Open core
Combine filters →Open core means the main software is published under an open-source license and can be used without payment, while the vendor keeps some features, often enterprise or team functions, in a separate edition under proprietary terms. The open part is complete enough to run, and the boundary between free and paid is set by the vendor. A record holds this value when the repository or licensing page names both an open-source license and a commercial or enterprise license for parts of the code. Compare open source.
60 projects are open core, listed alphabetically. Mostly UI components and editors, analytics and monitoring and e-commerce, of 17 categories in all. 13 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.
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ActivepiecesWorkflow automation platform with a self-hostable server and an embeddable builder that a SaaS product can place inside its own app.
AG GridJavaScript data grid library, in a Community edition under the MIT license and an Enterprise edition under a commercial license, for displaying and editing tabular data.
ALTCHAOpen-source proof-of-work CAPTCHA widget and server verification libraries, with a paid self-hosted server (Sentinel) and a hosted service (Cloud).
AppsmithOpen source low-code platform for building internal tools, admin panels and dashboards.
AriakitOpen-source React library of unstyled, accessible UI primitives and components for building web apps and design systems.
authentikSelf-hosted, open source identity provider with OIDC, SAML, LDAP and proxy authentication.
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BlockNoteBlock-based rich text editor for React applications.
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CapRoverSelf-hosted platform as a service that deploys apps and one-click services to Docker containers behind nginx with automatic HTTPS.
- Carbone
Document generator that fills Word, Excel, OpenDocument and PowerPoint templates with JSON data and exports PDF and other formats.
Countly LiteSelf-hosted analytics and engagement server that collects data from web, mobile and desktop applications and shows it in dashboards.
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- DBeaver
Desktop database management tool and SQL client for many SQL and NoSQL databases, with a free community edition.
dhtmlxGanttJavaScript Gantt chart component for project scheduling, timelines and task dependencies.
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FessJava enterprise search server with a built-in crawler, an admin console and a search UI, built on OpenSearch.
FlagsmithOpen-source feature flag and remote config platform, available self-hosted or as a cloud service, with SDKs for web, mobile and server-side apps.
FlyEnvNative local development environment for Windows, macOS and Linux that runs runtimes, databases and web servers on the host, with local sites, HTTPS and an MCP server for AI coding agents.
Font AwesomeIcon library and toolkit distributed as web fonts, SVG and CSS, with free icon styles and paid Pro styles.
FormbricksOpen-source experience management and survey platform, self-hosted or offered as a hosted cloud service.
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- Grafana
Open source application for querying, visualizing, alerting on and exploring metrics, logs and traces.
GrowthBookOpen-core feature flagging, experimentation and product analytics platform, available self-hosted or as a cloud service, with SDKs for application code.
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Hasura GraphQL EngineOpen-source GraphQL server that generates a GraphQL API over existing databases and other data sources, with a hosted Hasura Cloud edition.
HeroUIOpen-source component library for React web and React Native applications, built on React Aria Components and Tailwind CSS.
HexclaveOpen-source user infrastructure platform for authentication, teams, payments, email and analytics, with a managed cloud and a self-hostable server.
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- Infisical
Open-source platform for managing application secrets, certificates and cryptographic keys, with a CLI, SDKs and a self-hostable server alongside Infisical Cloud.
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JTL-ShopOnline shop software from JTL-Software-GmbH, written in PHP.
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- Kendo UI
Commercial JavaScript UI component library for jQuery, with an open-source Kendo UI Core subset.
KestraOpen-source orchestration platform for data, AI and infrastructure workflows, defined in YAML and run on a server with a web UI.
KeystaticContent management tool that edits Markdown, YAML and JSON files in a codebase, through the local file system or GitHub.
Kokonut UIOpen-source collection of React components built with Tailwind CSS, Motion and shadcn/ui, installed into a project as source code.
Kong GatewayOpen source API gateway, built on NGINX, that routes, secures and transforms traffic to APIs through plugins, with a Kong Konnect SaaS option.
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LangfuseOpen-source platform for tracing, evaluating and monitoring LLM applications, sent from application code through SDKs and OpenTelemetry.
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MagnoliaMagnolia is a Java digital experience platform for managing and delivering web content, with a Community Edition under GPLv3 and a licensed DX Core.
MastraTypeScript framework for building AI agents and applications.
MedusaOpen-source headless commerce platform for Node.js with commerce modules, an admin dashboard and REST store and admin APIs.
MercurOpen-source headless platform for building multi-vendor marketplaces, built on the Medusa commerce core.
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Petal ComponentsShadcn-style HEEx component library for Phoenix LiveView apps, styled with Tailwind CSS and installed from Hex.
PgDogPostgreSQL connection pooler, load balancer and database sharder written in Rust.
PM2Process manager for Node.js and Bun applications that keeps them running, with a built-in load balancer.
PostHogProduct analytics platform with session replay, feature flags, experiments, error tracking and surveys, self-hosted from its code or run as PostHog Cloud.
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QdrantVector search engine and vector database, run as a server with a REST and gRPC API, also offered as Qdrant Cloud.
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ReflexPython library for building full-stack web apps, with the frontend compiled to React and the backend run as a Python server.
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- SeaweedFS
Distributed file system and S3-compatible object store, written in Go, shipped as one weed binary.
ServiceStackServices framework for .NET that builds HTTP and message-based web services from typed request DTOs.
SigNozOpen-source observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that covers logs, metrics, traces, alerts and dashboards.
Spree CommerceOpen-source commerce platform built on Ruby on Rails, with a REST API, TypeScript SDKs and a Next.js storefront.
StaaticWordPress plugin that crawls a WordPress site into a static copy and publishes that copy to static hosting.
Stirling PDFOpen-core PDF editing and processing platform for self-hosted servers and a hosted service, with a REST API.
SuperTokensOpen source user authentication server, Core, with frontend and backend SDKs, self-hosted or as a managed cloud service.
SurveyJS Form LibraryOpen-source JavaScript form library that renders JSON-defined forms and surveys in React, Angular, Vue and plain JavaScript applications.
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TablerFree and open source HTML dashboard UI kit built on Bootstrap 5, with layouts and components for admin panels and web apps.
Tabler IconsSet of free, MIT-licensed SVG icons on a 24x24 grid, published as npm packages for plain HTML and for several frameworks.
TiptapHeadless rich-text editor framework for web applications, built on ProseMirror.
ToolJetOpen-source low-code platform for building internal tools and dashboards on existing databases and APIs, self-hosted or as ToolJet Cloud.
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UsertourOpen-source user onboarding platform for in-app product tours, checklists and surveys.
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Vaadin Web ComponentsSet of web components for business web applications, published by Vaadin as one npm package per component.
- VictoriaMetrics
Time series database and monitoring solution that stores metrics pushed by applications and agents, with a Prometheus-compatible query API.
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Web AwesomeLibrary of framework-agnostic web components with CSS styling, from the team behind Font Awesome.
Which of these is best?
We don't know. A portfolio, a shop and a documentation site need different things from their software, and so does a team of one against an agency. Nobody pays to be listed here and the order is alphabetical.


