10 self-hosted Paprika alternatives

Paprika is a paid recipe-manager app for iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows with cross-device sync. These open-source apps let you replace Paprika with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Paprika alternatives

Mealie

Recipe Managers

Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner

Replaces Paprika, Plan to Eat

★ 12.9k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Tandoor Recipes

Recipe Managers

Recipe manager for organizing and planning meals

Replaces Paprika, Plan to Eat

★ 8.5k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Cooklang Chef

Recipe Managers

Plain-text recipe markup with a CLI and server

Replaces Paprika, Crouton

★ 1.4k Medium setup MIT

RecipeSage

Recipe Managers

Recipe keeper, meal planner, and shopping list

Replaces Paprika, Pepperplate

★ 931 Medium setup AGPL-3.0

OpenEats

Recipe Managers

Self-hosted recipe management web application

Replaces Paprika, Yummly

★ 698 Medium setup MIT

Chowdown

Recipe Managers

Static-site recipe collection built on Jekyll

Replaces Paprika, BigOven

★ 665 Easy setup MIT

Nextcloud Cookbook

Recipe Managers

Recipe management app inside Nextcloud

Replaces Paprika, Cookmate

★ 629 Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Recipya

Recipe Managers

Clean self-hosted recipe manager in Go

Replaces Paprika, Whisk

★ 408 Easy setup GPL-3.0

groceri.es

Recipe Managers

Recipe manager and meal planning tool

Replaces Paprika, Mealie

★ 393 Easy setup MIT

Tamari

Recipe Managers

Fully-featured self-hosted recipe manager

Replaces Paprika, Mealie

★ 135 Easy setup MIT

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Switching from Paprika

Moving off Paprika means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.