Self-hosted Groupware software

Collaborative software or groupware is designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. Groupware often regroups multiple services such as file sharing, calendar/events management, appointment scheduling, address books... in a single, integrated application.

20 apps, ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

Alternatives to Microsoft 365

Nextcloud

Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.

Actively maintained ★ 37.4k AGPL-3.0 ~$10/mo

Seafile

File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.

Maintained ★ 15.4k GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0 ~$20/mo

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.

Actively maintained ★ 2.2k LGPL-2.1 ~$20/mo

Sync-in

File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients.

Actively maintained ★ 2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

bewCloud

File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).

Actively maintained ★ 1.2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Colanode

Collaboration suite with real-time messaging, rich text pages, file management, and dynamic databases - built for offline work (alternative to Slack, Notion).

Maintained ★ 5.2k Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

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.

Actively maintained ★ 688 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

egroupware

Software suite including calendars, address books, notepad, project management tools, client relationship management tools (CRM), knowledge management tools, a wiki and a CMS.

Actively maintained ★ 301 GPL-2.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Group Office

Enterprise CRM and groupware tool. Share projects, calendars, files and e-mail online with co-workers and clients.

Actively maintained ★ 285 AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Tracim

Collaborative Platform for team collaboration: file,threads,notes,agenda,etc.

Maintained ★ 275 AGPL-3.0, LGPL-3.0, MIT ~$20/mo

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.

Actively maintained ★ 22 AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Citadel

Groupware including email, calendar/scheduling, address books, forums, mailing lists, IM, wiki and blog engines, RSS aggregation and more.

Health unknown GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Cozy Cloud

Personal cloud where you can manage and sync your files, notes, contacts, passwords, and documents.

Health unknown GPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digibuzzer

Create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digipad

Online application for creating collaborative digital notepads (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digiscreen

Interactive whiteboard/wallpaper for the classroom, in person or remotely (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digistorm

Create collaborative surveys, quizzes, brainstorms, and word clouds (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digitools

Set of simple tools to accompany the animation of courses in person or remotely (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Digiwall

Create multimedia collaborative walls for in-person or remote work (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$20/mo

Zimbra Collaboration

Email, calendar, collaboration server with Web interface and lots of integrations.

Health unknown GPL-2.0, CPAL-1.0 ~$20/mo

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