All web applications, both traditional and Web 2.0 are operated by software running somewhere. This is a list of free software which can be used to run alternative web applications. Also listed are similar proprietary web applications that users may be familiar with. Most of this software is server-side software, often running on a web server.
| Application |
Service |
Date of recent stable release / release # |
License |
Requirements |
Similar proprietary web application(s) |
| TubePress |
Video gallery software |
August 2012 / Version 2.2.4 |
|
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| Gallery |
Photo sharing |
April 2011 / 3.0.2 |
GPL 3 |
MySQL |
flickr, Picasa |
| Piwigo |
Photo sharing |
July 2011 / 2.2.4 |
GPL |
MySQL + PHP |
flickr, Picasa |
| Flowplayer |
video streaming |
March 2011 / 3.2.7 |
GPL 3 |
|
YouTube |
| Plumi |
video streaming |
2 July 2011 / 4.2.2 |
GPL | ZPL |
|
YouTube |
| Libre.fm |
music streaming |
|
AGPL |
PostgreSQL or MySQL |
last.fm |
| CiteSeerX |
Bibliographic database |
October 2010 / 0.12 |
Apache |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
SpringerLink |
| OpenStreetMap |
mapping |
|
CC |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Google Maps |
| ownCloud |
file sharing |
May 2012 / 4.0 |
AGPL 3 |
|
DropBox, drop.io, Ubuntu One |
| Seafile |
file sharing |
March 7, 2013 / 1.6.0 |
GPL 3 |
|
DropBox, drop.io, Ubuntu One |
| Tahoe Least-Authority Filesystem |
file sharing |
January 2011 / v1.8.2 |
GPL 2 + |
|
DropBox, drop.io, Ubuntu One |
| iFolder |
file sharing |
June 2010 / 3.8.0.3 |
GPL 2 + |
|
DropBox, drop.io, Ubuntu One |
| AbiCollab |
Online file editing |
2009 / ? |
GPL 2 |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Google Docs |
| Etherpad |
Online file editing |
October 2010 / 1.1 |
Apache |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Google Docs |
| Eucalyptus (computing) |
Virtual machine provisioning |
? / 2.0.2 |
GPL 3 |
|
Amazon EC2 |
| Globus Toolkit |
Virtual machine provisioning |
May 2011 / 5.0.4 |
Apache + |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Amazon EC2 |
| OpenNebula |
Virtual machine provisioning |
March 2011 / 2.2.0 |
Apache |
SQLite3 |
Amazon EC2 |
| DokuWiki |
Wiki |
January 2011 / 2.0 |
GPL 2 |
|
Wikispaces |
| Mediawiki |
Wiki |
June 2011 / 1.17.0 |
GPL 2 |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Wikispaces |
| Open Journal Systems |
publication management |
Feb 2011, 2.3.4 |
GPL 2 |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
|
| WordPress |
blogging |
April 2011 / 3.1.2 |
GPL 2 |
MySQL |
blogger.com |
| LiveJournal |
blogging |
? / 78.3 |
|
|
blogger.com |
| Jaiku |
blogging |
March 2009, / ? |
GPL 2 |
|
blogger.com |
| StatusNet |
Microblogging |
? / 1.0 b2 |
AGPL 3 |
MySQL or PostgreSQL |
Twitter |
| Piwik |
Web analytics |
April 2011 / 1.4 |
GPL 3 |
|
Google Analytics |
| AppScale |
Virtual web hosting |
July 2011 / 1.5 |
BSD |
|
Google AppEngine |
| Zimbra |
Online office suite |
April 2011 / 7.1 |
Zimbra |
|
Google Docs, 30 Boxes, Google calendar |
| PHPGroupware |
Online office suite |
|
|
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Google Docs, |
| Feng Office |
Online office suite |
|
|
|
Google Docs, |
| Etherpad |
Online office suite |
October 2010/ v1.1 |
Apache / BSD / LGPL / GPL 2 |
|
Google Docs, |
| Roundcube |
WebMail |
? / 0.5.2 |
|
|
Gmail, Hotmail |
| IMP |
WebMail |
February 2012 / 5.0.19 |
GPL 2 |
IMAP server |
Gmail, Hotmail |
| Funambol |
WebMail |
? / 9.0.0 |
AGPL |
|
Gmail, Hotmail |
| Xuheki |
WebMail |
March 2009 / 0.4 |
GPL 3 |
|
Gmail, Hotmail |
| Squirrelmail |
WebMail |
|
|
|
Gmail, Hotmail |
| Mailman |
mailing lists |
? / 2.1.14 |
GPL |
|
Google Groups, Yahoo Groups |
| FluxBB |
forum |
? / 1.4.5 |
GPL 2 |
|
| phpBB |
forum |
? / 3.0.9 |
GPL 2 |
|
| Phorum |
forum |
? / 5.2.16 |
Phorum 2.0 |
|
|
| Vanilla |
forum |
? / 2.0.17.0 |
GPL 2 |
|
|
| Funambol |
web calendar |
? / 9.0.0 |
AGPLv3 |
|
30 Boxes, Google calendar |
| OpenConf |
Submission management system |
February 2012/ 4.12 |
|
|
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| EasyChair |
Submission management system |
|
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|
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| LimeSurvey |
Internet survey |
|
|
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SurveyMonkey, Surveytool, Google Form creator |
| Cheetah News |
RSS reader |
|
GPL 3 |
|
Google Reader |
| Identi.ca |
Social aggregation |
0.9.7 |
AGPL |
|
FriendFeed |
| Noserub |
Social aggregation |
March 2010 / 0.8.2 |
MIT |
|
FriendFeed |
| Meneame |
Social news |
|
|
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Digg |
| Reddit |
Social news |
|
|
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Digg |
| Mixx |
Social news |
|
|
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Digg |
| Friendica |
Distributed social network |
December 2012 / 3.1 |
MIT |
|
Facebook |
| Diaspora |
Distributed social network |
|
AGPL |
|
Facebook |
| BuddyPress |
Distributed social network |
April 2011 / 3.1.2 |
GPL |
WordPress |
Facebook |
| Elgg |
Distributed social network |
April 2011 / 1.7.8 |
GPLv2 / MIT |
|
Facebook |
| Scuttle |
Social bookmarking |
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Delicious |
| Rubric |
Social bookmarking |
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Delicious |
| Connotea |
Social bookmarking |
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Delicious |
| ShiftSpace |
Social bookmarking |
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Delicious |
| Ma.gnolia 2 |
Social bookmarking |
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Delicious |
| OpenID |
Identity / credentials |
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| OAuth |
Identity / credentials |
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| Shibboleth |
Identity / credentials |
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| CAcert.org |
Encryption |
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| Apertium |
Translation |
September 21, 2010 /3.2 |
GPLv2 |
|
Google Translator |
| EyeOS |
Homepage |
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iGoogle |
| OpenCroquet |
Virtual world |
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SecondLife |
| OpenSimulator |
Virtual world |
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SecondLife |
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