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Curated open-source alternatives to the software you already use.

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Zulip

Communication · Self-hosted

Open-source threaded team chat designed to keep team communication organized and productive.

ReplacesSlack

26.1K

WupNext

Communication · Self-hosted

WupNext is a self-hosted to-do and task queue app: groups, subtasks, deadlines, a built-in pomodoro timer, email reminders, and an MCP server so an AI client can work the board. Server-rendered Django with HTMX, backed by SQLite.

ReplacesTodoist

0

Whatomate

Communication · Self-hosted

Modern, open-source WhatsApp Business Platform with real-time chat, chatbot automation, bulk campaigns, template management, and voice calling via Meta's Cloud API.

ReplacesSlack

1.7K

useSend

Communication · Self-hosted

Open source alternative to Resend, Sendgrid, Postmark etc.

ReplacesMailchimp

4.7K

Tuwunel

Communication · Self-hosted

High performance Matrix homeserver written in Rust. Official successor to conduwuit - a scalable, low-cost, enterprise-ready alternative to Synapse.

ReplacesSynapse

2.6K

Synapse

Communication · Self-hosted

Synapse is the reference homeserver implementation for Matrix, an open standard for secure, decentralised, real-time communication.

Open SourceCommunication

4.7K

Stalwart

Communication · Self-hosted

Stalwart Mail Server is an open-source mail server solution with JMAP, IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features. It is written in Rust and designed to be secure, fast, robust and scalable.

Open SourceCommunication

15.1K

Soketi

Communication · Self-hosted

Soketi is your simple, fast, and resilient open-source WebSockets server.

ReplacesSlack

5.6K

SendDock

Communication · Self-hosted

Open-source, self-hosted email marketing platform with BYO SMTP. Manage subscribers, templates, broadcasts, and scheduled campaigns from one place.

Open SourceCommunication

21

Roundcube

Communication · Self-hosted

Free and open source webmail software for the masses, written in PHP.

ReplacesGmail

7.2K

Rocketchat

Communication · Self-hosted

Rocket.Chat is a free and open-source web chat platform that allows you to build and manage your own chat applications.

ReplacesSlack

46.3K

Reloop

Communication · Self-hosted

Open-source email platform for transactional mail, campaigns and inbound, with its own KumoMTA delivery and spam filtering.

Open SourceCommunication

161

Poste.io

Communication · Self-hosted

Complete mail server solution with SMTP, IMAP, POP3, antispam, antivirus, web administration and webmail client.

Open SourceCommunication

0

Plunk

Communication · Self-hosted

Plunk is the open-source, affordable email platform that brings together marketing, transactional and broadcast emails into one single, complete solution

Open SourceCommunication

5.5K

Novu

Communication · Self-hosted

Open-source notification infrastructure for multi-channel workflows — in-app Inbox, email, SMS, push, and chat — with a unified API and dashboard.

ReplacesSlack

40.2K

Notifuse

Communication · Self-hosted

Open-source newsletter and notification platform that empowers teams to create, send, and track communications at scale.

ReplacesSlack

2.2K

Nebulynk

Communication · Self-hosted

Nebulynk is a self-hosted collaboration platform for teams with real-time messaging, file sharing, video meetings, and AI-powered transcription and summaries.

ReplacesSlack

236

Mumble

Communication · Self-hosted

Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high-quality voice chat software primarily intended for use while gaming.

ReplacesSlack

8.3K

Mattermost

Communication · Self-hosted

A single point of collaboration. Designed specifically for digital operations.

ReplacesSlack

39.4K

Mailu

Communication · Self-hosted

Full-featured open-source mail server as a set of Docker containers: SMTP (Postfix), IMAP (Dovecot), Rspamd antispam, admin UI with DKIM management and Roundcube webmail.

Open SourceCommunication

7.6K

Mailpit

Communication · Self-hosted

Mailpit is a tiny, self-contained, and secure email & SMTP testing tool with API for developers.

Open SourceCommunication

10.7K

MailCatcher NG

Communication · Self-hosted

MailCatcher NG runs a super simple SMTP server which catches any message sent to it to display in a web interface. Point your app's SMTP settings at mailcatcher-ng:1025 and inspect every captured email in the browser.

Open SourceCommunication

13

Lobe Chat

Communication · Self-hosted

Lobe Chat - an open-source, modern-design AI chat framework.

ReplacesSlack

83.3K

Livekit

Communication · Self-hosted

LiveKit is an open source platform for developers building realtime media applications.

ReplacesTwilio

21.6K

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Stars from GitHub · Oct 5, 2026. Comparisons describe overlapping use cases, not feature parity.