Self-hosted alternatives to Google Workspace
Want business email, files and docs without handing your data to Google Workspace? These 26 self-hosted apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $10/month.
About Google Workspace: Google's business suite including Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nextcloud | Active | 37.4k | AGPL-3.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Etherpad | Active | 18.6k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Seafile | Active | 15.4k | GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Grist | Active | 12k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| CryptPad | Active | 8.1k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| ONLYOFFICE | Active | 7.1k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| SOGo | Active | 2.2k | LGPL-2.1 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Sync-in | Active | 2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| bewCloud | Active | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Colanode | Maintained | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Openmeetings | Active | 688 | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| egroupware | Active | 302 | GPL-2.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Group Office | Active | 285 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tracim | Active | 275 | AGPL-3.0, LGPL-3.0, MIT | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tine | Active | 22 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digipad | Active | 7 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digistorm | Active | 7 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digibuzzer | Active | 3 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digiscreen | Active | 3 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digislides | Active | 1 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digitools | Active | 1 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Digiwall | Active | 0 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Citadel | Unknown | – | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Collabora Online Development Edition | Unknown | – | MPL-2.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Cozy Cloud | Unknown | – | GPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Zimbra Collaboration | Unknown | – | GPL-2.0, CPAL-1.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
The options in detail
1. Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v35.0.2 (2026-10-15). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Etherpad
Highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v3.3.15 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Seafile
File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.
Active Last commit 2026-10-16. Latest release v9.0.5 (2024-02-27). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Grist
Next-generation spreadsheet with relational structure, formula-based access control, and a portable, self-contained format (alternative to Airtable).
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v1.7.22 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. CryptPad
Collaboration suite built to enable collaboration, synchronizing changes to documents in real time.
Active Last commit 2026-10-28. 7 releases in the past year. Latest release 2026.10.0 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. ONLYOFFICE
Office suite that enables you to manage documents, projects, team and customer relations in one place.
Active Last commit 2026-10-26. Latest release v10.0.0 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. SOGo
SOGo offers multiple ways to access the calendaring and messaging data. CalDAV, CardDAV, GroupDAV, as well as ActiveSync, including native Outlook compatibility and Web interface.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. 9 releases in the past year. Latest release SOGo-5.12.13 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. Sync-in
File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v2.6.2 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. bewCloud
File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).
Active Last commit 2026-10-18. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v4.21.0 (2026-10-18). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. Colanode
Collaboration suite with real-time messaging, rich text pages, file management, and dynamic databases - built for offline work (alternative to Slack, Notion).
Maintained Last commit 2026-04-03. 8 releases in the past year. Latest release v0.4.7 (2026-04-03). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Openmeetings
Video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboard, collaborative document editing and other groupware tools using API functions of the Red5 Streaming Server for Remoting and Streaming.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. 2 releases in the past year. Latest release 9.1.0 (2026-07-14). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. egroupware
Software suite including calendars, address books, notepad, project management tools, client relationship management tools (CRM), knowledge management tools, a wiki and a CMS.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 26.10.20261030 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. Group Office
Enterprise CRM and groupware tool. Share projects, calendars, files and e-mail online with co-workers and clients.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v25.0.115 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Tracim
Collaborative Platform for team collaboration: file,threads,notes,agenda,etc.
Active Last commit 2026-10-28. Latest release release_04.12.00 (2024-12-23). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. Tine
Software for digital collaboration in companies and organizations. From powerful groupware functionalities to clever add-ons, tine combines everything to make daily team collaboration easier.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release weekly-2026.44.1 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
16. Digipad
Online application for creating collaborative digital notepads (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-22. 14 releases in the past year. Latest release 1.6.3 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
17. Digistorm
Create collaborative surveys, quizzes, brainstorms, and word clouds (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-12. 18 releases in the past year. Latest release 1.3.1 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
18. Digibuzzer
Create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-24. 11 releases in the past year. Latest release 0.8.3 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
19. Digiscreen
Interactive whiteboard/wallpaper for the classroom, in person or remotely (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-20. 6 releases in the past year. Latest release 1.2.2 (2026-10-14). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
20. Digislides
Create multimedia presentations in a quick and easy way (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-20. 10 releases in the past year. Latest release 0.7.3 (2026-10-11). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
21. Digitools
Set of simple tools to accompany the animation of courses in person or remotely (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-11. 5 releases in the past year. Latest release 0.6.1 (2026-10-13). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
22. Digiwall
Create multimedia collaborative walls for in-person or remote work (documentation in French).
Active Last commit 2026-10-22. 15 releases in the past year. Latest release 1.0.3 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
23. Citadel
Groupware including email, calendar/scheduling, address books, forums, mailing lists, IM, wiki and blog engines, RSS aggregation and more.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
24. Collabora Online Development Edition
Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE) is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office that supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats, which you can integrate in your own infrastructure.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
25. Cozy Cloud
Personal cloud where you can manage and sync your files, notes, contacts, passwords, and documents.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
26. Zimbra Collaboration
Email, calendar, collaboration server with Web interface and lots of integrations.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Google Workspace?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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