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Most of us use online services like Gmail, Dropbox, Skype, Evernote etc. on a daily basis without having control over the service. However, now it’s easier than ever to find a self-hosted alternative to your favorite online service and have complete control over it. In this article, we will share a huge list of self-hosted alternatives to popular online services.
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Find alternatives to:<\/h3>\n

<\/i> Google Analytics<\/a>
\n <\/i> WordPress, Joomla, Drupal<\/a>
\n <\/i> Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox<\/a>
\n <\/i> Gmail, Yahoo Mail<\/a>
\n <\/i> Google Reader, Feedly<\/a>
\n <\/i> Google Docs, Microsoft Office Online<\/a>
\n <\/i> Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep<\/a>
\n <\/i> Skype, Slack, HipChat<\/a>
\n <\/i> Trello<\/a>
\n <\/i> GitHub<\/a>
\n <\/i> Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Mozilla Thunderbird\u2019s Calendar<\/a>
\n <\/i> Zendesk, UserVoice, Freshdesk<\/a>
\n <\/i> Disqus, Facebook Comments, IntenseDebate<\/a>
\n <\/i> Facebook, Twitter<\/a>
\n <\/i> Wikia, Wikipedia<\/a>
\n <\/i> Shopify, Gumroad, Sellfy<\/a>
\n <\/i> LastPass<\/a>
\n <\/i> Imgur, Flickr, ImageShack<\/a>
\n <\/i> SugarCRM, Zoho, Nutshell<\/a>
\n <\/i> TinyURL, goo.gl, CloudApp<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the reasons why we love our servers (and we love them a lot!) is that everyone gets full root access. This means that you are in full control over your server while still having the dedicated, EPIC 24\/7 support. You can install any software and application you want to. There are many options to choose from when it comes to self-hosted alternatives to hosted services. But first off, what are the differences?<\/p>\n

A disclaimer: we may be a bit biased, as we really love and support the open-source community. We are always open to criticism and suggestions, though. So let us know in the comments if there’s anything you think we should change.<\/p>\n

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Hosted services vs self-hosted software<\/h2>\n<\/caption>\n

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Hosted<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n

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Self-Hosted<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Limited control over your website<\/td>\nFull control over your website and software<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There’s no transparency of what’s happening with your data<\/td>\n100% private data, nobody but you will have access to it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limited amount of bandwidth, memory<\/td>\nYou are free to use all your server’s resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limited amount of plugins and themes<\/td>\nYou can install any plugin or theme you want to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Looks unprofessional if your website has a subdomain of the service you are using<\/td>\nYou can use your own custom domain name<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usually, has advertisements placed by the service providers<\/td>\nYou can add your own advertisements or not have them at all<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easier to use for beginners<\/td>\nRequires experience with servers*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Unless you are hosted with us. If you get a server from RoseHosting.com, we’ll install and configure any application and software you want, for free! You don’t need any experience with servers when you have our EPIC 24\/7 support team<\/a> available at your disposal.<\/p>\n

Using a hosted solution is, in most cases, a better option. And if you ask us, it’s definitely more fun! Having full control over your server and installing only what you need, while learning new things is awesome. Why depend on someone else or even pay for something you won’t even use? Get a VPS<\/a> and craft your server to your likings. There’s nothing better than having everything you want and need, nothing more and nothing less.
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Now, to the main part of our post:<\/p>\n

Best self-hosted alternatives to popular online services<\/h2>\n

In our 20+ years of experience<\/a>, we’ve come across thousands and thousands of applications and online services. Each and every one of them different in its own way. Some of them were good, some of them were bad. But hey, even some bad self-hosted alternatives are still a better option then the “good” hosted ones.<\/p>\n

You should check out AlternativeTo<\/a>. It’s a community-driven website where you can get recommendations and recommend alternatives to different software and services.<\/p>\n

Ok, so let’s start our list.<\/p>\n

Self-hosted alternatives to Google Analytics<\/h3>\n

Although Google Analytics is a very powerful and capable service, some users may want to use a self-hosted alternative and keep their data hosted on their servers only. There are quite a few options for analytics software and most of them are free. Here are some of our recommendations:<\/p>\n