Best Developer Infrastructure tools by public signals

These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.

Use Case Rankings

Ordered by ToolVitals score, then health, shipping, confidence, GitHub stars, and name.

#ToolHealthShippingOpennessStarsScoreStatus
01Appwrite
Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more
9898OSI-approved OSS57.8k98Active
02Backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
9898OSI-approved OSS34.7k98Active
03Mirrord
Connect your local process and your cloud environment, and run local code in cloud conditions.
9898OSI-approved OSS5.4k98Active
04Floci
Light, fluffy, and always free - AWS Local Emulator
9897OSI-approved OSS27.4k97Active
05OpenScreen
Create stunning demos for free. Open-source, no subscriptions, no watermarks, and free for commercial use. An alternative to Screen Studio.
9798OSI-approved OSS5.1k97Active
06Turbo
Build system optimized for JavaScript and TypeScript, written in Rust
9797OSI-approved OSS31.3k97Active
07Artifact Keeper
Open-source universal artifact registry. Drop-in Artifactory/Nexus alternative with 40+ package formats, security scanning, WASM plugins, and edge replication.
9797OSI-approved OSS1.2k97Active
08Ocean
Developer portal integration platform.
9797OSI-approved OSS19497Active
09Hyperlocalise
CLI for translating apps, websites, and content with AI.
9797OSI-approved OSS2097Active
10Mermaid
Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown
9796OSI-approved OSS90.9k97Active
11Vite
Next generation frontend tooling. It's fast!
9796OSI-approved OSS83.6k97Active
12LocalAI
LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.
9796OSI-approved OSS50.1k97Active
13NATS
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
9796OSI-approved OSS21k97Active
14Knip
✂️ Find unused files, dependencies and exports in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Knip it before you ship it!
9796OSI-approved OSS12.6k97Active
15Dapr
Dapr is a portable runtime for building distributed applications across cloud and edge, combining event-driven architecture with workflow orchestration.
9796OSI-approved OSS26.2k96Active
16Nhost
The Open Source Firebase Alternative with GraphQL.
9796OSI-approved OSS9.4k96Active
17CASE
Lightweight backend-as-a-service with essential features.
9796OSI-approved OSS7.6k96Active
18OpenChoreo
Developer platform for Kubernetes.
9796OSI-approved OSS1.7k96Active
19Wavelog
Webbased Amateur Radio Logging Software - Log your contacts from everywhere!
9796OSI-approved OSS58096Active
20Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative
9795OSI-approved OSS114.3k96Active
21Gitea
Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD
9795OSI-approved OSS58.8k96Active
22Obtainium
Get Android app updates straight from the source.
9696OSI-approved OSS21k96Active
23Hydra Launcher
Hydra Launcher is an open-source gaming platform created to be the single tool that you need
9696OSI-approved OSS17.5k96Active
24SuperTokens
Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito
9696OSI-approved OSS15.3k96Active
25Worktrunk
Worktrunk is a CLI for Git worktree management, designed for parallel AI agent workflows
9696OSI-approved OSS9.6k96Active
26FlyEnv
Lightweight Native Local Dev Toolbox for Windows, macOS & Linux. Run Hermes Agent/OpenClaw/n8n/Apache/Nginx/Caddy/Tomcat/PHP/Node.js/Bun/Deno/Python/Java/Go/Ruby/Perl/Rust/Erlang/MySQL/PostgreSQL/MariaDB/MongoDB/Redis/RabbitMQ/Mailpit/Elasticsearch without Docker. The faster, modular alternative to XAMPP/MAMP/Laravel Herd/NVM/FNM/PHPStudy...
9696OSI-approved OSS3.3k96Active
27Dashy
🚀 A self-hostable personal dashboard built for you. Includes status-checking, widgets, themes, icon packs, a UI editor and tons more!
9695OSI-approved OSS26.9k96Active
28Univer
Build AI-native spreadsheets. Univer is a full-stack framework for creating and editing spreadsheets on both web and server. With Univer Platform, Univer Spreadsheets is driven directly through natural language.
9695OSI-approved OSS22.8k96Active
29Trailbase
An open, sub-millisecond, single-executable Firebase alternative with type-safe APIs, built-in WebAssembly runtime, realtime subscriptions, auth, and admin UI built on Rust, SQLite & Wasmtime.
9695OSI-approved OSS5.7k96Active
30Svix
The open source and enterprise-ready webhooks service 🦀
9695OSI-approved OSS3.5k96Active
31InferenceX
Continuous inference benchmarking for model comparison.
9695OSI-approved OSS1.9k96Active
32NVIDIA Gym
Evaluate and improve models and agents using environments.
