Open-source replacements for the tools you pay for

We check every project for what its README won't tell you: is it still maintained, what does the license really allow, and how much work is it to run.

Recent license changes

A project you rely on can change its terms in a single commit. We track every change to each license file and link to the commit that made it.

All license changes

  1. June 2025 Kan moved from GPL-3.0 to AGPL-3.0. See the commit
  2. May 2025 Jan moved from AGPL-3.0 to Apache-2.0. See the commit
  3. April 2025 Open WebUI moved from BSD to Open WebUI License. See the commit
  4. August 2024 OpenReplay moved from MIT to AGPL-3.0. See the commit
  5. June 2024 LobeHub moved from MIT to LobeHub Community License. See the commit
  6. February 2024 MediaMTX moved from Apache-2.0 to MIT. See the commit

Healthiest projects right now

How the health score works
  1. 95 Goose Apache-2.0 · AI coding agents · 56.5k stars
  2. 95 Kestra Apache-2.0 · Workflow automation · 30.2k stars
  3. 94 Umbraco MIT · Websites & CMS · 5.3k stars
  4. 93 CC Switch MIT · AI coding agents · 154k stars
  5. 93 Zulip Apache-2.0 · Team chat · 26.2k stars
  6. 93 KoboldCpp AGPL-3.0 · AI chat & local LLMs · 12.3k stars

Growing fastest this year

Projects that appeared on GitHub in the last 12 months, by stars gained per month

  1. OpenClaw +34,000 a month

    The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way.

    AI chat & local LLMs · MIT · on GitHub since November 2025

  2. Orca +15,500 a month

    Orca lets you run a fleet of coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Codex) with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.

    AI coding agents · MIT · on GitHub since March 2026

  3. Paperclip +13,500 a month

    The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

    AI coding agents · MIT · on GitHub since March 2026

  4. Codewhale +4,200 a month

    An open-source coding agent for your terminal, written in Rust. It works with any model, can split one task across several agents, and every line of it is…

    AI coding agents · MIT · on GitHub since January 2026

  5. ego lite +3,300 a month

    The fastest browser for AI agents to run browser automation, built for sharing your logged-in browser state with your AI agents, like Codex or Claude Code,…

    AI coding agents · MIT · on GitHub since April 2026

  6. OpenWA +1,800 a month

    Free, Open Source, Self-Hosted WhatsApp API Gateway

    Developer tools · MIT · on GitHub since February 2026

Projects that have stopped moving

Popular projects still get recommended long after their maintainers slow down. Check these before you build on them.

  • Aider Slowing down

    No commits in the last 90 days. Last commit 22 May 2026.

    AI coding agents · 50.1k stars

    Consider instead
    OpenCode (81), Cline (80)
  • Vane Slowing down

    1 commit in the last 90 days. Last commit 1 September 2026.

    AI chat & local LLMs · 38.2k stars

    Consider instead
    AnythingLLM (83), DocsGPT (90)
  • Khoj Slowing down

    No commits in the last 90 days. Last commit 2 August 2026.

    AI chat & local LLMs · 38.1k stars

    Consider instead
    DocsGPT (90), Onyx (77)

How we check projects

Health

Commits and active authors over 90 days, release history, how quickly maintainers answer new issues and the OpenSSF security score, combined into a score out of 100.

License

We read the license file itself: source-available terms, paid enterprise folders inside the repository, past license changes and contributor agreements.

Setup

Supported platforms from release files, Docker and Kubernetes support, and setup effort from the services in the project’s compose file.

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