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Part-DB

Inventory management system for your electronic components.

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Still maintained? Yes: 375 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.20.4 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud.

Read the comparison: InvenTree vs Part-DB vs HomeBox: Open Source Inventory

Docker #6 of 13 in Inventory Management

At a glance

Part-DB quick facts

Health score
93/100 GOOD
Stars
1,821
Last commit
4 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.20.4, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View Part-DB/Part-DB-server on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Part-DB is an Open-Source inventory management system for your electronic components. It is installed on a web server and so can be accessed with any browser without the need to install additional software."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Part-DB scores 93/100, #6 of 13 in Inventory Management: 375 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.20.4, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,821 stars add 13.0 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 7.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    375 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.20.4 released 4 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.0 / 20

    1.8k 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

1092 commits over the last 12 months
375
Last 90 days
1,092
Last 12 months
4 days ago
Last push

Ranked #6 of 13 tools in Inventory Management by health , between Spoolman (#5) and DVinyl (#7) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker, PHP, Nodejs
Latest releasev2.20.4 · 4 days ago
Stars1,821
Open issues188
DockerYes
RepositoryPart-DB/Part-DB-server ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

Part-DB vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Part-DB (Inventory Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
grocy 96 9.6k MIT 1 month ago
HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) 96 7.7k AGPL-3.0 7 days ago
Bigcapital 94 4k AGPL-3.0 2 days ago
Part-DB (this tool) 93 1.8k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
Inventree 86 7.8k MIT today
Shelf 84 3k AGPL-3.0 today

Part-DB: common questions

What does Part-DB replace?

Repoly lists Part-DB as an open-source alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Part-DB stands against the others.

Is Part-DB still maintained?

Part-DB had 375 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.20.4, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.