Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Duet is a self-hosted project management and business operations platform designed as an alternative to Trello, Basecamp, and Freshbooks. It allows teams to manage projects, collaborate on tasks, and handle business… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A self-hosted alternative to Trello, Basecamp, and Freshbooks launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Duet▲211

   A self-hosted alternative to Trello

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tandem▲919

   A virtual office for remote & distributed teams

   2019 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →

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   Duet▲4

   Self hosted project management, invoicing, and collaboration

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Tandem 2.0▲537

   Unlock serendipity with the most powerful virtual office

   2021 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →

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   FuseBase▲939

   Client collaboration platform for professional services

   2023 · thefusebase.com · its alternatives →

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   Trello▲1,003

   Powering millions of teams to work smarter, together

   2013 · trello.com · its alternatives →

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   I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.▲632

   Hey HN, Over the past two years, I've been building Upbase, an all-in-one PM tool. I've tried so many project management tools over the years (Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Teamwork, Wrike, Monday, etc.) but they've all fallen short. Most of them are overly complicated and painful to use. Some others, like Trello, are too limited for my needs. Most importantly, most of these tools tend to be focused on team collaboration and completely ignore personal productivity. They are useful for organizing my work, but not great at helping me stay focused to get things done. That's why I decided to build…

   2022 · upbase.io · its alternatives →

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   Retool, Self-Hosted▲562

   A low code platform to build internal tools

   2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →

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   Rock▲426

   Instant collaboration for startups, DAOs, and remote teams

   2022 · rock.so · its alternatives →

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    Duet.to▲143

    Create Hassle-Free Dropbox-Powered Websites

    2015 · duet.to · its alternatives →

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    Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello▲509

    The open source Trello alternative. Contribute to kanbn/kan development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Baserow▲341

    Baserow 2.0 introduces workflow automations, the Kuma AI assistant, date dependencies, smarter AI fields, workspace search, and improved security with 2FA.

    2022 · baserow.io · its alternatives →

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    Self-hosted project management application▲135

    2014 · 92fiveapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Duo – a next-generation package manager for the front end▲168

    2014 · duojs.org · its alternatives →

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    Collective.work▲375

    The SaaS-enabled marketplace for teams of freelancers

    2022 · collective.work · its alternatives →

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    Werk▲364

    Async first, all in one collaboration for remote teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Basecamp 3▲263

    The best version of Basecamp ever made

    2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

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    Someone.io – Task management for teams made easy▲151

    Work together from anywhere Upwave is an engaging and easy-to-use suite of web-based apps to help you collaborate, coordinate and keep track of efforts across your organization. Get started Happy customers in over 30 countries suite Fully integrated collaboration apps for the modern workplace Upwave

    2015 · someone.io · its alternatives →

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    Sync!▲97

    All-in-one toolkit for managing teams & processes

    2024 · teamsync.tools · its alternatives →

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    Kan.bn▲149

    The open source alternative to Trello for teams and makers

    2025 · kan.bn · its alternatives →

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    Muse 2.0 with local-first sync▲178

    Hey HN, I want to share with you something I and my four colleagues have been working on for the last several years. It’s a whiteboarding and notes tool called Muse[1]. We just released a 2.0 version which includes local-first sync. A little backstory: I’m one of the authors of the 2019 essay Local-first software[2]. (Past HN discussions[3][4].) The thesis is to reclaim some of the ownership over our data that we’ve lost in the transition from filesystems to cloud/SaaS. So I’m excited to bring CRDT technology “out of the lab” and into a commercial product as a chance to prove the value…

    2022 · museapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Dotcal Scheduler▲184

    Scheduling hub for teams

    2023 · dotcal.co · its alternatives →

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    ProjectSend▲75

    Securely share files with your team and clients

    2023 · projectsend.org · its alternatives →

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    Sync-in▲79

    Hi HN, I’m happy to announce the public launch of Sync-in (https://sync-in.com) — a secure, open-source platform to store, sync, organize, and collaborate on files, without compromising privacy. Sync-in wasn’t born from a business plan, but from a personal need: being able to access my files remotely, share them easily with family or colleagues, and protect my data — through a clean, responsive, and user-friendly interface. Over the past 10 years, it has evolved and matured to support individual, team, and organizational workflows. You can host your own workspace to organize,…

    Apr 2026 · sync-in.com · its alternatives →

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