Web-Check is the all-in-one OSINT tool for analysing any website — enter a URL and get 40+ data points back instantly: DNS records, SSL chain, open ports, tech stack, HTTP headers, WHOIS, redirect chain, firewall detection, TLS config, and more. MIT, 32k+ stars, self-hostable in one Docker command.
Weblate is the open source continuous localization platform that plugs directly into your Git workflow. Translators work in a browser UI, changes commit back to your repo automatically. GPLv3+, used by LibreOffice, Fedora, phpMyAdmin and 2,500+ projects across 165 countries.
Chatwoot is the self-hosted alternative to Intercom and Zendesk — omnichannel inbox for live chat, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and more, all in one dashboard. MIT-licensed core, Captain AI agent, 34.5k GitHub stars, used by 15,000+ organizations.
Metabase is the open source BI tool your non-technical teammates will actually use. Point-and-click dashboards without SQL, a real SQL editor when you need it, Metabot AI for data questions, and a self-hosted setup that takes five minutes. AGPL-3.0, 48k+ stars, used by 50,000+ companies.
Trivy and SonarQube are both essential DevSecOps tools — but they scan different things. Trivy finds CVEs in containers, dependencies, and IaC. SonarQube finds bugs, code smells, and security hotspots in your source code. Here's what each does, where they overlap, and why serious teams run both.
Zot is the OCI-native container registry that does exactly one thing: store and distribute container images and OCI artifacts, purely according to the OCI Distribution Specification. Single binary, no runtime dependencies, built-in auth, Cosign support, CNCF Sandbox. Here's why it beats registry:2.
FoundationDB is the distributed database Apple built iCloud on. ACID across distributed machines, a layers architecture for any data model, and a simulation testing framework that finds bugs other databases never discover. Apache 2.0, 16,400+ stars, v7.3.77.
Zenoh is the protocol that unifies pub/sub, queries, and distributed storage from a microcontroller to the cloud — without bridges, adapters, or topology constraints. Apache 2.0, written in Rust, used in ROS2, automotive SDVs, and edge infrastructure. Here's what it is and when you need it.
Stalwart replaces Postfix + Dovecot + Rspamd + a dozen config files with one Rust binary. Bulwark gives it a modern JMAP webmail UI. Together they're the self-hosted email stack for 2026 — private, fast, and finally not painful to run.