Best PostgreSQL Recipe Managers for self-hosting

The 4 best PostgreSQL recipe managers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
MealieUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBAGPL-3.013,552
Tandoor RecipesUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.08,666
RecipeSageUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.0974
OpenEatsUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBMIT696

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the recipe managers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

Keep exploring

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