Open-Source Tools Built With JavaScript (2026)
Self-hostable software written in JavaScript.
If you prefer to run software written in JavaScript — for easier auditing, contributing, or self-hosting on a stack your team already knows — these 2 open and self-hostable tools are built with it. JavaScript projects tend to be easy to deploy alongside the rest of your JavaScript infrastructure.
Open-source team chat and omnichannel customer messaging platform.
Open sourceSelf-hostFree / self-hostMIT45.7k★
- MIT license with a large feature set available for free on self-hosted installs
- Omnichannel capabilities blend internal chat and external customer communications
- JavaScript/Meteor stack can be resource-intensive compared to lighter alternatives
Open-source Trello-style kanban board, self-hosted with Meteor and MongoDB.
Open sourceSelf-hostFree / self-hostMIT21k★
- MIT licensed, completely free with no paid tier ever
- Very close Trello feature/UI parity, so migration is nearly frictionless
- Meteor + MongoDB stack is heavier to self-host than newer Go/Node single-binary tools