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Best open-source dev tools

API clients, search engines, observability, and monitoring stacks built for developers, by developers.

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Top open-source picks in Developer Tools are frp, Hoppscotch, Grafana, Gitea, and Meilisearch. Compare all 11 below by features, license, and GitHub activity.

11 tools
FR

frp

Alternative to ngrok

Expose local servers to the internet on your own terms.

Open SourceApache 2.0107K
Hoppscotch logo

Hoppscotch

Alternative to Postman

A fast, lightweight API development client.

Open SourceMIT70K
Grafana logo

Grafana

Alternative to Datadog, New Relic

Dashboards and observability for everything.

Open SourceAGPL 3.066K
Gitea logo

Gitea

Alternative to GitHub

The painless, self-hosted Git service that runs anywhere.

Open SourceMIT56K
Meilisearch logo

Meilisearch

Alternative to Algolia

Lightning-fast, typo-tolerant search.

Open SourceMIT51K
Podman logo

Podman

Alternative to Docker Desktop

Daemonless, rootless containers without the Docker Desktop license fees.

Open SourceApache 2.032K
OpenTofu logo

OpenTofu

Alternative to Terraform

Truly open infrastructure as code, forever.

Open SourceMPL 2.029K
Typesense logo

Typesense

Alternative to Algolia

Open-source instant search, tuned for relevance.

Open SourceGPL 3.024K
SigNoz logo

SigNoz

Alternative to Datadog, New Relic

Open-source observability in one app.

Open SourceMIT23K
Templatical logo

Templatical

Alternative to Unlayer, BeeFree

An open-source drag-and-drop email editor SDK.

Open SourceSource Available368
GL

GlitchTip

Alternative to Sentry

Sentry-compatible error tracking that fits on a tiny VPS.

Open SourceMIT350

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