Self-hosted alternatives
Drop a subscription. Here are the self-hosted replacements worth running, with a top pick for each.
- Photos
Alternative to Google Photos
Top pick: Immich
- File Sync
Alternative to Dropbox
Top pick: Nextcloud
- Notes / Docs
Alternative to Notion
Top pick: AppFlowy
- Chat
Alternative to Discord
Top pick: Matrix (Element)
- Wiki / Docs
Alternative to Confluence or Notion
Top pick: BookStack
- Calendar
Alternative to Google Calendar
Top pick: Baikal
- Documents
Alternative to paper and cloud DMS
Top pick: Paperless-ngx
- Networking
Alternative to public DNS resolvers
Top pick: Pi-hole
- Media Server
Alternative to Plex
Top pick: Jellyfin
- NAS / Storage
Alternative to TrueNAS
Top pick: Unraid
- Media / Books
Alternative to Kindle and Goodreads
Top pick: Calibre-Web
- Web
Alternative to Bitly
Top pick: Shlink
- Web
Alternative to Google Search
Top pick: SearXNG
- Media / Video
Alternative to YouTube
Top pick: PeerTube
- Chat
Alternative to Slack
Top pick: Mattermost
- Project Boards
Alternative to Trello
Top pick: Planka
Also worth a look: the tool comparisons and the homelab calculators.