Best API Developer Tools & Git for self-hosting

The 70 best API developer tools & git you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
HoppscotchUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMIT80,621
json-serverUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBMIT75,730
StrapiUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBMIT73,301
NocoDBUnder-an-hour setupEasy1,024 MBAGPL-3.065,269
GradioUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBApache-2.043,753
TrivyUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBApache-2.038,401
RefineUnder-an-hour setupMedium256 MBMIT35,861
SigNozUnder-an-hour setupMedium4,096 MBMIT32,351
HarborUnder-an-hour setupMedium4,096 MBApache-2.029,543
Swagger UIUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBApache-2.029,033

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the developer tools & git category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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