9694OSI-approved OSS1.3k96Active
33Tuist
Developer platform for managing and generating app projects.
9597OSI-approved OSS5.9k96Active
34Daytona
Daytona is a Secure and Elastic Infrastructure for Running AI-Generated Code
9695OSI-approved OSS1595Active
35fff.nvim
The fastest and the most accurate file search toolkit for AI agents, Neovim, Rust, C, and NodeJS
9694OSI-approved OSS11.2k95Active
36OpenRemote
100% open-source IoT Platform - Integrate your devices, add intelligence, build custom apps
9694OSI-approved OSS1.9k95Active
37OneDev
Git Server with CI/CD, Kanban, and Packages. Seamless integration. Unparalleled experience.
9596OSI-approved OSS15.3k95Active
38Nextcloud App Store
:convenience_store: App Store for Nextcloud
9595OSI-approved OSS39995Active
39Outpost
Open Source Outbound Webhooks and Event Destinations Infrastructure
9593OSI-approved OSS1.1k95Active
40PlainApp
🔥 PlainApp is an open-source app that lets you securely manage your phone from a web browser. Access files, media, contacts, SMS, calls, and more through a simple, easy-to-use interface on your desktop.
9496OSI-approved OSS7.1k95Active
41RevealUI
Agentic business runtime for users, content, products, payments, and AI.
9496OSI-approved OSS595Active
42Kana Dojo
Aesthetic, minimalist platform for learning Japanese inspired by Duolingo and Monkeytype, built with Next.js and sponsored by Vercel. Beginner-friendly with plenty of good first issues - all contributions are welcome!
9693OSI-approved OSS3.7k94Active
43InfraKitchen
InfraKitchen is an open source Developer Platform that brings Platform Engineering practices to infrastructure management. Created by SRE team. Proven at Electrolux.
9593OSI-approved OSS13294Active
449router
Router for connecting AI code tools to multiple model providers.
9592OSI-approved OSS31.7k94Active
45UniGetUI
UniGetUI: The Graphical Interface for your package managers. Could be terribly described as a package manager manager to manage your package managers
9592OSI-approved OSS26.8k94Active
46ArchiveBox
🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more...
9396OSI-approved OSS28.9k94Active
47Files
A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders.
9592OSI-approved OSS46.3k93Active
48skore
Open-source Python library for ML model development and evaluation.
9492OSI-approved OSS67793Active
49xlings
Highly abstract [ package manager ] - "Multi-version management + Everything can be a package"
9394OSI-approved OSS61493Active
50Fluxbase
Backend-as-a-service alternative for Supabase.
9293OSI-approved OSS4193Active
51Markitdown
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
9489OSI-approved OSS193k92Active
52Bit
AI-powered development workspaces with reusable components, architectural clarity and zero overhead.
9392OSI-approved OSS18.5k92Active
53Task
A fast, cross-platform build tool inspired by Make, designed for modern workflows.
9390OSI-approved OSS16.3k92Active
54Certimate
An open-source and free self-hosted SSL certificates ACME tool, automates the full-cycle of issuance, deployment, renewal, and monitoring visually. 完全开源免费的自托管 SSL 证书 ACME 工具,申请、部署、续期、监控全流程自动化可视化,支持各大主流云厂商。
9390OSI-approved OSS9.4k92Active
55Weave
Entity-level git merge driver. Resolves false conflicts git invents when independent agents edit the same file. ~95% reduction vs. line-based merge.
9292OSI-approved OSS1.3k92Active
56neon-vision-editor
Lightweight macOS code editor with syntax highlighting.
9195OSI-approved OSS45592Active
57Kuzzle
Backend server with REST APIs for core backend needs.
9094OSI-approved OSS1.7k92Active
58Git
Distributed version-control system used across software development.
9387OSI-approved OSS64.1k91Active
59Usertour
Usertour is an open-source user onboarding platform. It allows you to create in-app product tours, checklists, and surveys in minutes—effortlessly and with full control.The open-source alternative to Userflow and Appcues
8993OSI-approved OSS2.3k91Active
60Matrixhub
An Open-source, self-hosted AI model hub with Hugging Face compatibility, accelerating vLLM/SGLang performance.
9287OSI-approved OSS36290Active
61Carbon
Carbon is an open source ERP, MES and QMS for manufacturing. Perfect for complex assembly, contract manufacturing, and configure to order manufacturing.
9187OSI-approved OSS2.8k90Active
62TermBeam
Beam your terminal to any device with multi-session support.
9089OSI-approved OSS4490Active
63Docuseal
Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️
