Open source in IT, security & identity

Identity/SSO, password management, monitoring and backup.

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Open-source products · 83

Backup

Restic

Fast, secure backup program with encryption and deduplication.

BSD-2-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Duplicati

Encrypted backups to cloud storage and your own servers.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Kopia

Backup tool for Windows, Mac and Linux with encryption, compression and deduplication.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

BorgBackup

Backup tool with deduplication, compression and authenticated encryption.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Velero

Backs up and migrates Kubernetes applications and their persistent volumes.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Databasus

PostgreSQL backup tool with point-in-time recovery.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Zerobyte

Automates backups for self-hosted setups, built on top of restic.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Device management & endpoint visibility

Osquery

Queries the operating system with SQL for monitoring and security analysis of computers.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Fleet

Device management and monitoring for computers and servers, built on osquery.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

DNS filtering

Pi-hole

Network-wide DNS server that blocks ads and trackers.

EUPL-1.2Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

AdGuard Home

DNS server that blocks ads and trackers for every device on the network.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Technitium DNS Server

Self-hosted DNS server with support for encrypted DNS and ad blocking.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Blocky

Fast DNS proxy that blocks ads on the local network.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Identity & SSO (IdP)

Keycloak

Identity and access management with SSO over OIDC and SAML.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

authentik

Flexible identity provider with login and enrollment flows.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Zitadel

Identity platform with built-in multi-organisation support. Swiss vendor.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Authelia

Login portal with single sign-on and two-factor authentication in front of web apps.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Ory Hydra

OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect server that connects to your own user management through APIs.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

SuperTokens

Sign-in and user management for apps, an alternative to Auth0 and Firebase Auth.

Apache-2.0PermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Logto

Authentication and authorisation infrastructure for SaaS and AI apps, with SSO and multi-tenancy.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Casdoor

Identity and access management with a web UI and support for OAuth, OIDC, SAML and LDAP.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Ory Kratos

Headless user management and login with passkeys, social sign-in and two-factor.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Pocket ID

Simple OpenID Connect provider where users sign in to your apps with passkeys.

BSD-2-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

LLDAP

Lightweight LDAP server for users and groups, with a web interface.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Kanidm

Identity management platform with OIDC, LDAP and passkeys, written in Rust.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Authgear

Authentication platform with passkeys, SSO and two-factor for SaaS and mobile apps.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

privacyIDEA

Multi-factor authentication system with one-time codes, FIDO keys and other tokens.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

IT asset & network inventory

NetBox

Tool for documenting networks and data centres, such as IP addresses, equipment and connections.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Snipe-IT

System for tracking IT assets and licences and who has what.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Ralph

Asset management and CMDB for data centre and back-office hardware.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Monitoring & observability

Netdata

Real-time monitoring of servers, containers and apps with ready-made dashboards.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Prometheus

Monitoring system and time-series database that collects metrics and raises alerts.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

SigNoz

Observability with logs, metrics and traces built on OpenTelemetry.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Grafana Loki

System for collecting and querying logs, using the same labels as Prometheus.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Apache SkyWalking

Application performance monitoring (APM) and tracing for distributed systems.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Jaeger

Distributed tracing platform that shows how requests move through services.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

OpenObserve

Platform for logs, metrics, traces and user monitoring with low storage cost.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

VictoriaMetrics

Fast, resource-efficient time-series database and monitoring solution, compatible with Prometheus.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

HyperDX

Observability platform that brings session replays, logs, metrics and traces together, built on ClickHouse.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Coroot

Observability and APM tool with metrics, logs, traces and help finding root causes.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache HertzBeat

Agentless real-time monitoring of servers, services and databases, with alerts and status pages.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Zabbix

Established real-time monitoring of networks, servers, virtual machines and applications.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

LibreNMS

Network monitoring with automatic device discovery, alerts and graphs.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Uptrace

APM tool for traces, metrics and logs via OpenTelemetry, built on ClickHouse.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Checkmk

Infrastructure and application monitoring with automatic service discovery.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Icinga 2

The core of the Icinga monitoring platform, with a configuration language, clustering and a REST API.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Password management

Vaultwarden

Lightweight, unofficial Bitwarden-compatible server – easy to self-host.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Bitwarden

Password manager for businesses with shared vaults; self-hosting possible.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open corenot verified

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

KeePassXC

Desktop password manager that keeps passwords in an encrypted KeePass file.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

KeeWeb

Cross-platform password manager that reads and writes KeePass files.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Passbolt

Password manager for teams with sharing and end-to-end encryption.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

AliasVault

Encrypted password manager with built-in email aliases, which can be self-hosted.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

TeamPass

Password manager for teams with folders and permissions.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Remote access, VPN & zero trust

RustDesk

Remote desktop app with the option to run your own server, in the style of TeamViewer.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Headscale

Self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server for building your own WireGuard network.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

NetBird

Private network built on WireGuard that connects devices and users with SSO and access rules.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

wg-easy

Runs a WireGuard VPN with a simple web interface for managing clients.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Pangolin

Platform for secure remote access to apps and infrastructure through tunnels.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Teleport

Secure access to servers, Kubernetes, databases and apps with certificates and audit logging.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Termix

Self-hosted management of SSH connections and remote desktops in the browser.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Firezone

Remote access and VPN built on WireGuard with per-resource access policies.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Warpgate

Bastion host for SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, databases and remote desktop without client software.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

MeshCentral

Web-based remote management and monitoring of computers through agents, locally or over the internet.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Guacamole

Remote desktop in the browser for RDP, VNC and SSH, without client software.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Shellhub

Centralised SSH access to Linux devices, even behind firewalls.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Secrets management

HashiCorp Vault

Management of secrets, encryption keys and privileged access.

BUSL-1.1Source-available (not OSI)

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Infisical

Platform for secrets, certificates and privileged access for development teams.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

SOPS

Encrypts secrets in configuration files so they can be stored safely in Git.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

OpenBao

Stores and distributes secrets, certificates and keys, a continuation of HashiCorp Vault.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Security monitoring, SIEM & vulnerability scanning

Trivy

Security scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and secrets in containers, code and cloud.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Nuclei

Vulnerability scanner that uses YAML templates to test websites and services.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

TruffleHog

Finds leaked passwords and keys in code, history and other sources and checks whether they work.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

SafeLine

Self-hosted web application firewall (WAF) acting as a reverse proxy against attacks.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Wazuh

Security platform for threat detection, log analysis and compliance on servers and endpoints.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

ZAP

Security scanner for web apps that finds vulnerabilities by testing the running app.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

CrowdSec

Detects and blocks attacks and bots using logs and a shared list of malicious IP addresses.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Prowler

Audits security and compliance in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

MISP

Platform for collecting and sharing threat intelligence and indicators between organisations.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

ThreatMapper

Scans cloud environments, containers and Kubernetes for vulnerabilities and threats.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

DefectDojo

Platform for collecting and tracking vulnerabilities from many security tools.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Security Onion

Platform for threat hunting, network security monitoring and log management.

Elastic-2.0Source-available (not OSI)

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

OpenVAS

Network and system vulnerability scanner, part of Greenbone Community Edition.

GPL-2.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Other

Grafana

Dashboards and observability for metrics and logs.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No