Top pick · highest health
Dawarich
Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control (alternative to Google Timeline a.k.a. Google Location History).
Docker
Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS)
Open source alternatives to Life360
We track 4 open-source Life360 alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Dawarich leads on health at 96/100 with 1787 commits in the last 90 days; across all 4 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0.
updated Oct 2026 4 alternatives best health 96 ★ 19k combined 2,184 commits / 90d 3 with Docker
Top picks to replace Life360
Showing 4 of 4 tools
All 4 Life360 alternatives, ranked by health
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FMD Server
A server to communicate with the FMD (Find My Device) Android app, to locate and control your devices.
DockerGo -
Traccar
Java application to track GPS positions. Supports loads of tracking devices and protocols, has an Android and iOS App. Has a web interface to view your trips.
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Onloc
Track and share your location in real time. Control and lock stolen or lost phones.
Docker
Life360 alternatives compared
Dawarich edges FMD Server 96 to 89, and most of the difference is stars: 11k stars against 223 stars.
The most recent release is Dawarich 1.19.0, published 3 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Go (1) and Java (1) are the most common. Traccar is permissively licensed; Dawarich, FMD Server and Onloc are copyleft.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawarich Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| FMD Server Up 35 points since 11 Sep | 89 | 223 | GPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Traccar Steady at 86 since 27 Sep | 86 | 8k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday | No |
| Onloc Down 5 points since 11 Sep | 69 | 11 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
Life360 alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Life360?
Dawarich scores highest at 96/100, with 1787 commits in the last 90 days, 11k stars on GitHub and its latest release (1.19.0) published 3 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which Life360 alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 4 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Traccar (Apache-2.0). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Life360 alternatives run in Docker?
3 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Dawarich, FMD Server, Onloc. 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 Dawarich or FMD Server the better Life360 alternative?
On measured health Dawarich leads, 96 to 89. Dawarich has 1,787 commits in 90 days, 11k stars and 1.19.0 from 3 days ago; FMD Server has 128 commits in 90 days, 223 stars and v0.17.0 from 1 month ago. Dawarich is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Life360 alternatives still maintained?
3 of the 4 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Life360 alternatives written in?
Go: FMD Server. Java: Traccar. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