8993OSI-approved OSS18.9k90Active
64SearXNG
SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.
9285OSI-approved OSS39k89Active
65Conduit
Batteries-included backend that works with any stack.
9186OSI-approved OSS92489Active
66KubeUI
Kubernetes User Interface
9089OSI-approved OSS32589Active
67GitSocial
Git-native cross-forge collaboration platform.
8693OSI-approved OSS12689Active
68HagiCode Desktop
Electron desktop app for installing, running, monitoring, and updating HagiCode on developer machines.
8692OSI-approved OSS589Active
69PostCSS
Transforming styles with JS plugins
9185OSI-approved OSS29k88Active
70Mwmbl
An open source, non-profit web search engine
9086OSI-approved OSS1.9k88Active
71Review Board
Extensible code review tool for teams and companies.
8987OSI-approved OSS1.7k88Active
72ShareX
ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.
8889OSI-approved OSS40.5k88Active
73Voicebox
The open-source AI voice studio. Clone, dictate, create.
8888OSI-approved OSS59k88Active
74iDescriptor
A free, open-source, and cross-platform iDevice management tool
8789OSI-approved OSS4.7k88Active
75HiveMQ
HiveMQ CE is a Java-based open source MQTT broker that fully supports MQTT 3.x and MQTT 5. It is the foundation of the HiveMQ Enterprise Connectivity and Messaging Platform
8985OSI-approved OSS1.2k87Active
76urbalurba infrastructure
Zero-friction developer platform for building, testing, and deploying modern apps.
8886OSI-approved OSS587Active
77vokoscreenNG
vokoscreenNG is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window (Linux only). Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help
8788OSI-approved OSS1.5k87Active
78devtools
Developer tools for Flutter & Dart
8981OSI-approved OSS1.7k86Active
79Portless
Stable named local URLs instead of port numbers for humans and agents.
8782OSI-approved OSS12.8k85Active
80DevS69-sdetkit
Developer productivity and QA automation toolkit for reliable workflows and fast feedback.
8782OSI-approved OSS485Active
81xplr
A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer
8781OSI-approved OSS4.8k85Active
82PEAC
Portable signed proof for agent, API, and MCP interactions.
8485OSI-approved OSS1485Active
83Sitecore Developer Portal
Open-source developer portal for Sitecore developers.
8879OSI-approved OSS3784Active
84arkade
Open Source Marketplace For Developer Tools
8387OSI-approved OSS4.6k84Active
85LitServe
A minimal Python framework for building custom AI inference servers with full control over logic, batching, and scaling.
8679OSI-approved OSS4k83Active
86SwanLab
⚡️SwanLab - an open-source, modern-design AI training tracking and visualization tool. Supports Cloud / Self-hosted use. Integrated with PyTorch / Transformers / verl / LLaMA Factory / ms-swift / Ultralytics / MMEngine / Keras etc.
8678OSI-approved OSS4.3k82Active
87WaveTerm
Open-source AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows.
8576OSI-approved OSS22.6k82Active
88shellcheck
ShellCheck, a static analysis tool for shell scripts
8475OSI-approved OSS40.3k81Active
89Hopp
The best OSS remote pair programming app.
8379OSI-approved OSS72781Active
90Orchitect
Prototype internal developer platform.
8181OSI-approved OSS081Active
91Tach
A Python tool to visualize + enforce dependencies, using modular architecture 🌎 Open source 🐍 Installable via pip 🔧 Able to be adopted incrementally - ⚡ Implemented with no runtime impact ♾️ Interoperable with your existing systems 🦀 Written in rust
8375OSI-approved OSS2.9k80Active
92GitHub Store
🩵 A free, open-source app store for GitHub releases — browse, discover, and install apps with one click. Powered by Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for Android & Desktop (Linux, MacOS, Windows).
8271OSI-approved OSS20.1k78Active
93Gitpod
The developer platform for on-demand cloud development environments to create software faster and more securely.
7868OSI-approved OSS13.8k74Active
94Portr
Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet
7769OSI-approved OSS3.2k74Active
95projectile
Project Interaction Library for Emacs
7374OSI-approved OSS4.2k74Warning
96Nyrkiö
Open-source platform for detecting performance changes in continuous performance engineering workflows.
7668OSI-approved OSS6973Active
97Rootstock Developer Portal
Developer portal for Rootstock.
7765OSI-approved OSS4072Active
98vLLM Studio
Control panel for VLLM, Sglang, llama.cpp, exllamav3
7468OSI-approved OSS1.8k72Warning
99Lapce
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust
