Self-hosted alternatives to Kahoot!
Want game-based quizzes without handing your data to Kahoot!? These 10 self-hosted apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
About Kahoot!: Game-based learning platform for live quizzes.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razzia direct | Active | 1.1k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| HeyForm | Active | 9.1k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Rallly | Active | 5.3k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| LimeSurvey | Active | 3.8k | GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Bracket | Active | 1.8k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Claper | Active | 824 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Bitpoll | Active | 319 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Digistorm | Active | 7 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Framadate | Unknown | – | CECILL-B | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| QST | Unknown | – | GPL-2.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Razzia
Quiz game platform, designed for smaller events (alternative to Kahoot!).
Active Last commit 2026-10-28. Latest release 4.0.2 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. HeyForm
Form builder that allows anyone to create engaging conversational forms for surveys, questionnaires, quizzes, and polls.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v3.0.6 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Rallly
Create polls to vote on dates and times (alternative to Doodle).
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release untagged-6490d7892bf741592dba (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. LimeSurvey
Feature-rich web-based polling software. Supports extensive survey logic.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Bracket
Flexible tournament system to build a tournament setup, add teams, schedule matches, keep track of scores and present ranking live to the public.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. 1 release in the past year. Latest release v3.0.0-rc1 (2025-12-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Claper
Add Q&A, polls, quizzes, forms, live captions and reactions to your slides (alternative to Slido, AhaSlides and Mentimeter).
Active Last commit 2026-10-29. 8 releases in the past year. Latest release v3.2.0 (2026-10-27). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Bitpoll
Conduct polls about dates, times or general questions.
Active Last commit 2026-09-16. 2 releases in the past year. Latest release 0.11.0 (2026-05-22). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. 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 →
9. Framadate
Online service for planning an appointment or make a decision quickly and easily: Make a poll, Define dates or subjects to choose, Send the poll link to your friends or colleagues, Discuss and make a decision.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. QST
Online assessment software. From a quick quiz on your phone to large scale, high stakes, proctored desktop testing, easy, secure and economical.
Unknown Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Kahoot!?
- 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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