5 free dev tools with 50K+ GitHub stars

WEEKLY explore_alternatives 5 curated cards · last refreshed May 16, 2026

1 · HOOK

From openalternative.co — open-source tools indexed by stars + license.

2 · NUMBER

187,000

n8n — GitHub stars

3 · COMPARE

OpenCode: 158,000★ open

ChatGPT: closed

4 · TRUE BUT INCOMPLETE

Self-hosting has its own costs — DevOps, GPU, uptime.

5 · CLOSER

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