7467OSI-approved OSS39k71Warning
100Paddler
Open-source LLM/VLM load balancer and serving platform for self-hosting LLMs (and VLMs) at scale 🏓🦙 Alternative to projects like llm-d, Docker Model Runner, etc but with less moving parts and simple deployments built around ggml ecosystem. Runs on CPU and GPU.
7364OSI-approved OSS1.7k70Warning
101Solid Project
Solid - Re-decentralizing the web (project directory)
7561OSI-approved OSS56469Warning
102Membrowse
Track and analyze binary size and memory footprint in embedded firmware.
7265OSI-approved OSS5069Warning
103VoxCPM
VoxCPM2: Tokenizer-Free TTS for Multilingual Speech Generation, Creative Voice Design, and True-to-Life Cloning
7261OSI-approved OSS40.9k68Warning
104PictRider
Pairwise testing on the web.
7260OSI-approved OSS067Warning
105Dante Cloud
Cloud-native microservices foundation platform.
7161OSI-approved OSS96967Warning
106Slurm-web
Open source web interface for Slurm HPC and AI clusters.
7057OSI-approved OSS61265Warning
107Screenity
The free and privacy-friendly screen recorder with no limits 🎥
6859OSI-approved OSS18.9k64Warning
108VibeVoice
Open-Source Frontier Voice AI
6554OSI-approved OSS55.1k60Warning
109escrcpy
Graphical Android device control tool built on scrcpy.
6349OSI-approved OSS12.2k57Warning
110ONLYOFFICE Docs
ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, forms and PDF, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and enabling collaborative editing in real time.
6443OSI-approved OSS7.1k56Warning
111WebVM
Virtual Machine for the Web
6440OSI-approved OSS17.5k55Warning
112DevGlobe
IDE extension suite for DevGlobe workflow tooling.
5737OSI-approved OSS21649Warning
113gogs
Gogs is a painless self-hosted Git service
5426OSI-approved OSS47.9k43Warning
114OpenLLM
Run any open-source LLMs, such as DeepSeek and Llama, as OpenAI compatible API endpoint in the cloud.
5326OSI-approved OSS12.6k42Warning
115XPack MCP Marketplace
Open-source MCP monetization platform and marketplace.
5128OSI-approved OSS17242Warning
116Gitti
Lightweight terminal UI for git operations.
5031OSI-approved OSS5142Warning
117Joe Bot
A general-purpose bot library inspired by Hubot but written in Go. :robot:
4931OSI-approved OSS47542Critical
118terraform-docs
Generates documentation from Terraform modules.
4624OSI-approved OSS4.8k37Critical
119DevSphere
Developer platform for real-time communication, object storage, and API management.
4717OSI-approved OSS035Critical
120MOSS-TTS
Open-source speech and sound generation model family.
4120OSI-approved OSS4.3k32Critical
121RapidKit
Open-source workspace platform for teams building and deploying backend services.
3720OSI-approved OSS830Critical
122CodeEdit
📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.
4110OSI-approved OSS23.1k29Critical
123Workout Cool
🏋 Modern open-source fitness coaching platform. Create workout plans, track progress, and access a comprehensive exercise database.
3510OSI-approved OSS8.7k25Critical
124AssemblyScript
A TypeScript-like language for WebAssembly.
356OSI-approved OSS18k23Critical
125OptiKey
Assistive computer control and speech system driven by eye tracking.
3210OSI-approved OSS4.4k23Critical
126A11y Logger
Offline-first accessibility program management tool.
362OSI-approved OSS122Critical
127IT Tools
Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX.
340OSI-approved OSS41.1k21Critical
128Ducker
A slightly quackers Docker TUI based on k9s 🦆
2411OSI-approved OSS92819Critical
129Starscreener
Live GitHub trend platform with real ingestion, trending, breakouts, categories, MCP, CLI, and SSE.
282OSI-approved OSS118Critical
130Advertising Hub
The open-source one-stop shop for advertising platform APIs, MCP servers, AI agents, and PPC automation. 14 platforms (Google Ads, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Spotify, TTD, Criteo). 25+ AI agent
235OSI-approved OSS5616Critical
131ForgePortal
Open-source internal developer portal for self-hosted teams.
162OSI-approved OSS411Critical
132Amplication
Amplication brings order to the chaos of large-scale software development by creating Golden Paths for developers - streamlined workflows that drive consistency, enable high-quality code practices, simplify onboarding, and accelerate standardized delivery across teams.
152OSI-approved OSS16k10Critical
133TermCanvas
Infinite canvas desktop app for visually managing terminals.
134OSI-approved OSS4159Critical
134LIME
Open-source web accessibility auditing platform.
113OSI-approved OSS288Critical

