Self-hosted alternatives to Strava
Want activity tracking for running and cycling without handing your data to Strava? These 12 self-hosted apps run on your own server (most are open source; licenses are listed below). Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
About Strava: Social fitness tracker for running and cycling.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawarich | Active | 10.8k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| wger | Active | 7.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| SparkyFitness | Active | 6.7k | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| wanderer | Active | 4.1k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| AdventureLog | Active | 3.9k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Dreeve | Active | 2.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| TRIP | Active | 2k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| OwnTracks Recorder | Active | 1.2k | GPL-2.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| FitTrackee | Active | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Onloc | Active | 11 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Endurain | Unknown | – | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Traccar | Unknown | – | Apache-2.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
The options in detail
1. Dawarich
Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control (alternative to Google Timeline a.k.a. Google Location History).
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 1.21.0 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. wger
Web-based personal workout, fitness and weight logger/tracker. It can also be used as a simple gym management utility and offers a full REST API as well.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release 2.7 (2026-09-03). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. SparkyFitness
Fitness-Tracker which tracks nutrition, exercise, body metrics, and health data (alternative to MyFitnessPal).
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v1.11.0 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. wanderer
Trail database where you can upload your recorded tracks or create new ones and add various metadata to build an easily searchable catalogue.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release app-v0.1.0-beta.24 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. AdventureLog
Travel tracker and trip planner.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Latest release v0.13.1 (2026-10-27). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Dreeve
Statistics dashboard generated from Strava data.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v5.8.1 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. TRIP
Minimalist POI Map tracker and Trip planner.
Active Last commit 2026-10-02. Latest release 1.50.1 (2026-10-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. OwnTracks Recorder
Store and access data published by OwnTracks location tracking apps.
Active Last commit 2026-10-27. Latest release 1.0.4 (2026-09-08). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
9. FitTrackee
Simple workout/activity tracker.
Active Last commit 2026-10-31. Latest release v1.4.0b2 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. Onloc
Track and share your location in real time. Control and lock stolen or lost phones.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v.1.3.0 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Endurain
Fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. Traccar
Java application to track GPS positions. Supports loads of tracking devices and protocols, has an Android and iOS App. Has a web interface to view your trips.
Unknown Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Strava?
- 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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