Open-source alternatives to paid software
171 paid tools and the 146 hand-approved open-source projects that replace them. Pick a category, or search for the tool you pay for.
Alternatives to all paid tools · 171
Most alternatives first, then A–Z
Every paid tool in the catalog, each with one or more hand-approved open-source alternatives.
QuickBooks
Finance
Accounting software for small businesses.
5 alternatives
HubSpot
Business & Commerce
CRM, marketing and sales platform.
4 alternatives
Notion
Productivity & Knowledge
Docs, wikis and projects in one workspace.
4 alternatives
Okta
Security & Privacy
Workforce identity and single sign-on.
4 alternatives
Shopify
Business & Commerce
Hosted e-commerce store builder.
4 alternatives
Zapier
AI & Automation
Connect apps and automate workflows.
4 alternatives
Apify
Data & Analytics
Web scraping and data extraction platform.
3 alternatives
Auth0
Security & Privacy
Login, single sign-on and identity as a service.
3 alternatives
ChatGPT Business
AI & Automation
ChatGPT workspace plan for teams.
3 alternatives
Clio
Productivity & Knowledge
Practice management software for law firms.
3 alternatives
Confluence
Productivity & Knowledge
Team wiki and documentation space.
3 alternatives
Cursor
AI & Automation
AI-first code editor.
3 alternatives
DocuSign
Productivity & Knowledge
Electronic signatures and agreements.
3 alternatives
ElevenLabs
Design & Media
AI voice generation and text to speech.
3 alternatives
Epic
Personal & Lifestyle
Electronic health records for hospitals.
3 alternatives
Google Analytics
Data & Analytics
Google's website analytics.
3 alternatives
Slack
Communication & Community
Team chat and messaging.
3 alternatives
1Password
Security & Privacy
Password manager for families and teams.
2 alternatives
Backblaze Computer Backup
Security & Privacy
Unlimited cloud backup for computers.
2 alternatives
ChatGPT
AI & Automation
OpenAI's AI chat assistant.
2 alternatives
Claude Code
AI & Automation
Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal.
2 alternatives
CrashPlan
Security & Privacy
Cloud backup for business endpoints.
2 alternatives
Datadog
Infrastructure & Hosting
Cloud monitoring, metrics and observability.
2 alternatives
Dropbox
Productivity & Knowledge
Cloud file storage and sync.
2 alternatives
Evernote
Productivity & Knowledge
Note-taking and personal organisation app.
2 alternatives
Google Play Books
Personal & Lifestyle
Google's e-book store and reader.
2 alternatives
inFlow Inventory
Business & Commerce
Inventory and order management.
2 alternatives
Kit
Business & Commerce
Email marketing for creators (formerly ConvertKit).
2 alternatives
Microsoft OneNote
Productivity & Knowledge
Microsoft's digital notebook.
2 alternatives
Midjourney
Design & Media
AI image generation.
2 alternatives
Miro
Design & Media
Online whiteboard for teams.
2 alternatives
NextDNS
Security & Privacy
DNS-level ad and tracker blocking.
2 alternatives
Postman
Developer Tools
API testing and collaboration.
2 alternatives
Raindrop.io
Productivity & Knowledge
Bookmark manager.
2 alternatives
Render
Infrastructure & Hosting
Cloud hosting for web apps and databases.
2 alternatives
Tableau
Data & Analytics
Data visualisation and BI dashboards.
2 alternatives
Vercel
Infrastructure & Hosting
Hosting and deploys for front-end apps.
2 alternatives
Wispr Flow
Design & Media
AI voice dictation across apps.
2 alternatives
Zoom
Communication & Community
Video meetings and webinars.
2 alternatives
Acuity Scheduling
Business & Commerce
Online appointment booking for service businesses.
1 alternative
Adobe Acrobat
Productivity & Knowledge
Create, edit, sign and convert PDF files.
1 alternative
Adobe Analytics
Data & Analytics
Enterprise web and product analytics.
1 alternative
Adobe Digital Editions
Personal & Lifestyle
Desktop reader for e-books and PDFs.
1 alternative
Adobe Premiere Pro
Design & Media
Professional video editing software.
1 alternative
Airtable
Data & Analytics
Spreadsheet-database hybrid for building team apps.
1 alternative
Algolia
Data & Analytics
Hosted search API for websites and apps.
1 alternative
Amazon Kindle
Personal & Lifestyle
Amazon's e-book store and reading apps.
1 alternative
Amplitude
Data & Analytics
Product analytics for user behaviour.
1 alternative
AnyDesk
Productivity & Knowledge
Remote desktop access and support.
1 alternative
Apple Books
Personal & Lifestyle
Apple's e-book and audiobook store.
1 alternative
Asana
Productivity & Knowledge
Work and project management for teams.
1 alternative
Astronomer
AI & Automation
Managed Apache Airflow for data pipelines.
1 alternative
Atlassian Statuspage
Infrastructure & Hosting
Hosted status pages for incidents and uptime.