Evidence Watch

Tracked tools with useful public signals but no verdict score yet.

Not Scored

Tracked for context, but excluded from rankings because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Collabora Online

Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. This is also the source for the Collabora Office apps for iOS and Android.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

DevOps-Factory

Automated DevOps for multi-project management.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

EmailFilter

Self-hosted, privacy-focused email validation 📨🔐

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Endatix Hub

End-user form management backend application for SurveyJS projects.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Every App

Open-source personal software platform.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Flagpilot

Open-source feature flag platform.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

FormOnce

Open-source video-enabled forms platform.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

GDevelop

🎮 Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Geopulse

A self-hosted, privacy-first location timeline platform: an open-source alternative to Google Timeline with automatic trip detection, Immich integration, and rich analytics.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

GitHub

Where the world builds software

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

GitHubDaily

坚持分享 GitHub 上高质量、有趣实用的开源技术教程、开发者工具、编程网站、技术资讯。A list cool, interesting projects of GitHub.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

HookBytes

Self-hosted webhook management platform for creating, routing, and monitoring webhooks.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Hooketh

Open-source webhook management platform built with Laravel.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

III

iii unifies your existing backend stack with a single engine and three primitives: Function, Trigger, and Worker.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Lintra

Managed IT platform and self-hosted alternative to Microsoft 365 for small businesses.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Liveblocks

Realtime infrastructure for multiplayer apps and agents

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

OpenApps

Discover, compare, and deploy open source alternatives to popular SaaS tools.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

OpenformStack

Open source form backend that collects form submissions without backend code.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

OpenGrok

OpenGrok is a fast and usable source code search and cross reference engine, written in Java

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

OpenSource Survey

The Open Source Survey.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

std

A DevOps framework for the SDLC with the power of Nix and Flakes. Good for keeping deadlines!

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Vagrant

Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.