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Open Source — SaaS tools & trends 2026

176 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around open source. The highest-velocity open source products right now are Kaltura, ComfyUI and Ever Gauzy (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 20 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Their velocity scores span 5.0 to 8.8 out of 10, a spread that shows how unevenly shipping cadence is distributed across the field. Below: the products carrying this theme and 10 recent editorial briefs that reference it, the most recent dated Sep 28, 2026. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Updated Sep 28, 2026

Products shipping around open source

#01KalturaKaltura goes all-in on agentic AI video — Event OS, avatar roleplay, and an open-sourced AI Agent Skills suite.8.8alternatives →
#02ComfyUIComfyUI lands native 3D generation and 30-second video in core, becoming a multi-modal AI production studio8.8alternatives →
#04Wiki.jsWiki.js 3 beta.672 adds inline math and personal access tokens, and raises the floor to Postgres 17.7.5alternatives →
#06RAGFlowRAGFlow 1.0 RC2 swaps chat thinking levels for an Agentic mode and brings back sharing.7.5alternatives →
#07InvokeAIInvokeAI 7 alpha 2 adds MySQL/MariaDB backends and per-project boards to the new workbench.6.3alternatives →
#08MISPMISP 2.5.50 deletes legacy discussions, templates and allowedlists as security fixes keep coming.6.3alternatives →
#09ImmichImmich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.6.3alternatives →
#12NGINXNGINX 1.31.5 ships a native control API, JSON module, and predicate locations — NGINX Plus features in open source.6.3alternatives →
#13KavitaKavita overhauls its Kavita+ premium tier and integrates Hardcover for book recommendations, its most significant monetization move in three years.6.3alternatives →
#14quartoQuarto relicenses its VS Code extension to MIT, removing the last legal friction for commercial bundling and forking.6.3alternatives →
#15BagistoBagisto v2.5.0 adds PostgreSQL support and a full stack upgrade to Laravel 13 + PHP 8.4 + Tailwind 4.6.3alternatives →
#17Easy!AppointmentsEasy!Appointments 1.6 lands video conferencing, GDPR tools, and a serious security overhaul across its CalDAV and booking stack.6.3alternatives →
#18LNbitsLNbits ships sandboxed WASM extensions, opening self-hosted Lightning wallets to uncurated plugins.6.3alternatives →
#19OpenCATSOpenCATS ships PHP 8.4/8.5 compatibility, utf8mb4 migration, and country support in its most significant release in years.6.3alternatives →
#20NATSNATS 2.15.1 goes final, closing the metalayer's first round of data-safety fixes.6.3alternatives →
#21OpenProjectOpenProject's MCP Server gains write access — AI agents can now create tasks, add comments, and manage relations.6.3alternatives →
#22OutlineOutline goes browser-native for AI agents with WebMCP, accelerating its bet on agentic knowledge management.6.3alternatives →
#24MedusaMedusa is settling into a steady cadence of point releases while rebuilding its starter around a monorepo.6.3alternatives →
#25ProwlarrProwlarr 2.6 ships active bi-weekly patches as the indexer management layer for the *arr ecosystem.5.0alternatives →
#31AnytypeAnytype keeps grinding on editor stability and chat performance, one alpha tag at a time5.0alternatives →
#33JackettJackett ships daily to keep hundreds of torrent indexers working as sites move and close.5.0alternatives →
#36LidarrLidarr 3.1 maintains a steady patch cadence with targeted bug fixes and no significant new features in the last six months.5.0alternatives →
#38OpencastOpencast maintains three release lines in parallel, and its feed shows only version numbers.5.0alternatives →

Briefs on open source

Frequently asked questions about open source

Which SaaS tools ship open source in 2026?

Kaltura, ComfyUI, Ever Gauzy, Wiki.js, Open Web Analytics, and 35 more — the open source products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which open source product has the highest shipping velocity?

Kaltura, with the top velocity score (8.8/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around open source?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 176 products carrying the open source theme, updated continuously from verified release data.