Mealie
Recipe ManagersSelf-hosted recipe manager and meal planner
Replaces Paprika, Plan to Eat
Best API Recipe Managers for self-hosting
The 8 best API recipe managers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Grocy
Recipe ManagersERP for your home groceries and pantry
Replaces Pantry Check, AnyList
Tandoor Recipes
Recipe ManagersRecipe manager for organizing and planning meals
Replaces Paprika, Plan to Eat
KitchenOwl
Recipe ManagersSmart grocery list and recipe manager
Replaces AnyList, Bring!
RecipeSage
Recipe ManagersRecipe keeper, meal planner, and shopping list
Replaces Paprika, Pepperplate
OpenEats
Recipe ManagersSelf-hosted recipe management web application
Replaces Paprika, Yummly
Nextcloud Cookbook
Recipe ManagersRecipe management app inside Nextcloud
Replaces Paprika, Cookmate
Tamari
Recipe ManagersFully-featured self-hosted recipe manager
Replaces Paprika, Mealie
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mealie | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 13,552 |
| Grocy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 9,588 |
| Tandoor Recipes | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 8,666 |
| KitchenOwl | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 3,746 |
| RecipeSage | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 974 |
| OpenEats | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 696 |
| Nextcloud Cookbook | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 644 |
| Tamari | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 144 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Mealie (13,552 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Grocy (from 256 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 8 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the recipe managers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.