json-server
Developer Tools & GitFull fake REST API from a JSON file in seconds
Replaces Mockoon, Postman Mock
Best No-Database Developer Tools & Git for self-hosting
The 20 best No-Database developer tools & git you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Bruno
Developer Tools & GitFast, Git-friendly open-source API client
Replaces Postman, Insomnia
Streamlit
Developer Tools & GitTurn Python scripts into shareable data apps
Replaces Retool, Tableau
IT-Tools
Developer Tools & GitHandy online tools for developers
Replaces CyberChef
CyberChef
Developer Tools & GitThe cyber Swiss Army knife for data operations
Replaces IT-Tools
Swagger UI
Developer Tools & GitInteractive documentation for OpenAPI specifications
Replaces Postman
marimo
Developer Tools & GitReactive Python notebook that runs as a web app
Replaces Jupyter, Streamlit
Omni Tools
Developer Tools & GitSelf-hosted collection of handy developer and text utilities
Replaces CyberChef
Terragrunt
Developer Tools & GitThin wrapper that keeps Terraform configurations DRY
Replaces Terraform Cloud
reviewdog
Developer Tools & GitAutomated code review with any linter
Replaces SonarQube
Swagger Editor Self-Hosted
Developer Tools & GitBrowser editor for designing and validating OpenAPI documents
Replaces Stoplight, Postman
Atlas
Developer Tools & GitDatabase schema management as code
Replaces Flyway, Liquibase
draw.io
Developer Tools & GitSelf-hostable diagramming application
Replaces Lucidchart, Visio
OpenGrok
Developer Tools & GitFast source code search and cross-reference engine
Replaces GitHub Code Search
Distribution Registry UI
Developer Tools & GitWeb user interface for the Docker Distribution registry
Replaces Docker Hub
Zoekt
Developer Tools & GitFast trigram-based code search engine
Replaces GitHub Code Search
cgit
Developer Tools & GitFast web interface for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
klaus
Developer Tools & GitSimple, easy-to-set-up Git web viewer
Replaces GitHub
Gitiles
Developer Tools & GitSimple repository browser for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
Fossil
Developer Tools & GitDistributed version control with built-in wiki and bug tracking
Replaces GitHub, Git
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| json-server | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 75,730 |
| Bruno | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 47,521 |
| Streamlit | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 45,974 |
| IT-Tools | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 40,843 |
| CyberChef | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 36,110 |
| Swagger UI | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 29,033 |
| marimo | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 23,152 |
| Omni Tools | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 10,310 |
| Terragrunt | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 9,879 |
| reviewdog | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 9,659 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: json-server (75,730 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: cgit (from 64 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Omni Tools (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 9 of 20 use Apache-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged No-Database within the developer tools & git category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.