--- title: 10 Github Repos That Will Kill Your Monthly Subscriptions description: A rundown of ten open-source, self-hostable GitHub projects that replace popular paid SaaS tools: AppFlowy (Notion), Immich (Google Photos), Documenso... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/10-github-repos-that-will-kill-your-monthly-subscriptions-jpyzbwsr4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 10 Github Repos That Will Kill Your Monthly Subscriptions | daily.dev og:description: A rundown of ten open-source, self-hostable GitHub projects that replace popular paid SaaS tools: AppFlowy (Notion), Immich (Google Photos), Documenso... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-github-repos-that-will-kill-your-monthly-subscriptions-jpyzbwsr4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JPYzbwsr4.png og:image:alt: 10 Github Repos That Will Kill Your Monthly Subscriptions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 10 Github Repos That Will Kill Your Monthly Subscriptions **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 22 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A rundown of ten open-source, self-hostable GitHub projects that replace popular paid SaaS tools: AppFlowy (Notion), Immich (Google Photos), Documenso (DocuSign), Excalidraw (Miro), Penpot (Figma), Cal.com (Calendly), Listmonk (Mailchimp), Dub (Bitly), RustDesk (TeamViewer), and Fluid Voice (WhisperFlow/dictation apps). For each, the video covers pricing pain points of the paid tool, star counts, contributor numbers, feature sets, and the caveat that most of these projects still monetize through hosted or enterprise plans. It also pitches feeding the source code to AI coding assistants like Claude or Codex to customize these tools for personal use, and includes a sponsored segment for Zapier. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is a good open-source self-hosted alternative to Google Photos? Immich is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to Google Photos with over 110,000 GitHub stars, 463 contributors, and 300+ releases. It supports automatic backup from iOS and Android, selective album backup, on-device facial recognition, and search by face, description, map, or date. Users are responsible for their own backups, following the 3-2-1 backup plan. _Anyone weighing self-hosted photo storage against Google Photos can track tools like Immich through daily.dev._ ### What is the open-source alternative to Figma called Penpot and when did it launch? Penpot is an open-source design tool built by a company in Spain, launched in December 2015, predating Figma. It uses web standards instead of proprietary file formats, offers free seats for everyone including developers, and includes an inspection mode that generates usable code directly from designs, positioning it as a free alternative to Figma's paid seats. _Developers comparing design tools can follow Penpot and other Figma alternatives on daily.dev._ ### What is Dub and how is it different from Bitly as a link shortener? Dub is an open-source link shortening platform launched in August 2022, used by companies including Twilio, Buffer, Framer, Perplexity, and Vercel. Unlike Bitly, which now limits free users to five links a month, Dub focuses on attribution with conversion tracking and affiliate program support, offers a self-hosting guide, and is open core, meaning most of the code is free with only enterprise features under a commercial license. _Teams choosing between hosted and self-hosted link tracking tools can keep tabs on options like Dub via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I cancelled expensive subscriptions by using these amazing free alternatives](https://daily.dev/posts/i-cancelled-expensive-subscriptions-by-using-these-amazing-free-alternatives-4l8uvf1qa) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [These 5 open-source software cost me nothing, but they're absolutely worth paying for](https://daily.dev/posts/these-5-open-source-software-cost-me-nothing-but-they-re-absolutely-worth-paying-for-st7b5xioc) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [I cancelled five subscriptions after one weekend of setting up open-source replacements](https://daily.dev/posts/i-cancelled-five-subscriptions-after-one-weekend-of-setting-up-open-source-replacements-gwstyer9a) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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