Self-hosted alternatives to Paprika
Want recipe management and meal planning without handing your data to Paprika? These 11 open-source apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mealie | Actively maintained | 13.8k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Tandoor Recipes | Actively maintained | 8.7k | MIT, Commons-Clause | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| CookCLI | Actively maintained | 1.4k | MIT | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Bar Assistant | Actively maintained | 1.1k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| RecipeSage | Actively maintained | 988 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Recipya | Actively maintained | 412 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Vanilla Cookbook | Actively maintained | 158 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Tamari | Actively maintained | 148 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| What To Cook? | Actively maintained | 72 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| ManageMeals | Actively maintained | 63 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Fork Recipes | Maintained | 70 | BSD-3-Clause | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Mealie
Material design inspired recipe manager with category and tag management, shopping-lists, meal-planner, and site customizations. Mealie is focused on simple user interactions to keep the whole family using the app.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release v3.30.0 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Tandoor Recipes
Django application to manage, tag and search recipes using either built-in models or external storage providers hosting PDFs, Images or other files.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-27. Latest release 2.7.2 (2026-10-27). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. CookCLI
Command-line tool for automating meal planning and shopping with Cooklang recipes, scriptable for UNIX workflows, includes web server.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-28. Latest release v0.39.0 (2026-10-24). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
4. Bar Assistant
Manage your home bar while adding your ingredients, searching for cocktails and creating custom cocktail recipes.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v6.10.1 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. RecipeSage
Recipe keeper, meal plan organizer, and shopping list manager that can import recipes directly from any URL.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v4.1.2 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Recipya
Clean, simple and powerful recipe manager your whole family will enjoy.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release nightly (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
7. Vanilla Cookbook
Recipe manager designed with complexity under the hood, keeping the user experience as uncluttered, simply vanilla as possible.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-28. Latest release v1.6.1 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. Tamari
Recipe manager web app with a built-in collection of recipes. Organize by favorites and categories, create shopping lists, and plan meals.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-31. Latest release v1.7.2 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. What To Cook?
Get a recipe to cook today, based on the ingredients you have at home.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-08-15. Latest release 0.4.2 (2025-11-20). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. ManageMeals
Manage recipes, import recipes by URL and organize them without any ads or unnecessary text.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-09-25. Latest release v1.7.3 (2026-09-25). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Fork Recipes
Manage your food recipes with simplicity.
Maintained Last activity 2026-08-13. Latest release v.4.1.1-Hot-fix (2025-04-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Paprika?
- 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 Actively maintained and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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