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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Still maintained? Yes: 32 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.4.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to MyFitnessPal.
At a glance
NutriTrace quick facts
- Health score
- 90/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 361
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.4.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to NutriTrace
Full rankings: MyFitnessPal alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "No accounts, no telemetry, no cloud sync unless you opt in."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
NutriTrace scores 90/100, #5 of 8 in Health and Fitness: 32 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.4.0, 20 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 361 stars add 10.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 9.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
32 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.4.0 released 20 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 10.2 / 20
361 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 32
- Last 90 days
- 32
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 8 tools in Health and Fitness by health , between Mere Medical (#4) and OpenELIS Global (#6) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.4.0 · 20 days ago |
| Stars | 361 |
| Open issues | 14 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | TraceApps/nutritrace ↗ |
NutriTrace vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with NutriTrace (Health and Fitness), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenEMR | 95 | 5.6k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| wger | 95 | 7.2k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| FitTrackee | 92 | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 9 days ago |
| Mere Medical | 90 | 321 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| NutriTrace (this tool) | 90 | 361 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| OpenELIS Global | 90 | 280 | MPL-2.0 | today |
NutriTrace: common questions
What does NutriTrace replace?
Repoly lists NutriTrace as an open-source alternative to MyFitnessPal. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where NutriTrace stands against the others.
Is NutriTrace still maintained?
NutriTrace had 32 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v1.4.0, is from 20 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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