Software rankings with a reason behind every score
Scored against criteria published in advance. Every score has a rationale, with quotes and checked sources for the facts that change.
124 products · 30 rankings · 1911 cited quotes
Featured rankings
- Apps Open-source screenshot tools for Windows ShareX Greenshot Flameshot
- Apps Self-hosted bookmark managers Linkwarden Karakeep linkding
- Apps Self-hosted RSS readers Miniflux CommaFeed FreshRSS
- Games Social deduction games Among Us One Night Ultimate Werewolf Secret Hitler
- Developer tools Open-source API clients Bruno Yaak Insomnia
- AI Apps for running AI models locally LM Studio Ollama Jan
Apps
See Apps →- PhotoPrism #4 in Self-hosted photo libraries 3.5
- linkding #3 in Self-hosted bookmark managers 3.0
- ShareX #1 in Open-source screenshot tools for Windows 4.5
- LibrePhotos #3 in Self-hosted photo libraries 3.6
- Greenshot #2 in Open-source screenshot tools for Windows 4.0
- Miniflux #1 in Self-hosted RSS readers 4.5
- CommaFeed #2 in Self-hosted RSS readers 4.3
- FreshRSS #3 in Self-hosted RSS readers 4.0
Rankings: Self-hosted bookmark managersOpen-source screenshot tools for WindowsSelf-hosted RSS readersSelf-hosted photo librariesSelf-hosted music servers
AI
See AI →- Ollama #2 in Apps for running AI models locally 4.8
- Jan #3 in Apps for running AI models locally 4.5
- AnythingLLM #2 in Self-hosted AI chat interfaces 4.3
- ComfyUI #3 in Local AI image generators 3.8
- Peec AI #1 in AI visibility tools 4.2
- OtterlyAI #2 in AI visibility tools 3.8
- Buzz #3 in Offline transcription apps 3.8
- Ahrefs Brand Radar #4 in AI visibility tools 3.6
Rankings: Apps for running AI models locallyLocal AI image generatorsAI visibility toolsOffline transcription appsSelf-hosted AI chat interfacesSelf-hosted machine translation
Developer tools
See Developer tools →- Uptime Kuma #1 in Self-hosted uptime monitors 3.4
- Bruno #1 in Open-source API clients 5.0
- Dokploy #1 in Self-hosted app deployment platforms 4.4
- Gatus #3 in Self-hosted uptime monitors 3.0
- Gitea #1 in Self-hosted Git servers 4.3
- Coolify #2 in Self-hosted app deployment platforms 4.4
- OneDev #2 in Self-hosted Git servers 4.3
- Hoppscotch #4 in Open-source API clients 3.3
Rankings: Open-source API clientsSelf-hosted uptime monitorsSelf-hosted app deployment platformsSelf-hosted Git serversGPU-accelerated terminal emulatorsSelf-hosted feature flags
Business
See Business →- OpenProject #2 in Self-hosted project management tools 3.3
- Matomo #1 in Self-hosted web analytics 4.4
- Invoice Ninja #2 in Self-hosted invoicing software 4.0
- Pendo #4 in Product analytics tools 3.9
- Leantime #1 in Self-hosted project management tools 3.5
- DocuSeal #2 in Self-hosted e-signature tools 3.5
- Heap #8 in Product analytics tools 3.1
- Akaunting #4 in Self-hosted invoicing software 2.5
Rankings: Self-hosted web analyticsSelf-hosted project management toolsSelf-hosted invoicing softwareSelf-hosted e-signature toolsProduct analytics toolsOpen-source CRM for small businesses All 7 →
Games
See Games →- Among Us #1 in Social deduction games 4.5
- Minecraft #2 in Open-world mobile games 4.0
- Genshin Impact #4 in Open-world mobile games 2.8
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas #1 in Open-world mobile games 4.3
- Bottles #3 in Linux game launchers 3.5
- RetroArch #1 in Multi-system emulators 4.5
- The Battle for Wesnoth #1 in Open-source turn-based strategy games 4.5
- Lutris #2 in Linux game launchers 3.5
Rankings: Social deduction gamesOpen-world mobile gamesMulti-system emulatorsApps for streaming games from your PCLinux game launchersOpen-source turn-based strategy games
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