Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Homerun Desktop: Self-hosting for professionals with deadlines
We are rapidly approaching the beta release of Homerun Desktop and thought it would be a good time to solicit feedback before marketing to a wider audience. We are also looking for intrepid individuals interested in evaluating Homerun Desktop and providing feedback.
Homerun Desktop is a self-hosting platform designed for professionals working under tight deadlines. Currently in beta, it allows users to run applications on their own infrastructure rather than relying on cloud… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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A low code platform to build internal tools
2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →
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Discover Firebase, Google’s mobile and web app development platform that helps developers build apps and games that users will love.
2012 · firebase.com · its alternatives →
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Greetings, creator here! I've been working on a new blogging platform specifically for lists on and off for a few months now and I'm excited to officially announce its launch. After seeing https://charm.sh a few months ago, I've been enamored by the idea of SSH apps. I decided that a blogging platform focused on developers could be the perfect use case for an SSH app. Also, I love writing lists. I think restricting writing to a set of lists can really help improve clarity in thought. The goal of this blogging platform is to make it simple to use the tools you love to write and…
2022 · lists.sh · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (https://usehomer.app), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks. Right now the software supports image based scrollytelling with a roadmap to add interactive components such as annotations, animations, backlinks, and more. You can check out a demo of an interactive history book here: https://usehomer.app/demo Here's another short example of how a personal finance related book could look like: https://usehomer.app/rahul/8 If you're interested in checking out the UI used…
2021 · usehomer.app · its alternatives →
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Homer▲193A app for everything in your home (receipts, manuals, etc)
2020 · homer.co · its alternatives →
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2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Happy to finally launch Stack. We made it because we like to put apps into production quickly, and authentication & user management was taking up way too much time. We have components like and that automatically adapt to whatever theme & design system you're using. Check the blog post to see the example with Radix UI and Joy UI. Also, there's an admin dashboard for monitoring and editing accounts. Stack is 100% AGPL/MIT-licensed, so you can self-host it. Cheers!
2024 · stack-auth.com · its alternatives →
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High performance, self-hosted, newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. Single binary app. - knadh/listmonk
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - appwrite/appwrite
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Dashboard is software for creating web apps and SaaS (support @ freenode #userdashboard) - userdashboard/dashboard
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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HomeDock OS▲139An intuitive, versatile, and powerful home server operating system for self-hosting. Featuring a curated app store and seamless multi-platform support, it’s designed to empower your personal cloud on Raspberry Pi, x86 systems, or your preferred setup. - BansheeTech/HomeDockOS
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