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🏢CATEGORY LEADERBOARD

Infrastructure

Infrastructure as code and tools

Repositories
97
Combined Stars
1.5M
Top-3 Concentration
30%
Recently Active
68Updated Nov 3, 2026
Language Distribution
Go29.0%
Python19.0%
TypeScript11.0%
Unknown8.0%
Rust8.0%
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

333.2KStars
15.7KForks
2 days agoUpdated
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
7 months agoUpdated
PythonNOASSERTIONsince 2016
Archived
3rd#3

pi-hole/pi-hole

A black hole for Internet advertisements

61.6KStars
3.4KForks
2 days agoUpdated
ShellNOASSERTIONsince 2014

Full ranking

30
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Repository
Language
Stars
Forks
Updated
04
minio/minioArchived
MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.
est. 2015
Go
61.3K
8.3K
6 months 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
50.1K
10.6K
2 days ago
06
HeyPuter/puter
🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
est. 2024
TypeScript
44.1K
4.1K
2 days ago
07
novuhq/novu
The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
est. 2021
TypeScript
40.3K
4.5K
2 days ago
08
nextcloud/server
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
est. 2016
PHP
37.4K
5.3K
Yesterday
09
backstage/backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
est. 2020
TypeScript
34.8K
7.7K
Yesterday
10
cloudreve/cloudreve
🌩 Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers
est. 2018
Go
28.9K
3.9K
2 weeks ago
11
pulumi/pulumi
Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀
est. 2016
Go
25.8K
1.5K
Yesterday
12
PrefectHQ/prefect
Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python.
est. 2018
Python
24.1K
2.6K
2 days ago
13
krayin/laravel-crm
Krayin CRM is Free & Open Source CRM Built with Laravel for Customer, Lead, and Sales Management.
est. 2021
PHP
24.1K
1.7K
3 days ago
14
thingsboard/thingsboard
All-in-one IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
est. 2016
Java
22.6K
6.6K
2 days ago
15
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
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
21.4K
621
5 days ago
17
nats-io/nats-server
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
est. 2012
Go
21K
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
1 years 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
3 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
16.5K
3.9K
3 days ago
22
gotify/server
A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)
est. 2018
Go
16.2K
900
2 days ago
23
budtmo/docker-android
Android in docker solution with noVNC supported, video recording, mcp server and AI-agent
est. 2016
Python
16.1K
1.8K
2 days ago
24
saltstack/salt
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
est. 2011
Python
15.7K
5.6K
Yesterday
25
jhuangtw/xg2xg
by ex-googlers, for ex-googlers - a lookup table of similar tech & services
est. 2016
Unknown
15.7K
1.1K
9 months ago
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
15.3K
588
11 months ago
27
prowler-cloud/prowler
This repo hosts Prowler OSS (CLI and Local Server). Prowler is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment for Humans and AI Agents.
est. 2016
Python
15.2K
2.5K
2 days ago
28
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
14.6K
785
Yesterday
29
GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformerArchived
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code
est. 2019
Go
14.5K
1.8K
7 months ago
30
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
14.2K
1.9K
2 years ago
04
minio/minioArchived
MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license.
Go
★61.3K
🍴8.3K
est. 2015
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
★50.1K
🍴10.6K
est. 2014
06
HeyPuter/puter
🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
TypeScript
★44.1K
🍴4.1K
est. 2024
07
novuhq/novu
The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
TypeScript
★40.3K
🍴4.5K
est. 2021
08
nextcloud/server
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
PHP
★37.4K
🍴5.3K
est. 2016
09
backstage/backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
TypeScript
★34.8K
🍴7.7K
est. 2020
10
cloudreve/cloudreve
🌩 Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers
Go
★28.9K
🍴3.9K
est. 2018
11
pulumi/pulumi
Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀
Go
★25.8K
🍴1.5K
est. 2016
12
PrefectHQ/prefect
Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python.
Python
★24.1K
🍴2.6K
est. 2018
13
krayin/laravel-crm
Krayin CRM is Free & Open Source CRM Built with Laravel for Customer, Lead, and Sales Management.
PHP
★24.1K
🍴1.7K
est. 2021
14
thingsboard/thingsboard
All-in-one IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
Java
★22.6K
🍴6.6K
est. 2016
15
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
16
valeriansaliou/sonic
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
Rust
★21.4K
🍴621
est. 2019
17
nats-io/nats-server
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
Go
★21K
🍴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
★16.5K
🍴3.9K
est. 2016
22
gotify/server
A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)
Go
★16.2K
🍴900
est. 2018
23
budtmo/docker-android
Android in docker solution with noVNC supported, video recording, mcp server and AI-agent
Python
★16.1K
🍴1.8K
est. 2016
24
saltstack/salt
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
Python
★15.7K
🍴5.6K
est. 2011
25
jhuangtw/xg2xg
by ex-googlers, for ex-googlers - a lookup table of similar tech & services
Unknown
★15.7K
🍴1.1K
est. 2016
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
★15.3K
🍴588
est. 2023
27
prowler-cloud/prowler
This repo hosts Prowler OSS (CLI and Local Server). Prowler is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment for Humans and AI Agents.
Python
★15.2K
🍴2.5K
est. 2016
28
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
★14.6K
🍴785
est. 2015
29
GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformerArchived
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code
Go
★14.5K
🍴1.8K
est. 2019
30
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
★14.2K
🍴1.9K
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.