1 alternative
Attio
Business & Commerce
Customisable CRM for modern teams.
1 alternative
Audible
Personal & Lifestyle
Audiobook and podcast subscription.
1 alternative
Automation Anywhere
AI & Automation
Robotic process automation for enterprises.
1 alternative
BambooHR
Business & Commerce
HR software for small and mid-size companies.
1 alternative
Better Stack
Infrastructure & Hosting
Uptime monitoring, logs and status pages.
1 alternative
Bloomerang
Business & Commerce
Donor management CRM for nonprofits.
1 alternative
Blue Iris
Personal & Lifestyle
Video surveillance software for IP cameras.
1 alternative
Buffer
Business & Commerce
Schedule and publish social media posts.
1 alternative
Calendly
Business & Commerce
Scheduling links for booking meetings.
1 alternative
Canva
Design & Media
Online design tool for graphics and documents.
1 alternative
CapCut
Design & Media
Video editor for social media clips.
1 alternative
Circle
Communication & Community
Community platform for creators and brands.
1 alternative
Cisco Umbrella
Security & Privacy
Cloud DNS filtering and web security.
1 alternative
ClickUp
Productivity & Knowledge
All-in-one tasks, docs and project management.
1 alternative
Cloudflare Access
Security & Privacy
Zero-trust access to internal apps.
1 alternative
Control-M
AI & Automation
Enterprise workload and job scheduling.
1 alternative
Descript
Design & Media
Edit video and podcasts by editing text.
1 alternative
Devin
AI & Automation
Autonomous AI software engineer.
1 alternative
Dext
Productivity & Knowledge
Receipt and invoice capture for bookkeeping.
1 alternative
Distill.io
Data & Analytics
Website change monitoring and alerts.
1 alternative
Doxy.me
Communication & Community
Telemedicine video calls for clinicians.
1 alternative
Dropbox Sign
Productivity & Knowledge
E-signatures from Dropbox (formerly HelloSign).
1 alternative
Empower Personal Dashboard
Finance
Personal finance and net-worth dashboard.
1 alternative
Fathom Analytics
Data & Analytics
Privacy-focused website analytics.
1 alternative
Feedly
Productivity & Knowledge
News and RSS feed reader.
1 alternative
Figma
Design & Media
Collaborative interface design tool.
1 alternative
Firebase
Developer Tools
Google's backend platform for apps.
1 alternative
Fivetran
AI & Automation
Managed data pipelines into warehouses.
1 alternative
Follow Up Boss
Business & Commerce
CRM for real-estate teams.
1 alternative
Freed
Developer Tools
AI medical scribe for clinical notes.
1 alternative
Freshdesk
Communication & Community
Customer support help desk.
1 alternative
GitBook
Productivity & Knowledge
Hosted product and API documentation.
1 alternative
GitHub
Developer Tools
Code hosting and collaboration.
1 alternative
GitHub Codespaces
Developer Tools
Cloud development environments from GitHub.
1 alternative
Glean
AI & Automation
AI search across company apps.
1 alternative
Google Docs
Productivity & Knowledge
Online documents from Google.
1 alternative
Google Keep
Productivity & Knowledge
Quick notes and lists from Google.
1 alternative
Google Maps Timeline
Personal & Lifestyle
Location history in Google Maps.
1 alternative
Google NotebookLM
AI & Automation
AI research notebook from Google.
1 alternative
Google Photos
Personal & Lifestyle
Photo backup and library from Google.
1 alternative
Gorgias
Communication & Community
Help desk for e-commerce stores.
1 alternative
Granola
Productivity & Knowledge
AI notepad for meetings.
1 alternative
Harvest
Finance
Time tracking and invoicing.
1 alternative
Hootsuite
Business & Commerce
Social media management and scheduling.
1 alternative
HotDocs
Productivity & Knowledge
Document automation for legal templates.
1 alternative
Hotjar
Data & Analytics
Heatmaps, recordings and feedback for websites.
1 alternative
HubSpot CRM
Business & Commerce
HubSpot's customer relationship manager.
1 alternative
HubSpot Marketing Hub
Business & Commerce
HubSpot's email and marketing automation.
1 alternative
iCloud Photos
Personal & Lifestyle
Apple's photo library in iCloud.
1 alternative
Intercom
Communication & Community
Customer messaging and support platform.
1 alternative
Jira
Productivity & Knowledge
Issue and project tracking for software teams.
1 alternative
Karbon
Business & Commerce
Practice management for accounting firms.
1 alternative
Khoros
Communication & Community
Online community and social customer care.
1 alternative
Klaviyo
Business & Commerce
Email and SMS marketing for online stores.
1 alternative
LangSmith
Infrastructure & Hosting
Tracing and evaluation for LLM apps.
1 alternative
LastPass
Security & Privacy
Password manager.
1 alternative
Linear
Productivity & Knowledge
Issue tracking for product teams.
1 alternative
Looker
Data & Analytics
Business intelligence from Google Cloud.
