Open-source apps, ready to run on your own server
Pick a free app that does the job of a tool you pay for today and click Deploy. No server yet? Cloudgate can provide one, so your app is live in minutes with nothing to install.
How it works
- 1Choose an app
- 2 Click Deploy and create your account
- 3 Choose a server
- 4 Cloudgate sets up n8n
- 5 Open your app and sign in
Why run apps with Cloudgate
The same jobs your paid tools do, without paying for every person. Cloudgate looks after the technical parts.
Backups on the schedule you choose
For apps that keep their data in a database Cloudgate runs, set a schedule once, for example every night, and copies go to storage you choose, away from the server. Restore any copy when you need it.
Your data stays where you put it
Customer lists and files live on your server, in the country you choose.
No server? Cloudgate provides one
Pick a size and a country when you deploy, and Cloudgate gets the server ready for your app.
Add the whole team. No per-seat pricing.
The apps are free and charge nothing per person, so adding a colleague costs nothing.
Plus your server, the same for 2 people or 20
Popular swaps
The tools people most often replace first, and what they move to.
Automate work between your apps, with no limit on tasks.
See Zapier alternatives
A team wiki that is quick to search and easy to keep tidy.
See Outline
Simple visitor stats with no cookie banner needed.
See Google Analytics alternatives
Team channels and calls, with your full message history kept.
See Mattermost
Newsletters to any list size, without paying per subscriber.
See Mailchimp alternativesBrowse apps
Search by what you want to do, or by the tool you pay for today.
Zapier-style automations between your apps, on your own server.
Simple if-this-then-that flows between your business apps.
Open-source Airtable alternative, as easy to use as a spreadsheet.
Let clients book time with you from a simple link.
Answer website chat, email, WhatsApp and social in one inbox.
Publish a blog and paid newsletter on a site that you own.
Host your team's code and reviews on your own server.
Back up your photos and videos, and find any picture fast.
Send newsletters to any size of list, without paying per subscriber.
Full website analytics, with your visitors' data kept private.
Open-source team chat like Slack, with your full history kept.
Turn your business data into charts your whole team can use.
Automate work between your apps, with no limit on runs.
Your own cloud for files, calendars and contacts.
A fast team wiki for your handbook, how-tos and meeting notes.
Simple website visitor stats, with no cookie banner needed.
Lightweight, cookie-free website stats for one site or fifty.
Know the moment your website goes down, and tell customers.
A shared password manager for your team, on your own server.
Build a website, blog or shop with themes and thousands of add-ons.
Try a tool you pay for, like Zapier, Notion or Slack. If the app you need is missing, you can add it.
Easy: ready to use right after setup. Some setup: a few extra minutes of setup inside the app. See all 20 apps on one page
Questions before you deploy
What is Cloudgate Templates?
Cloudgate Templates is a free directory of 20 open-source apps, such as n8n instead of Zapier, Outline instead of Notion and Plausible Analytics instead of Google Analytics. Pick one and click Deploy, and Cloudgate, a deployment platform, sets it up on a server for you and gives it a web address.
Do I need my own server?
No. When you deploy an app, hosted Cloudgate can provide a server: pick a size and a country, and it is set up for you. If you already rent a server, you can connect it instead.
Do I need to be technical?
No. Pick an app, click Deploy, create your Cloudgate account and choose a server. Cloudgate does the setup, and you use the app in your browser like any online tool. Some apps need a few minutes of setup inside the app itself; their pages are marked “Some setup”.
What does it cost?
The apps are free. To run them you need Cloudgate and a server. Use hosted Cloudgate, which can also provide the server, or install Cloudgate on a server of your own for free.
What is Cloudgate?
Cloudgate is a deployment platform made by Octabyte: a console in your browser that sets up and runs apps on servers and gives each app a web address. You can use it hosted at cloudgate.octabyte.app, or install it on your own server for free. It is source-available under the Elastic License 2.0.
Is my app secure on its web address?
Every app gets a free web address to start, which uses plain http, so it is not encrypted. Add your own domain, like crm.yourshop.com, and Cloudgate sets up https for it automatically.
Can I suggest or add an app?
Yes. Each app is a small folder of text files in the Cloudgate Templates repository on GitHub. Anyone can add one with a pull request from the GitHub website, without installing anything.
Prefer to run everything yourself? Install Cloudgate on your own server for free, then deploy any app here from your own console.