No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- QueryStorm
Excel add-in for querying tables with SQL, scripting workbooks in C# and building custom Excel functions.
Since 2016
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Developers
- devpush
Deploys Docker Compose apps from GitHub to your own Linux servers on each push, with domains, logs and backups.
Developer tools · Developers
- Expense Sorted Local
Sorts bank CSV transactions into categories on your own computer and lets your AI assistant answer spending questions.
Since 2023
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- VoiceInk
Mac dictation app that transcribes speech on your machine and types tidy text into any app, bought once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Collate
A Mac app that reads your PDFs with an on-device AI model, so you can ask questions, get summaries and jump to cited pages.
Since 2024
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Aegis Authenticator
An Android app that keeps your two-step login codes in an encrypted vault, with backups and import from other apps.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Meetily
Records, transcribes and summarises your meetings on your own computer, so audio and notes never go to the cloud.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Tasker
Free desktop app that repeats web tasks for you, either by recording your clicks or from a plain text description.
Since 2026
Free · Automation and integrations
- 5Y Habit Tracker
A habit tracking app for iPhone and Android where each day of progress uncovers part of a painting, with a private on-device AI journal.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- BlogVault
Backs up WordPress sites off server as changes happen, with one click restores, staging copies and host migrations.
Subscription · Website builders
- Gonewatch
Alerts you by email, Slack or a ticket when a cron job, backup or pipeline misses its expected check-in.
Since 2026
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- Dayflow
Mac app that records your screen locally and builds a readable timeline of how you spent the workday.
Since 2025
Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- MLJAR Studio
Desktop data analysis app where you ask about your data in plain English and get Python code, charts and notebooks run on your computer.
Since 2017
Data and spreadsheets
- Pterodactyl
A self-hosted panel for running game servers in Docker containers, for friends' groups or hosting companies.
Free · Developer tools · Software companies
- KubeDB
Runs and manages databases on Kubernetes, covering provisioning, scaling, backups and upgrades for platform teams.
Developer tools · Developers
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- molab
A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- ServerAvatar
Connect your cloud servers and deploy, back up and manage WordPress, PHP and Node.js sites from a single dashboard.
Free plan · Developer tools · Agencies
- Frigate
Open source video recorder for home security cameras that spots people and cars on your own hardware without cloud uploads.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Typerelay
Text expander for Mac, Windows and Linux that turns short codes into saved replies, with optional on-device AI and team snippet libraries.
Focus and productivity
- WP Htaccess Editor
Edit your WordPress site's .htaccess file from the admin area, with backups, a test step and ready-made snippets.
Free plan · Developer tools · Agencies
- Darkwrite
Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- shpyrd
Puts apps built with AI coding agents online with a sign-in, database and backups, so teams can share and use them.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- PocketBase Cloud
Hosts PocketBase backends with deploy on push, backups and custom domains at a flat price, for indie developers and freelancers.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Agencies
- Rungeist
Mac menu bar app that lists local dev servers, ports and Docker containers so developers can open, restart or stop them.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- Easypanel
A control panel for your own server that deploys apps from Git, runs databases and handles SSL and backups.
Developer tools · Agencies
- TypeSeer
Suggests the rest of your sentence in most Mac and Windows apps, with the AI running on your own computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SnapName
A Mac app that watches your screenshot folder and gives new images descriptive file names using a local AI model.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Muesli
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine and writes up meeting transcripts automatically.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- VPS Snaps
Backs up your servers, Postgres, MySQL and MongoDB databases, Docker volumes and Kubernetes on a schedule into S3 storage you control.
Free plan · Developer tools · Agencies
- SimpleBackups
Schedules and monitors backups of your servers, databases, cloud storage and SaaS tools into storage you choose.
Developer tools · Agencies
- Heynds
Mac and Windows app that turns speech into text and rewrites selected text with on-device AI, triggered by a shortcut.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tritium
Desktop app for lawyers to edit Word files and PDFs, compare versions and use AI review on their own machine.
Since 2025
Documents and e-signature · Law firms
- MainWP
Self-hosted dashboard that lets agencies update, back up, secure and report on all their client WordPress sites.
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Agencies
- Prime Mover
Back up a WordPress site or move it between hosts, including multisite and localhost setups.
Free plan · Website builders · Agencies
- Threshyr
A desktop app that logs your work time automatically on your own machine and builds billing summaries per client.
Since 2026
Free · Time tracking · Freelancers
- Overcast
Pools GPUs and CPUs from many cloud providers and your own servers so developers can run large data jobs in one place.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- Instant
A Mac app that finds your files, photos and scans when you describe what is in them, working fully offline.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PRSS Site Creator
A desktop app for writing blogs and small websites offline, with optional local AI help and one-click publishing to static hosts.
Since 2025
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Unfoldly
A Mac app that indexes the folders you pick on your own machine so you can find photos, video clips and answers by describing them.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Local Transcriber
Free Mac menu bar tool that transcribes meetings, calls and dictation on the device and can turn them into minutes.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- PDF Pals
A Mac app that lets you ask questions about PDFs and get summaries with page citations, keeping files local.
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Watchful
Dashboard for agencies to update, back up, scan and monitor many WordPress and Joomla client sites from one place.
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Agencies
- Prismical
Records meeting audio and voice memos without a bot joining, then turns them into transcripts, summaries and action items.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Modular DS
Dashboard for agencies and freelancers to update, back up, monitor and report on many WordPress client sites at once.
Subscription · Uptime and monitoring · Agencies
- MindCraft Studio
Mac app that makes and edits AI images on your own Apple Silicon machine using open models like Flux, with optional cloud models.
Since 2026
Design and images · Creators and writers
- Summit AI Notes
Mac app that records client calls and makes transcripts, summaries and action items on the device, with no cloud upload.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Law firms
- BackupBliss
WordPress plugin that schedules site backups, stores them off site and moves sites between hosts or to staging.
Free plan · Website builders