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.
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Still maintained? Yes: 3,143 commits in the last 90 days, latest release [email protected] (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud.
At a glance
Shelf quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,046
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- [email protected], Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Shelf
Full rankings: Snipe-IT Cloud alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Shelf is a platform for tracking physical assets — equipment, devices, tools, vehicles, props, inventory. It's built for teams that need to know what they have, where it is, and who's using it. Organizations use Shelf to manage thousands of assets across locations with role-based access for their teams."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Shelf scores 84/100, #10 of 13 in Inventory Management: 3,143 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release ([email protected], 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,046 stars add 13.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
3143 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
[email protected] released 7 days ago
- Stars 13.9 / 20
3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 3143
- Last 90 days
- 5,905
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 13 tools in Inventory Management by health , between Inventree (#9) and RecipeSage (#11) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | [email protected] · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 3,046 |
| Open issues | 138 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Shelf-nu/shelf.nu ↗ |
Shelf vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Shelf (Inventory Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawarich | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| grocy | 96 | 9.6k | MIT | 1 month ago |
| HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) | 96 | 7.7k | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Part-DB | 93 | 1.8k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Inventree | 86 | 7.8k | MIT | today |
| Shelf (this tool) | 84 | 3k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
Shelf: common questions
What does Shelf replace?
Repoly lists Shelf 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 Shelf stands against the others.
Is Shelf still maintained?
Shelf had 3,143 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, [email protected], is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.