Open-Source Intelligence Engine
OPENLYSTS
You've been late to every major project.
Every new framework. Every rising star.
This stops that.
$ git clone https://github.com/Openlyst/openlysts
$ cd openlysts && npm install
$ npm run dev
➡ Local: http://localhost:5173
➡ Network: http://192.168.1.42:5173
✔ Ready in _
$ cd openlysts && npm install
$ npm run dev
➡ Local: http://localhost:5173
➡ Network: http://192.168.1.42:5173
✔ Ready in _
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"What if every discovery you missed this year wasn't a miss? What if there was a system that watches the entire open-source ecosystem — every commit, every fork, every abandoned project that's about to resurface — and tells you before everyone else?"
What you get
Seven things that matter
No bloat. No dashboards with 47 tabs. Just the signal you need, fast.
Velocity Scoring
Not stars. Not forks. A composite score that tracks real momentum — commits, contributor growth, issue velocity, and trajectory over time.
Rising Project Detection
Identifies projects accelerating before they trend. The signal that separates "I found it early" from "I read about it on HN."
SaaS Unbundling
Type any paid tool. Get the open-source alternative that's actually good. Maps 160+ SaaS categories to free replacements that are production-ready.
Technology DNA
See exactly what a project is built with — languages, frameworks, dependencies — and compare it against alternatives in the same vertical.
Vertical Intelligence
Hundreds of curated categories from "state management" to "edge computing" — each with ranked alternatives, comparative data, and ecosystem context.
Smart Search
Fuzzy search across the entire catalog. Find by name, category, language, or description. Results in milliseconds, not seconds.
Trending Analysis
Real-time trending signals across the ecosystem. See what's accelerating, what's decelerating, and what's about to break out.
Why this exists
Everyone vs. Openlysts
The tools you're using now show you what's popular. This shows you what's about to be.
| Awesome Lists | GitHub Trending | Blog Posts | Openlysts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated | Whenever | Daily | Never | Live |
| Scored | By popularity | By stars | By opinion | By velocity |
| Alternatives | Manual curation | No | Maybe | 160+ categories |
| SaaS mapping | No | No | Sometimes | 301+ tools mapped |
| Rising detection | No | No | No | Yes |
| API access | No | No | No | RESTful + JSON-LD |
SaaS Unbundling
Stop paying for things you can self-host
Openlysts maintains a living map from paid SaaS tools to open-source alternatives — scored by readiness, community health, and feature parity.
Slack
→ Matrix, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat
Datadog
→ Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger
Notion
→ AppFlowy, Outline, Logseq
Jira
→ Plane, Linear (free tier), Taiga
Salesforce
→ Twenty, Huly, ERPNext
Vercel
→ Coolify, CapRover, Dokku
...and 160+ more categories
Tens of thousands
Repositories tracked
Thousands
Alternatives mapped
300+
SaaS tools cataloged
200+
Languages covered
Tech Stack
Built with intention
Every choice was deliberate. Nothing here for the sake of it.
Frontend
React 19 + Vite 6 · TanStack Router · Framer Motion · Tailwind CSS 4
Backend
Express.js · PostgreSQL · Custom RAM catalog engine · LRU cache
Quality
Playwright E2E · Helmet security · Strix pentested · Zero npm vulns
Quick Start
Up and running in 60 seconds
# Clone and install
$ git clone https://github.com/Openlyst/openlysts.git
$ cd openlysts
$ npm install
# Configure environment
$ cp .env.example .env
# Start development
$ npm run dev
✔ Open http://localhost:5173
FAQ
Questions worth answering
Is this just another awesome list?
No. Awesome lists are curated by humans with opinions. Openlysts is scored by data — commit velocity, contributor growth, issue resolution rates, and trajectory. It's the difference between someone telling you a stock is "good" and seeing the earnings report.
How does the scoring work?
The Velocity Score is a composite of six signals: commit frequency, contributor growth rate, issue close velocity, fork-to-star ratio, dependency adoption, and recency weight. It's designed to catch momentum before it becomes popularity.
Can I self-host it?
Yes. Clone the repo, run npm install, npm run dev. The full catalog engine runs locally. The database is PostgreSQL — connect to your own instance and you're running your own intelligence platform.
What's the API like?
RESTful JSON endpoints with JSON-LD structured data. Search, browse by category, get alternatives, fetch trending data, and access the full catalog. No API key required for the public instance.
Why does this exist?
Because most developer tools solve a problem you already have. Openlysts solves one you didn't know you had yet — knowing what's worth your attention before everyone else does. Built by one engineer who got tired of missing things.
The Portal
Ready to see everything?
This is not a button. It is a wormhole. Hover near it. Watch what happens. Then step through.
ENTER THE ENGINE
The engine is live at openlysts.dpdns.org — or trigger the launch sequence below