Best Self-hosted Business Software tools in 2026

Habitica is an open-source gamified task manager turning Habits, Dailies, and To-Dos into RPG quests with avatars, gear and social features.

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Habitica+15

Open source IT asset management for tracking hardware, software licenses, and assignments, with audit history and a REST API for automation.

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Snipe-IT Hosted+4

PHP-based open-source hotel reservation platform providing PMS, booking engine, channel manager and hotel website features for small to enterprise properties.

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Cloudbeds+10

Self-hosted, real-time Kanban board built with React and Node.js; supports collaborative boards, markdown notes, SSO, and flexible notifications.

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Trello+19

Grist is a modern relational spreadsheet that combines spreadsheet usability with a database-style data model, supporting Python formulas, dashboards, and integrations.

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Airtable+14

Open-source, self-hosted media request and discovery tool for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby with DVR integration and Radarr/Sonarr support.

Aureus ERP is an open-source, modular ERP platform built on Laravel for managing accounting, HR, CRM/sales, projects, inventory, and procurement.

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Odoo+8

Self-hostable online accounting software to manage invoices, expenses, payments, and cash flow for small businesses and freelancers.

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Akaunting Cloud+13

Self-hostable invoicing platform for invoices, quotes, recurring billing, online payments, expenses, projects, and time tracking with a client portal and API.

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FreshBooks+18

Open source Kanban project management tool with boards, tasks, WIP limits, search, and automation, designed for simple self-hosted team workflows.

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Trello+19

Open-source billing infrastructure for usage metering, subscriptions, invoicing, and hybrid pricing via an API and web interface.

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Chargebee+11

Leantime is an open-source, PHP-based project management system combining strategy, planning and execution with Kanban, Gantt, dashboards, wikis, time tracking and AI-ass...

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Asana+19

Self-hosted open-source marketing automation platform with campaign builder, email/landing page editors, REST API, segmentation, and extensible plugins.

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HubSpot+19

PrestaShop is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP that lets merchants build, manage, and scale online stores with modular features and themes.

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Shopify+8

Self-hosted web app for managing pantry inventory, shopping lists, meal planning, and household chores with barcode support and a REST API.

OpenCart is a PHP-based open source e-commerce platform for building and managing online stores, with a web admin panel, extensions, and multi-store support.

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Bagisto+1

Self-hostable personal finance dashboard to track net worth, transactions, and portfolio performance across cash, stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies.

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Monarch Money+11

Open-source HR management and payroll software with employee lifecycle, leave and attendance tracking, performance reviews, and employee self-service portal.

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Workday+19

Wallos is a self-hostable web app for tracking recurring subscriptions, multi-currency expenses, notifications and simple analytics for household finances.

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TrackMySubs+19

BTCPay Server is a free, open-source, self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor for accepting on-chain and Lightning payments, with invoicing, POS, and API automation.

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BitPay+9

Dolibarr is an open-source web-based ERP/CRM to manage sales, invoicing, purchases, inventory, accounting, HR, projects, and customer relationships.

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Odoo+17

InvenTree is an open-source inventory management system built on Python and Django, offering stock control, part tracking, BOM management, and a REST API with plugin exte...

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InvenTree Cloud+11

Open-source fitness manager with workouts, diet tracking, exercise wiki, progress gallery, and REST API.

Open source ITSM platform with service desk ticketing, CMDB/asset management, inventory, DCIM, and financial and license tracking for IT operations.

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ServiceNow+19

Open-source CLI task manager with tagging, projects, priorities, recurrence, filtering, extensible hooks and optional sync.

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Todoist+10

Open source, web-based helpdesk for managing customer support tickets across multiple channels like email, chat, phone, and social media.

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Zendesk+19

Open-source, modular billing and payments platform for subscriptions with real-time analytics, APIs, and plugin extensibility.

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Zuora+14

Simple home inventory management software to catalog items with categories, locations, images, documents, and warranties, with search and import/export.

Community-driven open-source CRM providing sales, marketing, service, reporting, workflow automation, REST API and on-premises or hosted deployment.

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Salesforce Sales Cloud+17

Aimeos is an API-first, high-performance e-commerce framework for Laravel, enabling scalable online shops, marketplaces, and complex B2B commerce applications.

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VTEX+1