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🏢CATEGORY LEADERBOARD

Infrastructure

Infrastructure as code and tools

Repositories
97
Combined Stars
1.5M
Top-3 Concentration
29%
Recently Active
69Updated Sep 19, 2026
Language Distribution
Go28.0%
Python19.0%
TypeScript13.0%
Rust8.0%
Unknown7.0%
Java5.0%
Topics

Top Repositories

Top 3
1st#1

awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers

320.2KStars
15KForks
YesterdayUpdated
UnknownNOASSERTIONsince 2015
2nd#2

localstack/localstack

💻 A fully functional local AWS cloud stack. Develop and test your cloud & Serverless apps offline

65.1KStars
4.8KForks
6 months agoUpdated
PythonNOASSERTIONsince 2016
Archived
3rd#3

minio/minio

MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.

61.4KStars
8KForks
4 months agoUpdated
GoAGPL-3.0since 2015
Archived

Full ranking

30
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Repository
Language
Stars
Forks
Updated
04
pi-hole/pi-hole
A black hole for Internet advertisements
est. 2014
Shell
61K
3.3K
1 weeks ago
05
hashicorp/terraform
Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.
est. 2014
Go
49.7K
10.6K
Yesterday
06
HeyPuter/puter
🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
est. 2024
TypeScript
43.6K
4.1K
Yesterday
07
novuhq/novu
The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
est. 2021
TypeScript
40K
4.5K
Yesterday
08
nextcloud/server
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
est. 2016
PHP
36.8K
5.2K
Today
09
backstage/backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
est. 2020
TypeScript
34.4K
7.6K
Today
10
cloudreve/cloudreve
🌩 Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers
est. 2018
Go
28.7K
3.9K
Yesterday
11
pulumi/pulumi
Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀
est. 2016
Go
25.7K
1.4K
Today
12
krayin/laravel-crm
Krayin CRM is Free & Open Source CRM Built with Laravel for Customer, Lead, and Sales Management.
est. 2021
PHP
23.9K
1.6K
5 days ago
13
PrefectHQ/prefect
Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python.
est. 2018
Python
23.9K
2.5K
Yesterday
14
jhipster/generator-jhipster
JHipster is a development platform to quickly generate, develop, & deploy modern web applications & microservice architectures.
est. 2013
TypeScript
22.5K
4.2K
Today
15
thingsboard/thingsboard
Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
est. 2016
Java
22.4K
6.5K
Yesterday
16
valeriansaliou/sonic
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
est. 2019
Rust
21.3K
618
4 days ago
17
nats-io/nats-server
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
est. 2012
Go
20.7K
2K
Yesterday
18
chai2010/advanced-go-programming-book
:books: 《Go语言高级编程》开源图书，涵盖CGO、Go汇编语言、RPC实现、Protobuf插件实现、Web框架实现、分布式系统等高阶主题(完稿)
est. 2017
Go
20.1K
3.2K
11 months ago
19
ory/hydra
Internet-scale OpenID Certified™ OpenID Connect and OAuth2.1 provider that integrates with your user management through headless APIs. Solve OIDC/OAuth2 user cases over night. Consume as a service on Ory Network or self-host. Trusted by OpenAI and many others for scale and security. Written in Go.
est. 2015
Go
17.6K
1.6K
1 months ago
20
aws/aws-cli
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
est. 2012
Python
17.3K
4.7K
Yesterday
21
vercel/vercel
Develop. Preview. Ship.
est. 2016
TypeScript
16.3K
3.8K
Yesterday
22
gotify/server
A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)
est. 2018
Go
15.9K
875
4 days ago
23
budtmo/docker-android
Android in docker solution with noVNC supported, video recording, mcp server and AI-agent
est. 2016
Python
15.9K
1.8K
Yesterday
24
jhuangtw/xg2xg
by ex-googlers, for ex-googlers - a lookup table of similar tech & services
est. 2016
Unknown
15.7K
1.1K
8 months ago
25
saltstack/salt
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
est. 2011
Python
15.7K
5.6K
Yesterday
26
loft-sh/devpod
Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated: Works with any IDE and lets you use any cloud, kubernetes or just localhost docker.
est. 2023
Go
15.2K
582
10 months ago
27
prowler-cloud/prowler
Prowler is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment.
est. 2016
Python
14.8K
2.4K
Today
28
GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformerArchived
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code
est. 2019
Go
14.6K
1.8K
6 months ago
29
donnemartin/awesome-aws
A curated list of awesome Amazon Web Services (AWS) libraries, open source repos, guides, blogs, and other resources. Featuring the Fiery Meter of AWSome.
est. 2015
Python
14.1K
1.9K
2 years ago
30
kopia/kopia
Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. CLI and GUI included.
est. 2015
Go
14.1K
728
2 days ago
04
pi-hole/pi-hole
A black hole for Internet advertisements
Shell
★61K
🍴3.3K
est. 2014
05
hashicorp/terraform
Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.
Go
★49.7K
🍴10.6K
est. 2014
06
HeyPuter/puter
🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
TypeScript
★43.6K
🍴4.1K
est. 2024
07
novuhq/novu
The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
TypeScript
★40K
🍴4.5K
est. 2021
08
nextcloud/server
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
PHP
★36.8K
🍴5.2K
est. 2016
09
backstage/backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
TypeScript
★34.4K
🍴7.6K
est. 2020
10
cloudreve/cloudreve
🌩 Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers
Go
★28.7K
🍴3.9K
est. 2018
11
pulumi/pulumi
Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀
Go
★25.7K
🍴1.4K
est. 2016
12
krayin/laravel-crm
Krayin CRM is Free & Open Source CRM Built with Laravel for Customer, Lead, and Sales Management.
PHP
★23.9K
🍴1.6K
est. 2021
13
PrefectHQ/prefect
Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python.
Python
★23.9K
🍴2.5K
est. 2018
14
jhipster/generator-jhipster
JHipster is a development platform to quickly generate, develop, & deploy modern web applications & microservice architectures.
TypeScript
★22.5K
🍴4.2K
est. 2013
15
thingsboard/thingsboard
Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
Java
★22.4K
🍴6.5K
est. 2016
16
valeriansaliou/sonic
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
Rust
★21.3K
🍴618
est. 2019
17
nats-io/nats-server
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
Go
★20.7K
🍴2K
est. 2012
18
chai2010/advanced-go-programming-book
:books: 《Go语言高级编程》开源图书，涵盖CGO、Go汇编语言、RPC实现、Protobuf插件实现、Web框架实现、分布式系统等高阶主题(完稿)
Go
★20.1K
🍴3.2K
est. 2017
19
ory/hydra
Internet-scale OpenID Certified™ OpenID Connect and OAuth2.1 provider that integrates with your user management through headless APIs. Solve OIDC/OAuth2 user cases over night. Consume as a service on Ory Network or self-host. Trusted by OpenAI and many others for scale and security. Written in Go.
Go
★17.6K
🍴1.6K
est. 2015
20
aws/aws-cli
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
Python
★17.3K
🍴4.7K
est. 2012
21
vercel/vercel
Develop. Preview. Ship.
TypeScript
★16.3K
🍴3.8K
est. 2016
22
gotify/server
A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)
Go
★15.9K
🍴875
est. 2018
23
budtmo/docker-android
Android in docker solution with noVNC supported, video recording, mcp server and AI-agent
Python
★15.9K
🍴1.8K
est. 2016
24
jhuangtw/xg2xg
by ex-googlers, for ex-googlers - a lookup table of similar tech & services
Unknown
★15.7K
🍴1.1K
est. 2016
25
saltstack/salt
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
Python
★15.7K
🍴5.6K
est. 2011
26
loft-sh/devpod
Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated: Works with any IDE and lets you use any cloud, kubernetes or just localhost docker.
Go
★15.2K
🍴582
est. 2023
27
prowler-cloud/prowler
Prowler is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment.
Python
★14.8K
🍴2.4K
est. 2016
28
GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformerArchived
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code
Go
★14.6K
🍴1.8K
est. 2019
29
donnemartin/awesome-aws
A curated list of awesome Amazon Web Services (AWS) libraries, open source repos, guides, blogs, and other resources. Featuring the Fiery Meter of AWSome.
Python
★14.1K
🍴1.9K
est. 2015
30
kopia/kopia
Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. CLI and GUI included.
Go
★14.1K
🍴728
est. 2015
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Infrastructure rankings: how to read the landscape behind the stars

The Infrastructure category covers Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, cloud-native platforms, and systems software that powers the backbone of modern computing. These projects manage everything from server provisioning to service mesh networking.

As organizations migrate to cloud-native architectures, infrastructure tooling determines scalability, cost efficiency, and operational complexity. Understanding the most trusted infrastructure projects helps DevOps teams avoid vendor lock-in and adopt battle-tested solutions.

How to use this category view

Category pages are most useful when you compare similar kinds of projects rather than treating the top row as an automatic recommendation list. Look at star concentration, language mix, and recent activity together to decide whether a category is dominated by a few established leaders or by a broader set of active tools.

Ranking methodology

Repositories are filtered by the "infrastructure" topic and ranked by total stars. We include both low-level systems tools and high-level orchestration platforms.

Data is sourced from the GitHub REST API and updated daily. Star counts reflect cumulative community interest over the lifetime of each repository. See Methodology & Editorial Standards for broader context.