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grocy
ERP beyond your fridge. Groceries & household management solution for your home.
DockerPHP
Inventory Management
Open source alternatives to Snipe-IT Cloud
We track 5 open-source Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. grocy leads on health at 96/100 with 33 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, MIT.
Read the comparison: InvenTree vs Part-DB vs HomeBox: Open Source Inventory
updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 96 ★ 30k combined 3,934 commits / 90d 3 with Docker
Top picks to replace Snipe-IT Cloud
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All 5 Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives, ranked by health
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HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia)
Inventory and organization system built for the home user.
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Part-DB
Inventory management system for your electronic components.
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Inventree
Inventory management system which provides intuitive parts management and stock control.
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Shelf
Asset and equipment tracking software used by teams who value clarity. Shelf is an asset database and QR asset label generator that lets you create, manage and overview your assets across locations. Unlimited assets, free forever.
Nodejs
Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives compared
grocy and HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) tie at 96/100. HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) is the busier codebase, with 43 commits in 90 days to 33. grocy also has the largest following, at 9.6k stars.
The most recent release is Inventree 1.6.3, published 3 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (2), PHP (2) and Go (1) are the most common. grocy and Inventree are permissively licensed; HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia), Part-DB and Shelf are copyleft.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| grocy Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 9.6k | MIT | 1 month ago | Yes |
| HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) Up 1 point since 11 Sep | 96 | 7.7k | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago | Yes |
| Part-DB Steady at 93 since 11 Sep | 93 | 1.8k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago | Yes |
| Inventree Steady at 86 since 11 Sep | 86 | 7.8k | MIT | today | No |
| Shelf Steady at 84 since 11 Sep | 84 | 3k | AGPL-3.0 | today | No |
Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud?
grocy scores highest at 96/100, with 33 commits in the last 90 days, 9.6k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v4.7.1) published 2 months ago. Shelf has the most raw commit activity at 3143 commits in 90 days.
Which Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): grocy (MIT), Inventree (MIT). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives run in Docker?
3 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: grocy, HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia), Part-DB. 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 grocy or HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) the better Snipe-IT Cloud alternative?
On measured health grocy leads, 96 to 96. grocy has 33 commits in 90 days, 9.6k stars and v4.7.1 from 2 months ago; HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) has 43 commits in 90 days, 7.7k stars and v0.27.1 from 7 days ago. grocy is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives still maintained?
5 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 Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Part-DB and Shelf. PHP: grocy and Part-DB. Go: HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia). The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
