Open-Source Platforms
Platforms you own, not rent.
We self-host and customize mature open-source platforms on your own cloud — AWS or wherever you host. Free to license, no per-seat fees, and yours to keep. Faster than building from scratch, with none of the SaaS lock-in.
What we build on
A starting toolkit, grouped by what it does. If a category isn’t here, there’s almost certainly an open-source option for it — ask us.
CRM & Sales
Commerce
Medusa
→Headless commerce for fully custom B2C and B2B storefronts, subscriptions, and checkout.
Replaces Shopify Plus
Saleor
→GraphQL-native commerce for complex catalogs, multi-channel, and enterprise storefronts.
Replaces commercetools
Vendure
→A Node/TypeScript commerce framework for highly custom B2B and B2C shops.
Replaces BigCommerce
Backend, Database & Auth
Supabase
→Postgres database, auth, storage, and realtime APIs — the backbone of many of our builds.
Replaces Firebase
Appwrite
→A full backend platform — auth, databases, functions, and storage — you run yourself.
Replaces Firebase
PocketBase
→A single-file backend with database, auth, and admin UI — ideal for lean apps and MVPs.
Replaces Firebase
Identity & Access
Workflow Automation
n8n
→Self-hosted workflow automation that connects your tools and removes manual, repetitive work.
Replaces Zapier
Activepieces
→An open automation builder for internal ops and AI-driven workflows, hosted on your cloud.
Replaces Make, Zapier
Windmill
→Turn scripts into internal tools, workflows, and UIs — a developer-first automation platform.
Replaces Retool, internal tools
Content & Publishing
Strapi
→A headless CMS that gives your team a clean editor and your app a flexible content API.
Replaces Contentful
Directus
→A data platform and headless CMS that wraps any SQL database in an instant admin + API.
Replaces Airtable, Contentful
Payload
→A code-first headless CMS and app framework built on TypeScript and Node.
Replaces Contentful, Sanity
Ghost
→Publishing and newsletters for content-led brands — owned, not rented.
Replaces Substack, Medium
Customer & Ops
Chatwoot
→Customer support, live chat, and shared inbox across email, web, and social — self-hosted.
Replaces Intercom, Zendesk
Cal.com
→Open-source scheduling we white-label and embed into products and booking flows.
Replaces Calendly
Plane
→Project and issue tracking for teams that want their roadmap on their own infrastructure.
Replaces Jira, Linear
ERP & Operations
Marketing & Email
Search
Analytics & Insight
PostHog
→Product analytics, session replay, and feature flags — all self-hostable and privacy-friendly.
Replaces Amplitude, Mixpanel
Metabase
→Dashboards and self-serve BI on top of your own data, with no per-viewer licensing.
Replaces Looker, Tableau
Plausible
→Lightweight, privacy-first web analytics you can host yourself — no cookie banners required.
Replaces Google Analytics
Knowledge & Forms
Documents, Notifications & Files
Documenso
→Open-source e-signatures so contracts and approvals stay on infrastructure you control.
Replaces DocuSign
Novu
→A notification layer for email, SMS, push, and in-app — unified and self-hosted.
Replaces Courier, OneSignal
MinIO
→S3-compatible object storage you run yourself for files, backups, and media.
Replaces Amazon S3 (managed)
Already on a managed platform?
If you’re already invested in a managed/SaaS platform, we can build on and extend it too — when that’s genuinely the right fit. But our focus, and where you’ll save the most over time, is custom-built apps and self-hosted open-source you own outright.
Self-hosting, explained
What does it mean to self-host an open-source platform?+
Why choose open-source platforms instead of SaaS?+
Can you host these on our own AWS account?+
Do we own the result?+
Want a platform tailored to you?
Tell us your workflow — we’ll recommend the right open-source foundation, host it on your cloud, and customize it to fit.