Open-source alternatives to Netlify
Netlify builds sites from a repository and serves them from its own edge. The list below is every catalog tool tagged Self-hosting Solutions or Web Servers, which is the closest the catalog gets to the same job; none of them has been checked feature by feature against Netlify.
| Tool | Stars |
|---|---|
Powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-06-03 | 75,558 |
HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. MIT · released 2026-09-04 | 64,781 |
Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface. MIT · released 2026-06-03 | 34,089 |
HTTP and reverse proxy server, mail proxy server, and generic TCP/UDP proxy server. BSD-2-Clause · released 2026-09-02 | 31,596 |
Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale). AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-04 | 22,669 |
Web application firewall / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-03 | 22,514 |
A beautiful personal server OS for self-hosting. Install on a Raspberry Pi 4 or Ubuntu/Debian. ⊘ Proprietary · released 2026-09-02 | 11,909 |
Next-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF) that will protect your web services. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-31 | 10,914 |
Homeserver manager. One command setup, one click installs for your favorites self-hosted apps. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-30 | 9,657 |
Personal server for running self-hosted apps easily and securely. Apache-2.0 · released unknown | 7,073 |
Network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. GPL-3.0 · released unknown | 6,936 |
Minimal Debian OS optimized for single-board computers, which allows you to easily install and manage several services for selfhosting at home. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-08-08 | 6,243 |
Run server applications securely and with built-in privacy features. It acts as a secure gateway to your application, as well as a server manager. Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause · released 2026-09-05 | 6,147 |
General purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-22 | 5,436 |
Identity-aware reverse proxy, successor to now obsolete oauth_proxy. It inserts an OAuth step before proxying your request to the backend, so that you can safely expose your self-hosted websites to public Internet. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-08-18 | 4,997 |
Lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, automatic shutdown/startup for container based on traffic. MIT · released 2026-08-28 | 4,145 |
Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with PHP support, built-in Certbot (Let's Encrypt) client and fail2ban integration. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-05 | 3,718 |
Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis and PostgreSQL support. BSD-3-Clause · released 2026-07-26 | 3,028 |
Nextcloud preinstalled and preconfigured, with a text and web management interface and all the tools needed to self host private data. With installation images for Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Rock64, Docker, and a curl installer for Armbian/Debian. GPL-2.0 · released 2026-08-14 | 2,938 |
DockSTARTer helps you get started with home server apps running in Docker. MIT · released 2026-08-31 | 2,571 |
Cross-platform, high-performance, and asynchronous web server for static file serving. Apache-2.0, MIT · released 2026-07-31 | 2,349 |
Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust. MIT · released 2026-09-06 | 2,131 |
GitOps-driven, multi-application hosting for cloud servers and home servers, one-click deployment of 200+ open source apps. LGPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-08 | 2,125 |
Browser-based, graphical Operating System (OS) that makes running a personal server as easy as running a personal computer. MIT · released 2026-09-04 | 1,982 |
Industry-leading high-performance, AI and semantic technology web application firewall and API security gateway (fork of nginx). GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-05 | 1,710 |
Offline privacy-centric data-center. Deploy over 100 services with a few commands. MIT · released 2024-05-08 | 1,286 |
Modular server management based on NixOS modules and focused on best practices. AGPL-3.0 · released 2026-06-22 | 495 |
Your own online file storage, social network or email server. GPL-3.0 · released unknown | 432 |
Install and manage self-hosted services/applications, on your own server(s). GPL-3.0 · released 2026-08-26 | 405 |
Installs and manages a curated catalog of applications via Docker Compose, maps containers and exposed ports, verifies backups restore, and reports what changed since the last run with CLI, JSON, web and MCP interfaces. MIT · released 2026-09-05 | 275 |
An application platform for your personal web services. Apache-2.0 · released 2026-07-09 | 88 |
All-in-one home server infrastructure and installer. Have a fully configured email server, VPN, and public website(s) set up in less than an hour, even behind CGNAT. GPL-3.0 · released 2026-09-07 | 71 |
Home server configuration based on Debian. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | 52 |
Secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Apache-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Turnkey messaging solution for small & micro businesses, integration projects or test environments. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown | n/a |
Open-core software allowing you to effortlessly self-host web apps on your server. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown | n/a |
Modern server control panel powered by Docker. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown | n/a |
Community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications. GPL-2.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web server that has been optimized for high-performance environments. BSD-3-Clause · released unknown | n/a |
Easily 1-click spin up popular self-hosted apps from a convenient web interface. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Full-featured solution for your Email server. Native implementation of last anti-SPAM methods, webmail and easy administration included. Free tier available. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown | n/a |
Linux distro that runs on indie boxes (personal servers and IoT devices). Single-command installation and management of apps - Jenkins, Mediawiki, Owncloud, WordPress, etc., and other features. GPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Linux-based operating system designed to run on home media server setups. ⊘ Proprietary · released unknown | n/a |
Web application accelerator/caching HTTP reverse proxy (formerly Varnish). BSD-2-Clause · released unknown | n/a |
The most comprehensive and integrated Free / Libre / Open Source enterprise software suite. GPL-3.0, LGPL-2.1, Apache-2.0, MPL-2.0, MPL-1.1, MIT, AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
Server operating system aiming to make self-hosting accessible to everyone. AGPL-3.0 · released unknown | n/a |
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