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Every tool here is a one-time purchase that runs on your own server — no subscriptions, no per-seat meters, your data at home. Browse by what the software does, or by the kind of business you run. Prefer to start from the tool you're replacing? See alternatives to the SaaS you rent.

Front-office software

Invoices, bookings, sales, members, rentals, the waiting-room board — the daily engine of a service business, owned outright instead of rented monthly

10 self-hosted tools →

Workforce management software

Leave balances, shift rotas, timesheets — the staff record-keeping every team needs, on your own server instead of a per-employee meter.

3 self-hosted tools →

Compliance software

Consent, contracts, policies, credentials, audits — the paperwork that can sink a small business. These tools keep the records straight on your own se

10 self-hosted tools →

AI document tools

Point them at the paperwork you already have — receipts, statements, menus, manifests — and let the model you configure do the typing. Your own API ke

6 self-hosted tools →

Field, stock & service software

Repairs, equipment lending, asset registers, replenishment, reviews — operational tools for businesses that move physical things and want the ledger k

6 self-hosted tools →

Software for builders & product teams

The infrastructure behind this very store: sell downloads with license keys, run a catalog as your own multi-tenant SaaS, or run your product's public

3 self-hosted tools →

Gym & studio software

Run a gym, yoga space, or fitness studio on software you own: memberships and check-ins, class bookings, digital waivers, staff rotas and timesheets,

7 self-hosted tools →

Salon & clinic software

Appointment booking, invoicing, a waiting-room token board, digital consent waivers, and review requests — the front desk of a salon, barbershop, or s

6 self-hosted tools →

Retail & shop software

POS with oversell-proof inventory, reorder forecasting, a queue and token display, consignment payouts, supplier contracts, and sales-tax nexus tracki

7 self-hosted tools →

Restaurant & café software

Menu digitisation with your own AI key, the food-safety diary, review requests, shift rotas, timesheets, and a POS — the back office of a food busines

6 self-hosted tools →

Rentals & property software

Rent posting and tenant portals, consignment-grade ledger math, maintenance work orders, permit tracking, and asset registers — for operators who keep

5 self-hosted tools →

Trades & field-work software

CMMS maintenance, equipment checkout, permits and inspections, timesheets, freight-document extraction, and asset registers — tools for crews that mov

6 self-hosted tools →

Office & finance software

Invoicing, expenses, bank-statement extraction, petty cash, commissions, purchase approvals, sales-tax nexus, and leave tracking — penny-exact office

9 self-hosted tools →

Software for builders & agencies

A feedback board with public roadmap, a digital-product store with license keys, a multi-tenant SaaS kit, spec-sheet extraction, and GDPR and whistleb

6 self-hosted tools →
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