PowerShellPowerShell/PowerShell
Cross-platform shell and scripting languagePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationCLI★ 56kMITcommit 4 days ago84worth
Open-source alternatives to zx
24 projects in the catalog share a category with zx (Developer tools or Automation). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 6 run with Docker, 19 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
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| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zx (this project) | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 46k | |
| PowerShell | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 56k | |
| fastlane | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| Appsmith | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 41k | |
| JeecgBoot | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 48k | |
| Puppeteer | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 96k | |
| ToolJet | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 41k | |
| Selenium | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 35k | |
| NocoBase | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 24k | |
| Budibase | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 28k | |
| ARTEMIS | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 11k | |
| Hugo | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| Graphify | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 123k | |
| uv | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| Career-Ops | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 73k | |
| fzf | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 83k | |
| TypeScript | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 111k | |
| Deno | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 109k | |
| nvm | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 95k | |
| Vite | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 83k | |
| mise | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 35k | |
| Spec Kit | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 140k | |
| Playwright | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 97k | |
| Ansible | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 71k | |
| Freqtrade | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | GPL-3.0 | 55k |
Command-line tools (16)
fastlanefastlane/fastlane
Automate iOS and Android releasesPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationCLI★ 42kMITcommit 13 hours ago81worth
Hugogohugoio/hugo
Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago90worth
GraphifyGraphify-Labs/graphify
Turn a codebase into a queryable knowledge graphPersonalAgent skillsDeveloper toolsCLIExtension / plugin★ 123kApache-2.0commit 11 hours ago89worth
uvastral-sh/uv
Extremely fast Python package and project managerPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 9 hours ago89worth
Career-Opscareer-ops-hq/career-ops
AI-assisted job search pipelinePersonalAgents & frameworksAutomationCLI★ 73kMITcommit 16 hours ago89worth
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TypeScriptmicrosoft/TypeScript
JavaScript with static typesPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 111kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago86worth
Denodenoland/deno
Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScriptPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 109kMITcommit 2 days ago86worth
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Vitevitejs/vite
Fast frontend build tool and dev serverPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksCLI★ 83kMITcommit 2 days ago86worth
misejdx/mise
Dev tool versions, env vars and task runnerPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 35kMITcommit 8 hours ago86worth
Spec Kitgithub/spec-kit
Toolkit for spec-driven development with AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 140kMITcommit 12 hours ago85worth
Playwrightmicrosoft/playwright
Web testing and automation for all major browsersPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 97kApache-2.0commit 9 hours ago85worth
Ansibleansible/ansible
Simple IT automation over SSHEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 71kGPL-3.0commit 12 hours ago85worth
Freqtradefreqtrade/freqtrade
Open-source crypto trading botPersonalAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 55kGPL-3.0commit 17 hours ago85worth
Web apps (4)
Appsmithappsmithorg/appsmith
Build admin panels and internal toolsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 41kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago86worth
JeecgBootjeecgboot/JeecgBoot
AI low-code platform for enterprise systemsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 48kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago85worth
ToolJetToolJet/ToolJet
Build internal tools and business appsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 41kAGPL-3.0commit 18 hours ago83worth
BudibaseBudibase/budibase
AI agents, automations and apps for operationsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 28kcommit 2 days ago75worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (1)
NocoBasenocobase/nocobase
AI and no-code platform for business systemsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationDocker / self-host★ 24kcommit 3 days ago79worth
Libraries & SDKs (3)
Puppeteerpuppeteer/puppeteer
Control Chrome and Firefox from JavaScriptPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 96kApache-2.0commit yesterday85worth
SeleniumSeleniumHQ/selenium
Browser automation frameworkPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 35kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago81worth
ARTEMISgoogle/artemis
Natural-language Android automationEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 11kApache-2.0commit 4 days ago63worth