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24 alternatives to Request for maintainers

Find any OSS project calling for collaborators

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Request for maintainers launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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oss.gallery▲508
Discover the best open-source projects
2024 · its alternatives →
2
Community OS by Threado▲686
800+ community resources and Notion workbook for free
2021 · its alternatives →
3
Maintainers Wanted▲109
No time to maintain your project? Find new maintainers!
2018 · its alternatives →
4
SSOReady▲144
Open source developer tools for enterprise single sign-on
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Postman for Mac (Beta)▲368
Build, test, and document your APIs faster
2016 · its alternatives →
6
HuBoard▲82
Instant project management for GitHub repositories
2014 · its alternatives →
7LO
Lume – OS lightweight CLI for MacOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon▲309
We just open-sourced Lume - a tool we built after hitting walls with existing virtualization options on Apple Silicon. No GUI, no complex stacks - just a single binary that lets you spin up macOS or Linux VMs via CLI or API. Why we built Lume: - Run native macOS VMs in 1 command, using Apple Virtualization.Framework: `lume run macos-sequoia-vanilla:latest` - Prebuilt images on https://ghcr.io/trycua (macOS, Ubuntu on ARM) - API server to manage VMs programmatically `POST /lume/vms` - A python SDK on github.com/trycua/pylume Run prebuilt macOS images in just…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Atomic CRM▲157
The open-source CRM toolkit for personalized solutions
2024 · marmelab.com · its alternatives →
9
Manuscript▲224
A better project management tool for software teams
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Joindesk▲72
An open-source project management tool
2022 · its alternatives →
11IB
I built a platform for projects to find maintainers▲49
A few days ago, someone I follow asked the community for help maintaining his side-project, 512kb.club. This got me thinking. There are loads of maintainers out there feeling burnt out, but they can't abandon their project since people are depending on the project to be maintained. In an effort to combat this, I built a website that lists projects looking for new maintainers. It's still quite empty and has some rough edges. Any feedback is very welcome!
2022 · seeking-maintainers.net · its alternatives →
12IB
I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys▲133
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
13OG
OSS Gallery – Crowdsourced list of the best open-source projects▲23
2024 · oss.gallery · its alternatives →
14
Skim▲141
Free, open-source AI email client for Windows
Jul 2026 · skim-tech.com · its alternatives →
15KF
KickStarter for open source projects and LinkedIn for OSS contributors▲86
2019 · openteams.com · its alternatives →
16
Community Manager OS▲78
Manage the different social networks and their content
2023 · its alternatives →
17
GitScrum▲80
Project management tool for agile teams.
2018 · its alternatives →
18
oPermify▲122
An open-source library for role management by Permify
2022 · its alternatives →
19
Projectmate▲78
Connecting open-source collaborators & maintainers
2023 · its alternatives →
20
Project management OS▲89
The ultimate project management system.
2023 · its alternatives →
21
AntEater▲65
Team CRM on Gmail/Outlook & Slack always up-to-date using AI
2019 · its alternatives →
22AO
An open-source Directory Sync/SCIM to automate SaaS user provisioning▲13
2022 · boxyhq.com · its alternatives →
23
Conversational GitHub Project Management▲78
Track, report and automate GitHub workflows in Slack. Free
2020 · its alternatives →
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MaintainX▲11
Mobile-First Workflow Management Platform for Deskless Teams
2019 · its alternatives →

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