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167 tools ranked by real usage. Stats updated 23 hours ago.

ToolCategoryPricingGitHub starsnpm a weekLast release
n8nOpen source workflow automation platform with a free self-hosted option and cloud plans from €20 a month.No-CodeFreemium208k145k1 day ago
OllamaRun open source AI models locally, with an optional hosted cloud and Pro plan.AI Platforms & APIsFreemium183k889k2 days ago
Hugging FaceHub for open source AI models, datasets and demo apps, plus paid hosting for inference and Spaces.AI Platforms & APIsFreemium168k440k1 day ago
Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, included with Claude Pro and Max subscriptions.AI Coding ToolsFreemium151k15M1 day ago
LangChainOpen source framework for building applications with language models, paired with the LangSmith platform.LLM FrameworksFreemium148k3.7M1 day ago
SupabaseOpen source Postgres development platform with auth, instant APIs, realtime, storage and edge functions.DatabasesFreemium112k35M2 months ago
Material UIReact component library implementing Google's Material Design, with free core and paid MUI X components.UI LibrariesFreemium99.2k12M1 week ago
Tailwind CSSUtility-first CSS framework for building custom designs directly in markup, now owned by Shopify.UI LibrariesFreemium97.9k163M3 months ago
RedisIn-memory data store used as a cache, database and message broker, available self-hosted or as Redis Cloud.DatabasesFreemium76.8k17M4 weeks ago
CoolifyOpen source, self-hostable alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify and Railway for deploying apps.HostingFreemium63kNone1 week ago
AppwriteOpen source backend platform bundling database, auth, storage, functions and messaging.DatabasesFreemium57.7k53.8k3 days ago
LlamaIndexOpen source data framework for connecting language models to your own data, plus a paid parsing platform.LLM FrameworksFreemium52.5k159k3 weeks ago
PrismaOpen source ORM and database toolkit for Node.js and TypeScript, made by Prisma.ORMFreemium47.7k22MNone
DaisyUIComponent class plugin for Tailwind CSS, adding semantic component names like btn and card.UI LibrariesFreemium42.6k1.2M3 days ago
AppsmithOpen source low-code platform for building internal tools, with a free self-hosted community edition.No-CodeFreemium41.1kNone1 week ago
NextUIDiscontinued name: this React component library was rebranded to HeroUI.UI LibrariesFreemium30.9k770k4 weeks ago
MongoDB AtlasMongoDB's fully managed cloud database service, with a free tier and usage-based paid tiers.DatabasesFreemium28.6k18MNone
NeonServerless Postgres platform with autoscaling and instant branching, owned by Databricks.DatabasesFreemium23.2k5.2M1 year ago
TursoDistributed SQLite database platform built on libSQL, with databases deployable close to users.DatabasesFreemium17.3k4.1M1 year ago
Bolt.newAI app builder that generates and runs full-stack web apps in the browser from a prompt.No-CodeFreemium16.6kNoneNone
VercelCloud platform for deploying web apps and frameworks like Next.js, with preview URLs and serverless functions.HostingFreemium16.4k5.3M2 months ago
SuperTokensOpen source authentication platform, free to self-host with no limits, or managed cloud from $0.02 per MAU.AuthFreemium15.3k76k1 month ago
OryOpen source identity and access management platform, self-hosted or as a managed cloud service.AuthFreemium13.9k205k7 months ago
ConvexReactive backend platform with a TypeScript database, server functions and real-time sync built in.DatabasesFreemium12.7k2MNone
OpenAIAI research company behind ChatGPT and the GPT model family, accessed through apps and an API.AI Platforms & APIsFreemium11.2k51M2 days ago
LagoOpen source billing and usage-based pricing platform, deployable self-hosted or as a managed cloud service.PaymentsFreemium10.7kNone1 week ago
PolarMerchant-of-record billing platform for developers, built for usage-based and AI-era pricing.PaymentsFreemium10.4k382k1 week ago
Cloudflare WorkersServerless functions that run on Cloudflare's global network, billed by CPU time.HostingFreemium9k30M1 day ago
FirebaseGoogle's backend-as-a-service platform for mobile and web apps: database, auth, hosting and functions.DatabasesFreemium5.2k12M1 week ago
Cloudflare PagesJAMstack hosting platform with Git integration and unlimited bandwidth, deployed on Cloudflare's edge network.HostingFreemium4.6k30M1 day ago
SendGridTwilio's email API and delivery platform for transactional and marketing email.EmailFreemium3.1k5.7M1 year ago
Auth0Identity and access management platform for authentication and single sign-on, owned by Okta.AuthFreemium2.3k1.1M3 days ago
NetlifyWeb platform for deploying sites and apps from Git, the CLI or AI agents, with functions, storage and Postgres.HostingFreemium1.9k476k3 days ago
ClerkHosted authentication and user management with prebuilt sign-in, profile and organization components.AuthFreemium1.8k3.1M1 day ago
ResendEmail API for developers to send transactional and marketing email, with React-based templates.EmailFreemium96615M2 days ago
WorkOSEnterprise-readiness platform adding SSO, directory sync, audit logs and user management to an app.AuthFreemium2244M2 weeks ago
KindeAuthentication and user management platform with a generous free tier and built-in billing tools.AuthFreemium18457.8k1 week ago
StytchAuthentication platform with passwordless, fraud prevention and B2B SSO/SCIM support, priced pay-as-you-go.AuthFreemium116333k3 months ago
AdaloNo-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps, with a built-in database and app store publishing.No-CodeFreemiumNoneNoneNone
AirtableSpreadsheet-database hybrid for organizing work, with automations, views and app-building tools.No-CodeFreemiumNoneNoneNone
Amazon CodeWhispererAWS AI coding assistant, renamed to Amazon Q Developer.AI Coding ToolsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
Amazon Q DeveloperAWS's AI coding and cloud assistant, successor to Amazon CodeWhisperer, with a free and $19 a month Pro tier.AI Coding ToolsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
BrevoEmail, SMS and CRM platform, formerly Sendinblue, with a transactional email API and SMTP.EmailFreemiumNoneNoneNone
BubbleNo-code platform for building full web applications, with visual logic and a hosted database.No-CodeFreemiumNoneNoneNone
ChargebeeSubscription billing and revenue management platform for recurring-revenue businesses.PaymentsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
CodaAll-in-one doc and app-building tool, rebranded as Superhuman Docs in July 2026.No-CodeFreemiumNoneNoneNone
CodeiumDiscontinued name: the AI coding assistant Codeium became Windsurf, now Devin Desktop under Cognition.AI Coding ToolsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
CursorAI-powered code editor built on VS Code, made by Anysphere.AI Coding ToolsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
Cursor 3AI-first code editor with agentic coding features, plans from free Hobby to $40 a user a month for Teams.AI Coding ToolsFreemiumNoneNoneNone
DigitalOcean App PlatformPlatform-as-a-service for deploying apps from Git or a container registry, from a free static-site tier.HostingFreemiumNoneNoneNone
Developer and AI tools, ranked by real usage | ScratchDB