Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#1

Post by node_monk » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 11:45 AM UTC

I can start -

VLC > any media player | Bitwarden > Lastpass | Excalidraw > FigJam

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#2

Post by jstx1 » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 11:47 AM UTC

lichess.org > chess.com or any other paid chess platform

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#3

Post by node_monk » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 11:48 AM UTC

jstx1 wrote: post #2

lichess.org > chess.com or any other paid chess platform

Totally! lichess nails it.

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#4

Post by montgomery_r » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 12:01 PM UTC

Word < emacs

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#5

Post by mtmail » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 12:34 PM UTC

organicmaps -> google maps Of course Google Maps has traffic prediction and restaurant ratings, there's no good open alternative yet. For standard foot, cycle, car navigation I fuond organicmaps enough. And it's open, free, offline, no tracking.

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#6

Post by fmerian » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 1:56 PM UTC

Gitpod > Codespaces | Plausible > Google Analytics | Cal > Calendly | Ghost > WordPress | Dub > Bitly

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#7

Post by XCSme » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 2:34 PM UTC

fmerian wrote: post #6

Gitpod > Codespaces | Plausible > Google Analytics | Cal > Calendly | Ghost > WordPress | Dub > Bitly

> Ghost > WordPress

Isn't WordPress open-source?

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#8

Post by XCSme » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 2:35 PM UTC

jstx1 wrote: post #2

lichess.org > chess.com or any other paid chess platform

It's a bit unclear for me how they can provide all the development and maintain the servers running. Are the donations enough?

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#9

Post by node_monk » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 2:46 PM UTC

XCSme wrote: post #8

jstx1 wrote: post #2

lichess.org > chess.com or any other paid chess platform

It's a bit unclear for me how they can provide all the development and maintain the servers running. Are the donations enough?

They're spending ~$34k/month according to the cost breakdown sheet from https://lichess.org/patron, which is about 6,800 $5/month patrons.

They must also have a lot of $10 or more/month patrons.

Re: Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source alternatives?

#10

Post by node_monk » Tue, Mar 07, 2023, 2:48 PM UTC

mtmail wrote: post #5

organicmaps -> google maps Of course Google Maps has traffic prediction and restaurant ratings, there's no good open alternative yet. For standard foot, cycle, car navigation I fuond organicmaps enough. And it's open, free, offline, no tracking.

Wow, such a cool product! Thanks for sharing - will try it out.