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Nine Free Repos. $3,570 A Year Back.

Nine open source GitHub projects, the paid tool each one replaces, the honest limits, an install link, and 2-3 business use cases for every one.

  • The 9 repos in order: open-seo, WeKnora, OpenWhispr, OpenProject, Cal.com, Chatwoot, Cap, open-higgsfield, VoiceStudio
  • $297.49/mo in subscriptions replaced, $3,570 a year, every price checked on the vendor's own pricing page
  • The honest limits included: which ones need an API key, free-tier caps, and what each one is not
  • An install link and 2-3 business use cases for every single one

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What's Inside

The 9 repos in order: open-seo, WeKnora, OpenWhispr, OpenProject, Cal.diy, Chatwoot, Cap, open-higgsfield, VoiceStudio $297.49/mo in listed plans, or $3,570/yr when rounded The honest limits, including API charges, self-hosting, hardware needs, and free-tier caps An install link

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The real problem

A tool for SEO, another for bookings, another for support, and another for screen recordings can turn into a large recurring bill.

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The bill, added up

Semrush SEO: $139/mo.

The rest of the guide

  1. open-seo replaces Semrush ($139/mo)OpenSEO brings keyword research, rank tracking, backlinks, and site audits into a tool you can run yourself.
  2. WeKnora replaces Notion AI ($20/mo)WeKnora lets a team ask questions of its own documents.
  3. OpenWhispr replaces Wispr Flow ($15/mo)OpenWhispr puts spoken words at your cursor in desktop apps.
  4. OpenProject replaces Asana ($13.49/mo)OpenProject's free Community Edition is a self-hosted project tracker with Gantt charts, Kanban and Scrum boards, and time tracking.
  5. Cal.diy replaces Calendly ($12/mo)Cal.diy is the self-hosted community edition for booking links and calendar scheduling.
  6. Chatwoot replaces Intercom ($39/mo)Chatwoot is a customer support inbox for website chat, email, and social messages.
  7. Cap replaces Loom ($18/mo)Cap records your screen and camera, then lets you share a video link.
  8. open-higgsfield replaces Higgsfield ($19/mo)Open-higgsfield is a free studio for making images and videos with models accessed through your own platform key.
  9. VoiceStudio replaces ElevenLabs ($22/mo)VoiceStudio makes voice cloning, speech generation, and dubbing available through local workflows on your own computer.

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