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134 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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    .NET

    WEB Development

    Free, cross-platform, open source developer platform

    FreeResearched
  • 7-Zip logo

    7-Zip

    Productivity

    Free and open-source file archiver with high compression and strong encryption

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • macOS
    FreeResearched
  • A-Frame logo

    A-Frame

    AR VR Metaverse

    Web framework for building VR experiences

    • VR and AR
    FreeResearched
  • Airbyte logo

    Airbyte

    Automation Integration

    The open-source ELT platform

    • Web
    • Self-hosted
    FreeResearched
  • Ansible logo

    Ansible

    Development Tools

    Simple, agentless IT automation

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Apache Druid logo

    Apache Druid

    Database Data Management

    Real-time analytics database for sub-second OLAP queries

    • Self-hosted
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • A

    Apache Hadoop

    Technology

    Open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing

    FreeResearched
  • Apache Pinot logo

    Apache Pinot

    Database Data Management

    Real-time distributed OLAP datastore for analytics

    • Linux
    • Self-hosted
    FreeResearched
  • A

    Apache Spark

    Technology

    A multi-language engine for data engineering, data science, and machine learning

    FreeResearched
  • Apache Spark MLlib logo

    Apache Spark MLlib

    Machine Learning Data Science

    Scalable machine learning on Apache Spark

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • Apache Superset logo

    Apache Superset

    Spreadsheet Data

    Modern data exploration and visualization platform

    • Web
    • Self-hosted
    FreeResearched
  • Appsmith logo

    Appsmith

    NO Code LOW Code

    The open-source low-code framework

    • Web
    • Self-hosted
    FreeResearched
  • ArchivesSpace logo

    ArchivesSpace

    Library Archives

    Open source archives information management application

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • A

    Argo CD

    Development Tools

    A declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes

    FreeResearched
  • Astro logo

    Astro

    WEB Development

    Web framework for content-driven sites shipping minimal JavaScript by default

    • Web
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Asyncapi logo

    Asyncapi

    API Management

    Specification and tools for defining asynchronous APIs

    • Web
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Audacity logo

    Audacity

    Music Audio Apps

    Free and open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • B

    Bacula

    Backup Disaster Recovery

    The best open source backup software for Linux

    FreeResearched
  • Botpress logo

    Botpress

    Live Chat Chatbots

    Open-source chatbot platform and framework

    • Self-hosted
    • Web
    FreeResearched
  • Bruno logo

    Bruno

    API Management

    Open-source IDE for API exploration with git-friendly collections

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • Budibase logo

    Budibase

    Spreadsheet Data

    Build business apps in minutes

    • Web
    • Self-hosted
    FreeResearched
  • Bun logo

    Bun

    Software Development

    JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner and package manager unified in single toolchain

    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    FreeResearched
  • CesiumJS logo

    CesiumJS

    Maps Navigation

    Open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and 2D maps with support

    • Web
    FreeResearched
  • Chef logo

    Chef

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Infrastructure automation and management

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched

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Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed, and not to rank. Every position and filter result on this page is unpaid. A vendor can buy the sponsored panel above the results, which is labelled as such and sits outside the list rather than at the top of it: remove it and this page shows the same products in the same order. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.