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12 picks · by commits in the last year

Most actively developed open source self-hosted projects

The most actively developed open source self-hosted projects are PostHog, Checkmk and Wekan. PostHog leads with 40,156 GitHub stars and 35,167 commits in the last 12 months. Sorted by commits in the last 12 months, the development-activity signal in the GitHub data (not star growth, which the apps snapshot does not track).

Growth here means development activity: commits in the last 12 months. It is a better signal of a living project than star counts, which mostly measure past attention.

Updated · data from GitHub, refreshed nightly

Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    PostHog

    PostHog/posthog

    Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, HotJar, Optimizely).

    AnalyticsPython

    AI-nativePostHog has 40,156 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 35,167 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Analytics and Metabase Cloud.

  2. Rank 2:

    Checkmk

    Checkmk/checkmk

    Scalable IT infrastructure and application monitoring for servers, networks and cloud.

    Monitoring & Status PagesPythonDocker

    Checkmk has 2,386 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 21,799 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog.

  3. Rank 3:

    Wekan

    wekan/wekan

    Trello-like kanban.

    Task ManagementJavaScript

    Wekan has 21,108 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 19,700 commits in the last year; it replaces Trello.

Full ranking

All 12 picks, ranked

Ranked by GitHub stars and recent activity. Open any pick for live stats and licence details.

  1. 1

    PostHog

    Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, HotJar, Optimizely).

    AI-nativePostHog has 40,156 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 35,167 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Analytics and Metabase Cloud.

  2. 2

    Checkmk

    Scalable IT infrastructure and application monitoring for servers, networks and cloud.

    Checkmk has 2,386 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 21,799 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog.

  3. 3

    Wekan

    Trello-like kanban.

    Wekan has 21,108 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 19,700 commits in the last year; it replaces Trello.

  4. 4

    Agenta

    LLMOps platform for prompt management, LLM evaluation, and observability. Build, evaluate, and monitor production-grade LLM applications with collaborative prompt engineering.

    AI-nativeAgenta has 4,807 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 18,955 commits in the last year.

  5. 5

    Home Assistant

    Home automation platform.

    Home Assistant has 91,266 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 17,497 commits in the last year; it replaces IFTTT and Nest / SmartThings.

  6. 6

    TriliumNext Notes

    Cross-platform hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases (fork of Trilium Notes).

    TriliumNext Notes has 38,217 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,949 commits in the last year; it replaces Evernote and Obsidian.

  7. 7

    Ente

    An end-to-end encrypted photo-sharing platform (alternative to Google Photos, Apple Photos).

    Ente has 29,252 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,902 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Lightroom.

  8. 8

    OpenProject

    Manage your projects, tasks and goals. Collaborate via work packages and link them to your pull requests on Github.

    OpenProject has 16,321 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 16,144 commits in the last year; it replaces Jira and Asana.

  9. 9

    ElasticSearch

    Distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.

    ElasticSearch has 78,194 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0, SSPL 1.0 or Elastic License 2.0 (your choice) license and had 13,336 commits in the last year; it replaces Algolia.

  10. 10

    One Time Secret

    Share sensitive information securely with self-destructing links that are only viewable once.

    One Time Secret has 2,953 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 13,210 commits in the last year.

  11. 11

    Infisical Community Edition

    Platform for secrets, certificates, and privileged access management.

    Infisical Community Edition has 29,625 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 13,051 commits in the last year.

  12. 12

    Zabbix

    Enterprise-class open-source monitoring for networks, servers, VMs and cloud services.

    Zabbix has 6,441 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 12,704 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog and Grafana Cloud.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Still curious? Email info@appsgit.com.

Which open source self-hosted projects are growing the fastest?

The most actively developed open source self-hosted projects are PostHog, Checkmk and Wekan. PostHog leads with 40,156 GitHub stars and 35,167 commits in the last 12 months. Sorted by commits in the last 12 months, the development-activity signal in the GitHub data (not star growth, which the apps snapshot does not track).

Is PostHog free?

Yes. PostHog is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I self-host these apps with Docker?

Yes, 9 of the 12 picks. Checkmk, Agenta and Home Assistant publish Docker images, so you can run them on a VPS or home server with Docker Compose. The others install from their own packages or source; follow each project's install guide.

Are all of these apps open source?

All 12 apps on this list are open source. You can self-host and modify each one under its license.

Which of these apps is the most actively developed?

PostHog, with 35,167 commits in the last 12 months and a latest release, desktop-v0.61.621, from October 2026. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

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