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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