier with paid plans is also offered.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://clear.ml",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/clearml/clearml",
|
| "docs": "https://clear.ml/docs/latest/docs/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-weights-and-biases"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "DVC",
|
| "alternative_slug": "dvc",
|
| "replaces": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "replaces_slug": "weights-and-biases",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "category": "Experiment Tracking & ML Ops",
|
| "category_slug": "ml-experiment-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0. You supply the object storage.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://dvc.org",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/iterative/dvc",
|
| "docs": "https://dvc.org/doc",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-weights-and-biases"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Determined AI",
|
| "alternative_slug": "determined-ai",
|
| "replaces": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "replaces_slug": "weights-and-biases",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Weights & Biases",
|
| "category": "Experiment Tracking & ML Ops",
|
| "category_slug": "ml-experiment-tracking",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 89,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free and Apache-2.0, self-hosted on your own cluster.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.determined.ai",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/determined-ai/determined",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.determined.ai/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-weights-and-biases"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Docling",
|
| "alternative_slug": "docling",
|
| "replaces": "AWS Textract",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-textract",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Document AI & OCR",
|
| "category_slug": "document-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "MIT",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 94,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free, MIT. Runs on your own hardware, CPU or GPU.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://docling-project.github.io/docling/",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/docling-project/docling",
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| "docs": "https://docling-project.github.io/docling/usage/",
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| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
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| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-textract"
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| },
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| {
|
| "alternative": "Unstructured",
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| "alternative_slug": "unstructured",
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| "replaces": "AWS Textract",
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| "replaces_slug": "aws-textract",
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| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
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| "category": "Document AI & OCR",
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| "category_slug": "document-ai",
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| "stack_layer": 4,
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| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
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| "license": "Apache-2.0",
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| "open_source": true,
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| "self_hostable": true,
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| "local_first": true,
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| "sovereignty_score": 90,
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| "recommended": false,
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| "pricing": "Open library free under Apache-2.0; a paid hosted API is offered separately.",
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| "kind": "software",
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| "website": "https://unstructured.io",
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| "repo": "https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured",
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| "docs": "https://docs.unstructured.io/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-textract"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "PaddleOCR",
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| "alternative_slug": "paddleocr",
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| "replaces": "AWS Textract",
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| "replaces_slug": "aws-textract",
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| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
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| "category": "Document AI & OCR",
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| "category_slug": "document-ai",
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| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
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| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
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| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR",
|
| "docs": "https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/latest/en/index.html",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-textract"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Tesseract",
|
| "alternative_slug": "tesseract",
|
| "replaces": "AWS Textract",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-textract",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Document AI & OCR",
|
| "category_slug": "document-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 95,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free, Apache-2.0.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract",
|
| "docs": "https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-textract"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Marker",
|
| "alternative_slug": "marker",
|
| "replaces": "AWS Textract",
|
| "replaces_slug": "aws-textract",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Amazon Web Services",
|
| "category": "Document AI & OCR",
|
| "category_slug": "document-ai",
|
| "stack_layer": 4,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Models & tooling",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0 with commercial revenue condition",
|
| "open_source": false,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 70,
|
| "recommended": false,
|
| "pricing": "Free below the maintainer's revenue threshold; a commercial licence is required above it.",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.datalab.to",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/datalab-to/marker",
|
| "docs": "https://github.com/datalab-to/marker#readme",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-08-11",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-aws-textract"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Prowler",
|
| "alternative_slug": "prowler",
|
| "replaces": "Vanta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vanta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vanta",
|
| "category": "Compliance automation & security posture",
|
| "category_slug": "compliance-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": null,
|
| "stack_layer_name": null,
|
| "license": "Apache-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 92,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; optional paid hosted Prowler Cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://prowler.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.prowler.com/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vanta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Wazuh",
|
| "alternative_slug": "wazuh",
|
| "replaces": "Vanta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vanta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vanta",
|
| "category": "Compliance automation & security posture",
|
| "category_slug": "compliance-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": null,
|
| "stack_layer_name": null,
|
| "license": "GPL-2.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; paid Wazuh Cloud available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://wazuh.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh",
|
| "docs": "https://documentation.wazuh.com/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vanta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Steampipe + Powerpipe",
|
| "alternative_slug": "steampipe-powerpipe",
|
| "replaces": "Vanta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vanta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vanta",
|
| "category": "Compliance automation & security posture",
|
| "category_slug": "compliance-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": null,
|
| "stack_layer_name": null,
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; paid Turbot Pipes hosted option",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://steampipe.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/turbot/steampipe",
|
| "docs": "https://steampipe.io/docs",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vanta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "CloudQuery",
|
| "alternative_slug": "cloudquery",
|
| "replaces": "Vanta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vanta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vanta",
|
| "category": "Compliance automation & security posture",
|
| "category_slug": "compliance-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": null,
|
| "stack_layer_name": null,
|
| "license": "MPL-2.0 (core)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 80,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host core; paid cloud and premium plugins",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.cloudquery.io/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/cloudquery/cloudquery",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.cloudquery.io/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vanta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "OpenSCAP",
|
| "alternative_slug": "openscap",
|
| "replaces": "Vanta",
|
| "replaces_slug": "vanta",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "Vanta",
|
| "category": "Compliance automation & security posture",
|
| "category_slug": "compliance-automation",
|
| "stack_layer": null,
|
| "stack_layer_name": null,
|
| "license": "LGPL-2.1",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 84,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.open-scap.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/OpenSCAP/openscap",
|
| "docs": "https://www.open-scap.org/resources/documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-vanta"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "EspoCRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "espocrm",
|
| "replaces": "HubSpot",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hubspot",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot, Inc.",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 90,
|
| "recommended": true,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (GPL core); paid Advanced Pack and cloud hosting optional",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.espocrm.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.espocrm.com/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hubspot"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Twenty CRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "twenty-crm",
|
| "replaces": "HubSpot",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hubspot",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot, Inc.",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 88,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; managed cloud available",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://twenty.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty",
|
| "docs": "https://twenty.com/developers",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hubspot"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Mautic",
|
| "alternative_slug": "mautic",
|
| "replaces": "HubSpot",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hubspot",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot, Inc.",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "GPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 86,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host (you pay your server and an SMTP sender)",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.mautic.org/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/mautic/mautic",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.mautic.org/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hubspot"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "SuiteCRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "suitecrm",
|
| "replaces": "HubSpot",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hubspot",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot, Inc.",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "AGPL-3.0",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 85,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host; paid hosting and support from SalesAgility",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://suitecrm.com/",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM",
|
| "docs": "https://docs.suitecrm.com/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hubspot"
|
| },
|
| {
|
| "alternative": "Odoo CRM",
|
| "alternative_slug": "odoo-crm",
|
| "replaces": "HubSpot",
|
| "replaces_slug": "hubspot",
|
| "vendor_replaced": "HubSpot, Inc.",
|
| "category": "CRM",
|
| "category_slug": "crm",
|
| "stack_layer": 5,
|
| "stack_layer_name": "Applications",
|
| "license": "LGPL-3.0 (Community Edition)",
|
| "open_source": true,
|
| "self_hostable": true,
|
| "local_first": true,
|
| "sovereignty_score": 78,
|
| "pricing": "Free / self-host Community Edition; paid Enterprise edition and cloud",
|
| "kind": "software",
|
| "website": "https://www.odoo.com/app/crm",
|
| "repo": "https://github.com/odoo/odoo",
|
| "docs": "https://www.odoo.com/documentation/",
|
| "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
|
| "source_page": "https://www.macrostack.net/alternative-to-hubspot"
|
| }
|
| ]
|
| } |
