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Open source alternatives to Cloudron Cloud

We track 6 open-source Cloudron Cloud alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Cosmos leads on health at 95/100 with 34 commits in the last 90 days; across all 6 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause and 1 other licences.

Read the comparison: Cloudron vs YunoHost vs Cosmos vs Umbrel (2026)

updated Oct 2026 6 alternatives best health 95 ★ 9.3k combined 633 commits / 90d 3 with Docker

Top picks to replace Cloudron Cloud

  • Healthiest

    Cosmos

    Health 95/100: 34 commits in 90 days, latest release v0.23.4, Docker image available.

  • Most active

    Cloudron

    289 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.

Licence family

Showing 6 of 6 tools

All 6 Cloudron Cloud alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Cosmos

    Run server applications securely and with built-in privacy features. It acts as a secure gateway to your application, as well as a server manager.

    ★ 6.2k⟳ 9 days agov0.23.4Apache-2.0

    DockerGo
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • YunoHost

    Server operating system aiming to make self-hosting accessible to everyone.

    ★ 3k⟳ yesterdaydebian/12.1.41.2AGPL-3.0

    PythonShell
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Cloudron

    Open-core software allowing you to effortlessly self-host web apps on your server.

    ★ 34⟳ yesterday⊘ Proprietary

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • FreedomBox

    Community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications.

    ★ 65⟳ 14 days agoAGPL-3.0

    Pythondeb
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Cloudron Cloud alternatives compared

Cosmos edges YunoHost 95 to 84, and most of the difference is Docker support: a Docker image against no Docker image. YunoHost is the busier codebase, though, with 95 commits in 90 days to 34. Cosmos also has the largest following, at 6.2k stars.

The most recent release is YunoHost debian/12.1.41.2, published 2 months ago. Cloudron, FreedomBox and LibreServer publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Python (2), Shell (2) and Go (1) are the most common. YunoHost, FreedomBox and LibreServer are copyleft. Cosmos, Cloudron and Easypanel are source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse. Easypanel is not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so it has no measured score yet.

3 of these 6 also appear among the Heroku alternatives; YunoHost, FreedomBox and LibreServer are specific to Cloudron Cloud.

Open source alternatives to Cloudron Cloud by health, stars, licence and last commit
Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit Docker
Cosmos Health 95 on 11 Sep, 95 nowSteady at 95 since 11 Sep 95 6.2k Apache-2.0 9 days ago Yes
YunoHost Health 84 on 27 Sep, 84 nowSteady at 84 since 27 Sep 84 3k AGPL-3.0 yesterday No
Cloudron Health 61 on 11 Oct, 61 nowSteady at 61 since 11 Oct, no tagged release 61 34 ⊘ Proprietary yesterday Yes
FreedomBox Health 52 on 27 Sep, 52 nowSteady at 52 since 27 Sep, no tagged release 52 65 AGPL-3.0 14 days ago No
LibreServer Health 52 on 11 Sep, 52 nowSteady at 52 since 11 Sep, no tagged release 52 54 AGPL-3.0 9 days ago No
Easypanel 20 0 ⊘ Proprietary unknown Yes

Cloudron Cloud alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Cloudron Cloud?

Cosmos scores highest at 95/100, with 34 commits in the last 90 days, 6.2k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v0.23.4) published 2 months ago. Cloudron has the most raw commit activity at 289 commits in 90 days.

Which Cloudron Cloud alternatives use a permissive licence?

None of the 6 tracked alternatives use a permissive licence; 3 are copyleft (GPL, AGPL or similar), which requires publishing changes to any modified version you distribute.

Which Cloudron Cloud alternatives run in Docker?

3 of 6 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Cosmos, Cloudron, Easypanel. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.

Is Cosmos or YunoHost the better Cloudron Cloud alternative?

On measured health Cosmos leads, 95 to 84. Cosmos has 34 commits in 90 days, 6.2k stars and v0.23.4 from 2 months ago; YunoHost has 95 commits in 90 days, 3k stars and debian/12.1.41.2 from 2 months ago. Cosmos is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.

Are the Cloudron Cloud alternatives still maintained?

2 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.

What languages are the Cloudron Cloud alternatives written in?

Python: YunoHost and FreedomBox. Shell: YunoHost and LibreServer. Go: Cosmos. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.