1 alternative
Loom
Design & Media
Record and share screen videos.
1 alternative
Lucidchart
Design & Media
Online diagrams and flowcharts.
1 alternative
Mailchimp
Business & Commerce
Email marketing and newsletters.
1 alternative
Make
AI & Automation
Visual workflow automation between apps.
1 alternative
Medium
Business & Commerce
Blogging and publishing platform.
1 alternative
Microsoft 365 Copilot
AI & Automation
AI assistant inside Microsoft 365 apps.
1 alternative
Microsoft Power BI
Data & Analytics
Microsoft's business intelligence dashboards.
1 alternative
Microsoft Power BI
Data & Analytics
Microsoft's business intelligence dashboards.
1 alternative
Microsoft Teams
Communication & Community
Microsoft's chat and video meetings.
1 alternative
Microsoft Visio
Design & Media
Microsoft's diagramming app.
1 alternative
Mixpanel
Data & Analytics
Product analytics for events and funnels.
1 alternative
MyFitnessPal
Personal & Lifestyle
Calorie and nutrition tracking.
1 alternative
mymind
Productivity & Knowledge
Private visual bookmarking and notes.
1 alternative
NetDocuments
Productivity & Knowledge
Document management for law firms.
1 alternative
NetSuite
Business & Commerce
Cloud ERP for finance and operations.
1 alternative
Obsidian
Productivity & Knowledge
Markdown notes and knowledge base.
1 alternative
OpenAI API
Developer Tools
OpenAI's models through an API.
1 alternative
Oracle NetSuite
Business & Commerce
Oracle's cloud ERP suite.
1 alternative
Otter.ai
Productivity & Knowledge
AI meeting transcription and notes.
1 alternative
Pinecone
Data & Analytics
Managed vector database.
1 alternative
Pipedrive
Business & Commerce
Sales pipeline CRM.
1 alternative
Plex
Personal & Lifestyle
Media server and streaming app.
1 alternative
Pocket Casts
Personal & Lifestyle
Podcast player.
1 alternative
Qualtrics
Business & Commerce
Surveys and experience management.
1 alternative
Reddit
Communication & Community
Community discussion forums.
1 alternative
Relevance AI
AI & Automation
Build and run AI agent teams.
1 alternative
Resilio Sync
Productivity & Knowledge
Peer-to-peer file sync.
1 alternative
Resume.io
Productivity & Knowledge
Online resume builder.
1 alternative
Retool
Developer Tools
Build internal tools on your data.
1 alternative
Roam Research
Productivity & Knowledge
Networked note-taking.
1 alternative
Salesforce
Business & Commerce
Enterprise CRM platform.
1 alternative
SAP Business One
Business & Commerce
ERP for small and mid-size businesses.
1 alternative
Semrush
Business & Commerce
SEO and marketing research tools.
1 alternative
Sharesight
Finance
Investment portfolio tracker.
1 alternative
Snagit
Design & Media
Screen capture and recording.
1 alternative
Spotify
Personal & Lifestyle
Music and podcast streaming.
1 alternative
Stack Overflow for Teams
Communication & Community
Private Q&A for company knowledge.
1 alternative
Stripe Billing
Finance
Subscriptions and recurring billing.
1 alternative
Strong
Personal & Lifestyle
Workout and gym tracker.
1 alternative
Substack
Business & Commerce
Paid newsletters and publishing.
1 alternative
Superwhisper
Design & Media
AI voice dictation for Mac.
1 alternative
Synology Surveillance Station
Personal & Lifestyle
Camera recording on Synology NAS.
1 alternative
Tana
Productivity & Knowledge
Outline-based notes and knowledge graph.
1 alternative
TeamViewer
Productivity & Knowledge
Remote access and support.
1 alternative
Tebra
Personal & Lifestyle
Practice management and EHR for clinics.
1 alternative
Telegram
Communication & Community
Cloud messaging app.
1 alternative
Threads
Communication & Community
Meta's text-based social network.
1 alternative
Todoist
Productivity & Knowledge
To-do lists and task manager.
1 alternative
Toggl Track
Productivity & Knowledge
Time tracking for teams.
1 alternative
Typeform
Business & Commerce
Conversational forms and surveys.
1 alternative
TypingMind
AI & Automation
Chat front end for AI models.
1 alternative
UiPath
AI & Automation
Robotic process automation platform.
1 alternative
UptimeRobot
Infrastructure & Hosting
Website uptime monitoring.
1 alternative
Visualping
Data & Analytics
Website change detection and alerts.
1 alternative
WhatsApp
Communication & Community
Messaging and calls from Meta.
1 alternative
Whimsical
Design & Media
Flowcharts, wireframes and docs.
1 alternative
Wondershare Filmora
Design & Media
Consumer video editor.
1 alternative
X
Communication & Community
Social network formerly called Twitter.
1 alternative
Zendesk
Communication & Community
Customer support ticketing and help center.
1 alternative
Zety
Productivity & Knowledge
Online resume and cover-letter builder.
1 alternative
