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9 free repos that replace $261.54 a month in paid software

Nine open source GitHub projects you install yourself and cancel a subscription for. What each one actually replaces, what it does not, and the real limit the README leaves out.

  • All 9 repos with the tool each one replaces and its real monthly price
  • The exact license for each repo (they are not all MIT, and three show no license badge at all)
  • The honest limit on each one: what a free tier caps, what still needs your own SMTP account, what needs a GPU
  • How to get each one: hosted free tier, self-host, or a straight install command

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9 repos that replace Figma, Jira, Pipedrive, ElevenLabs, Intercom, Loom, DocuSign, Mailchimp, and Midjourney. Prices and licenses checked directly, not copied from a listicle.

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What's Inside

9 open source repos, each mapped to the paid tool it replaces The real price of what you're replacing, checked against the vendor's own pricing page The license for each repo, since three of them carry no explicit license badge The honest limit on each one, so you know before you

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The Math Nobody Does For You

A design tool, a project tracker, a CRM, a support inbox: each one looks cheap alone.

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Penpot replaces Figma ($16/mo)

A free design tool that runs in your browser and works with standard SVG files.

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  1. Plane replaces Jira ($14.54/mo)A project tracker for sprints, tasks, and bugs, built as a straightforward Jira alternative for any team shipping structured work.
  2. Twenty replaces Pipedrive ($14/mo)An open source CRM with a pipeline view, contact records, and deal stages.
  3. Voicebox replaces ElevenLabs ($99/mo)A free app that clones your voice and generates speech in it, running on your own computer, no per-minute billing.
  4. Chatwoot replaces Intercom ($39/mo)A support inbox that brings live chat, email, and social messages into one place, so your team answers everything from one screen.
  5. Cap replaces Loom ($18/mo)A screen recorder that captures your screen and camera and gives you a shareable link.
  6. Documenso replaces DocuSign ($11/mo)An open source e-signature tool.
  7. Listmonk replaces Mailchimp ($20/mo)Writes and sends your newsletter.
  8. InvokeAI replaces Midjourney ($30/mo)Generates images from a text prompt using models like Stable Diffusion, running on your own computer instead of a paid subscription.
  9. The Bill, Before And AfterWhat you're paying now: Figma $16.00/mo, Jira $14.54/mo, Pipedrive $14.00/mo, ElevenLabs $99.00/mo, Intercom $39.00/mo, Loom $18.00/mo, DocuSign $11.00/mo, Mailchimp $20.00/mo, Midjourney $30.00/mo.
  10. Six Straight AnswersIs any of this actually free forever?

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