Reviews
Better Stack: Observability for Those Tired of Datadog
The observability market has long been carved up between Datadog (expensive), Grafana (complex), and New Relic …
Twenty: An Open-Source CRM That Looks Like a Million Bucks
CRM systems are usually pain, compromises, and five-figure bills. Salesforce is the industry standard, but its interface …
PocketBase: One Binary That Replaces Firebase
Sometimes you want a backend that doesn’t require 15 microservices, Kubernetes, and a team of five people. …
Plane: An Open-Source Jira Alternative, Built with Heart
Jira is a powerful tool, no argument there. But its interface resembles a Boeing 747 cockpit: hundreds of buttons, …
n8n: An Honest Review of Self-Hosted Workflow Automation
n8n started out as “Zapier for geeks” — and over the course of a few years, it has turned into a serious …
Huly: A Project Management Platform That Doesn't Drive You Crazy
The market for project management tools is overheated. Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, Monday — and against this backdrop, …
Docmost: Documentation Without the Pain — An Open-Source Wiki Review
Documentation is something everyone wants to have but nobody wants to write. And the tool plays a key role here: if …
Directus: When WordPress Is Overkill and Headless CMS Is Just Right
The headless CMS market is enormous: Strapi, Contentful, Sanity, Ghost. But Directus holds a unique position: it does …
Coolify: Your Own Vercel-Like Hosting, Minus the Price Tag
Vercel, Netlify, and Railway are convenient. But the bill at the end of the month makes you wonder: what if I just want …
Appwrite: The Firebase Killer Comes of Age
Appwrite has come a long way from “open-source Firebase for the poor” to a mature platform on which …