10 GitHub Repositories That Will End Your Monthly Subscriptions

Tired of paying per-user SaaS subscriptions for tools you barely use? Discover the 10 best free and open-source GitHub repositories that are quietly replacing multi-billion dollar software giants. In this video, Cloud Codes presents the ultimate self-hosting solution for developers and founders. We reveal the exact GitHub repositories you can clone today to replace expensive tools like DocuSign, Calendly, Mixpanel, Figma, Airtable, Vercel, Firebase, and even Google Photos. We showcase real-world demos of powerful tools like Coolify, Supabase, n8n, and Immich, proving that the best software of 2026 isn't for sale—it's open source. Finally, we take a hard look at the true cost of self-hosting (maintenance, operations, and security) and explain exactly when you should still pay for managed SaaS. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction to the cost of paid subscriptions 02:01 - 10. Documenso (alternative to DocuSign) 02:29 - 9. Cal.com (alternative to Calendly) 02:59 - 8. PostHog (alternative to Amplitude/Mixpanel) 03:28 - 7. Penpot (alternative to Figma) 03:52 - 6. NocoDB (alternative to Airtable) 04:21 - 5. Coolify (alternative to Vercel/Heroku) 04:51 - 4. Excalidraw (alternative to Miro) 05:20 - 3. Supabase (alternative to Firebase) 05:50 - 2. n8n (alternative to Zapier) 06:20 - 1. Immich (alternative to Google Photos) 06:50 - Honorable mentions (Plausible, AppFlowy, Listmonk, Dub, Ollama) 07:14 - The real cost of self-hosting 07:58 - When you should just pay for the software 🔥 Top 10 open-source repositories: #10. Documenso (Replaces DocuSign) https://github.com/documenso/documenso #9. Cal.com (Replaces Calendly) https://github.com/calcom/cal.com #8. PostHog (Replaces Amplitude / Mixpanel) https://github.com/PostHog/posthog #7. Penpot (Replaces Figma) https://github.com/penpot/penpot #6. NocoDB (Replaces Airtable) https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb #5. Coolify (Replaces Vercel/Heroku) https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify #4. Excalidraw (Replaces Miro/Lucidchart) https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw #3. Supabase (Replaces Google Firebase) https://github.com/supabase/supabase #2. n8n (Replaces Zapier) https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n #1. Immich (Replaces Google Photos) https://github.com/immich-app/immich ⚡ Lightning Round (Bonus Repositories): • Plausible (Replaces Google Analytics) https://github.com/plausible/analytics • AppFlowy (Replaces Notion) https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy • Listmonk (Replaces Mailchimp) https://github.com/knadh/listmonk • Dub (Replaces Bitly) https://github.com/dubinc/dub • Ollama (Run local LLMs for free) https://github.com/ollama/ollama #opensource #selfhosted #softwareengineering #github #supabase