Decent list of some hot open-source software! Some of these were new to me (Cal.com, Screenity, AppFlowy & Dub.co), some of these I'm already self-hosting, on a Raspberry Pi 4 (Nextcloud, PhotoPrism & Bitwarden).
If we're mentioning business-focused software like Chatwoot, these analytics providers are also worth a mention: Plausible and Umami; offering privacy-friendly web analytics, and PostHog. We're happily using the community edition of Plausible at Slowby.
There might be any number of reasons why an individual or business might prefer to journey down the open source route: Maybe it’s the added transparency and security compared to the proprietary players or the customizability it offers. Or some might just like to support a software development ethos that favors freedom and collaboration over walled gardens and vendor lock-in.
Let's be real. It also helps that (F)OSS is often gratis, at least when self-hosted.
There are potential downsides to open source software, such as a lack of formal customer support, limited features, or technical hurdles around deployment.
Buying support, cloud-hosting, and extra features from the makers is the often the main model through which (F)OSS SaasS can operate.
Decent list of some hot open-source software! Some of these were new to me (Cal.com, Screenity, AppFlowy & Dub.co), some of these I'm already self-hosting, on a Raspberry Pi 4 (Nextcloud, PhotoPrism & Bitwarden).
If we're mentioning business-focused software like Chatwoot, these analytics providers are also worth a mention: Plausible and Umami; offering privacy-friendly web analytics, and PostHog. We're happily using the community edition of Plausible at Slowby.
Let's be real. It also helps that (F)OSS is often gratis, at least when self-hosted.
Buying support, cloud-hosting, and extra features from the makers is the often the main model through which (F)OSS SaasS can operate.