Data report
Self-Hosted Software Statistics 2026
As of Nov 9, 2026, OpenAlt tracks 535 live projects across 22 categories; 207 have managed hosting (38.7%), 477 support Docker or Docker Compose (89.2%), 35 offer One-Click deployment (6.5%), median GitHub stars are 7,746, 479 were committed to within 90 days (89.5%), and 258 use a permissive license (48.2%). Source CSV.
Repository URLs in the Source CSV are the primary records; calculations use the live OpenAlt catalogue snapshot.
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Category breakdown
| Rank | Category | Projects | Managed hosting | Docker or Compose | Median GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notes & Knowledge Base | 39 | 18 | 36 | 16,318 |
| 2 | File Storage & Sync | 37 | 8 | 32 | 8,846 |
| 3 | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS | 35 | 7 | 26 | 7,077 |
| 4 | Team Chat & Collaboration | 34 | 14 | 31 | 6,143 |
| 5 | Project Management & Kanban | 32 | 13 | 29 | 5,249 |
| 6 | Product & Web Analytics | 27 | 17 | 26 | 4,516 |
| 7 | Media Servers & Streaming | 25 | 1 | 23 | 14,956 |
| 8 | Databases & Spreadsheets | 25 | 17 | 23 | 12,076 |
| 9 | Feeds & Read-Later | 25 | 4 | 22 | 7,685 |
| 10 | Email & Newsletters | 25 | 6 | 19 | 5,755 |
| 11 | Blogging & CMS | 24 | 11 | 23 | 10,571 |
| 12 | BI & Dashboards | 24 | 9 | 23 | 8,251 |
| 13 | Finance & Budgeting | 24 | 8 | 22 | 7,406.5 |
| 14 | Automation & iPaaS | 23 | 11 | 22 | 14,015 |
| 15 | Scheduling & Booking | 20 | 10 | 19 | 2,966.5 |
| 16 | AI & LLM Tools | 19 | 8 | 18 | 47,733 |
| 17 | Photo Management | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2,315 |
| 18 | Monitoring & Status Pages | 18 | 8 | 18 | 13,965 |
| 19 | CRM & Sales | 18 | 11 | 15 | 2,875.5 |
| 20 | Helpdesk & Support | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2,180 |
| 21 | Password Managers & Secrets | 15 | 7 | 12 | 6,224 |
| 22 | Forms & Surveys | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1,356 |
Methodology
The denominator for every percentage is the full live catalogue returned at render time. Category rows include projects with a category; the category total counts the distinct categories represented by those live projects. Median GitHub stars are the middle value after sorting each project's current star count, or the mean of the two middle values when the catalogue has an even number of projects. Recency means the repository's last-commit timestamp is no more than 90 days before the report's as-of date. Docker matching counts a project when its deployment options include the exact label Docker or the exact label Docker Compose. A permissive license is exactly MIT or Apache-2.0, or begins with BSD. The Source CSV contains the repository URLs used as primary records for this live OpenAlt catalogue snapshot.
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Frequently asked questions
How many live self-hosted projects does OpenAlt track?
As of Nov 9, 2026, the live catalogue contains 535 projects across 22 categories.
How common are managed hosting and one-click deployment?
207 projects (38.7%) offer managed hosting, while 35 (6.5%) have a One-Click deployment option.
How many projects support Docker?
477 projects (89.2%) list Docker or Docker Compose among their deployment options.
How current and permissively licensed is the catalogue?
479 projects (89.5%) were committed to within 90 days of Nov 9, 2026. 258 (48.2%) use MIT, Apache-2.0, or a BSD license; the median project has 7,746 GitHub stars.