Open Source Business & SaaS Tools

1. Cloud Infrastructure & Virtualization Platforms

  • Ubicloud – Open source IaaS platform with compute, block storage, networking, and managed DB services.

  • Proxmox VE – Open source virtualization platform combining KVM & LXC with clustering & native backup.

  • OpenStack – Large scale open source IaaS with compute, networking, storage.

  • XCP-ng – Open source hypervisor based on Citrix XenServer.

  • oVirt – Open source virtualization manager for KVM.

  • Virtuozzo Hybrid – Container-based virtualization platform.

  • Nutanix Community Edition – Enterprise-grade hybrid cloud platform with virtualization and hyperconverged storage.

  • KVM – Linux native virtualization technology.

2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Terraform & OpenTofu – Leading IaC for provisioning and managing infrastructure.

  • Pulumi – Code-centric IaC using real programming languages.

  • Ansible – Agentless automation and provisioning.

  • Crossplane – Kubernetes-native cloud resource provisioning.

  • Terragrunt – Terraform wrapper for DRY configs.

3. CI/CD & DevOps Automation

  • Jenkins – Popular automation server.

  • GitLab CI/CD – Integrated pipeline in GitLab.

  • Argo CD – Kubernetes GitOps delivery.

  • Flux – Kubernetes GitOps toolkit.

  • Tekton – Cloud native CI/CD pipelines.

  • Drone – Container native CI/CD.

4. DevSecOps & Security

  • Checkov – IaC static analysis for security.

  • TFLint – Terraform linter.

  • Terrascan – Compliance and security scanner.

  • Trivy – Vulnerability scanner for containers, IaC, and code.

  • Open Policy Agent (OPA) – Policy enforcement engine.

  • Kubescape – Kubernetes security scanner.

5. Monitoring & Observability

6. ERP & Business Management

7. CRM & Sales

8. Marketing & Email Automation

9. E-Commerce & POS

10. Accounting & Finance

11. HR & Payroll

12. Project Management & Collaboration

13. Helpdesk & Support

14. Knowledge Management & Docs

15. Team Communication

16. CMS & Website Builders

17. Automation & Integration

18. Security & Password Management

19. AI, Low-Code & Emerging Tools

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