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Self Hosted — SaaS tools & trends 2026

139 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around self hosted. The highest-velocity self hosted products right now are n8n, Wiki.js and Retool (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 18 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 12 recent editorial briefs that reference it, the most recent dated Oct 12, 2026. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Updated Oct 12, 2026

Products shipping around self hosted

#01n8nn8n's latest patches teach queue-mode workers to suspend running executions on shutdown.8.8alternatives →
#02Wiki.jsWiki.js 3 beta.672 adds inline math and personal access tokens, and raises the floor to Postgres 17.7.5alternatives →
#05Talos LinuxTalos Linux is shipping native BGP, DNS-over-TLS, and VXLAN—turning from a Kubernetes OS into a full network fabric.7.5alternatives →
#06ChatwootChatwoot retires Captain V1 and rebuilds its AI assistant as a structured, per-assistant behavior system.7.5alternatives →
#073CX3CX is opening the PBX to agents while its feed fills with awards and academy news7.5alternatives →
#08OpnFormOpnForm added a full MCP server in v2.4 — AI assistants can now build, preview, and manage forms without touching the UI.6.3alternatives →
#10AFFiNEAFFiNE breaks a run of dependency-only canaries with a fix for blob uploads after quota changes.6.3alternatives →
#11ChamiloChamilo's 3.0 beta quietly turns the LMS into an MCP server agents can author courses through.6.3alternatives →
#13LeantimeLeantime is stabilizing its big 3.9 rewrite while extending cross-project planning and a mobile API6.3alternatives →
#14ImmichImmich's v3.2 RC ships a new search UI and face clustering, advancing self-hosted photo discovery.6.3alternatives →
#15SRSSRS opens a 7.0 line built on a Go proxy tier, and drops features it no longer wants to carry.6.3alternatives →
#19CountlyCountly ripped out its custom-code sandbox and rebuilt its Docker stack from scratch in a single LTS drop.6.3alternatives →
#20StalwartStalwart adds full SCIM v2 provisioning and 24-language calendar support as its standards coverage extends further than most commercial mail servers.6.3alternatives →
#21KavitaKavita overhauls its Kavita+ premium tier and integrates Hardcover for book recommendations, its most significant monetization move in three years.6.3alternatives →
#22Wiki.jsWiki.js 3.0 beta adds math, personal access tokens and nav automations; Postgres 17 now required.6.3alternatives →
#23KomgaKomga is rewriting its web UI in the open, shipping the beta alongside the old one.6.3alternatives →
#24HelpSpotHelpSpot bolts AI and an MCP server onto a self-hosted helpdesk that still ships on SQL Server.6.3alternatives →
#26LNbitsLNbits ships sandboxed WASM extensions, opening self-hosted Lightning wallets to uncurated plugins.6.3alternatives →
#27WeblateWeblate wires workspace teams to your identity provider, after making workspaces carry rules.6.3alternatives →
#31ActiveCollabActiveCollab adds a smarter MCP server and 2FA for self-hosted — AI-agent and security foundations in one release.5.0alternatives →
#33ProwlarrProwlarr 2.6 ships active bi-weekly patches as the indexer management layer for the *arr ecosystem.5.0alternatives →
#37EGroupwareEGroupware patches critical security vulnerabilities weekly while adding S/MIME certificate management.5.0alternatives →
#38LidarrLidarr 3.1 maintains a steady patch cadence with targeted bug fixes and no significant new features in the last six months.5.0alternatives →
#39SynapseSynapse maintains its reliable biweekly release cadence with stable v1.159 and v1.160 following a multi-fix security release in v1.157.2.5.0alternatives →
#40JellyfinSeven candidates in, 12.0 is still trading features for correctness in the metadata layer.5.0alternatives →

Briefs on self hosted

Frequently asked questions about self hosted

Which SaaS tools ship self hosted in 2026?

n8n, Wiki.js, Retool, Open Web Analytics, Talos Linux, and 35 more — the self hosted products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which self hosted product has the highest shipping velocity?

n8n, with the top velocity score (8.8/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around self hosted?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 139 products carrying the self hosted theme, updated continuously from verified release data.