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wger
Web-based personal workout, fitness and weight logger/tracker. It can also be used as a simple gym management utility and offers a full REST API as well.
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Health and Fitness
Open source alternatives to MyFitnessPal
We track 4 open-source MyFitnessPal alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. wger leads on health at 95/100 with 394 commits in the last 90 days; across all 4 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0.
updated Oct 2026 4 alternatives best health 95 ★ 8.9k combined 507 commits / 90d 4 with Docker 1 archived
Top picks to replace MyFitnessPal
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Healthiest
Health 95/100: 394 commits in 90 days, latest release 2.7, Docker image available.
Showing 4 of 4 tools
All 4 MyFitnessPal alternatives, ranked by health
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FitTrackee
Simple workout/activity tracker.
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NutriTrace
Nutrition and diet tracker with barcode scanning, wearable integrations (Fitbit, Withings, Garmin, Health Connect), adaptive calorie goals, multi-user sharing, and a built-in AI assistant (alternative to MyFitnessPal, Cronometer).
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Endurain
Fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment.
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MyFitnessPal alternatives compared
wger edges FitTrackee 95 to 92, and most of the difference is stars: 7.2k stars against 1.2k stars.
The most recent release is FitTrackee v1.3.6, published 19 days ago. Endurain is archived upstream. By stack, Python (2) is the most common. wger, FitTrackee, NutriTrace and 1 more are copyleft.
3 of these 4 also appear among the Strava alternatives; NutriTrace is specific to MyFitnessPal.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| wger Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 7.2k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| FitTrackee Steady at 92 since 11 Sep | 92 | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 9 days ago | Yes |
| NutriTrace Up 25 points since 11 Sep | 90 | 361 | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Endurain Up 3 points since 27 Sep | 57 | 178 | AGPL-3.0 | 22 days ago | Yes |
MyFitnessPal alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to MyFitnessPal?
wger scores highest at 95/100, with 394 commits in the last 90 days, 7.2k stars on GitHub and its latest release (2.7) published 2 months ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which MyFitnessPal alternatives use a permissive licence?
None of the 4 tracked alternatives use a permissive licence; 4 are copyleft (GPL, AGPL or similar), which requires publishing changes to any modified version you distribute.
Which MyFitnessPal alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: wger, FitTrackee, NutriTrace, Endurain. 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 wger or FitTrackee the better MyFitnessPal alternative?
On measured health wger leads, 95 to 92. wger has 394 commits in 90 days, 7.2k stars and 2.7 from 2 months ago; FitTrackee has 70 commits in 90 days, 1.2k stars and v1.3.6 from 19 days ago. wger is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the MyFitnessPal alternatives still maintained?
3 of the 4 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. Endurain is archived. None scores under 40.
What languages are the MyFitnessPal alternatives written in?
Python: wger and FitTrackee. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
