OSS Database is a crowdsourced database of Open Source alternatives to popular software. I am building this database so people can search and filter open-source alternatives easily. Do let me know what you think.
Built using:
- Rails
- Postgres
- Redis
- StimulusJS
Congratulations on the Show HN! You may want to pre-seed your site with the existing listings from AlternativeTo.net, e.g. https://alternativeto.net/software/quicken/?license=opensour... since there's a network effect one needs to overcome in order to start getting contributions
Thanks!
Yes, that is the plan. I have put together a list of OSS alternatives lists on Github. I will start seeding the database to get the network effects going.
One suggestion - it might be nice to weight projects with recent commits highly -- some of the projects listed haven't seen any activity in a while. A lack of recent activity is not always associated with issues, but it can be.
That is a good idea, I could create a metric from recent commits, releases, open issues, open PRs. I will also add these details to each projects own page.
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Built using: - Rails - Postgres - Redis - StimulusJS
For example --- payroll. Every business with employees needs this. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
No way most businesses could survive with just Open Source.
One suggestion - it might be nice to weight projects with recent commits highly -- some of the projects listed haven't seen any activity in a while. A lack of recent activity is not always associated with issues, but it can be.
That is a good idea, I could create a metric from recent commits, releases, open issues, open PRs. I will also add these details to each projects own page.