Show HN: Open-source alternatives to tools You pay for

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  • free-for-dev

    A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

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  • Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code

  • visual studio is open source: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

    i remember using their monaco editor as well (https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor), a really powerful editor & the very same used by VS Code (i think you can even get at the AST for TypeScript, for example, in the browser if you poke around deep enough)

    crazy cool stuff, and most definitely OSS!!!

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • Monaco Editor

    A browser based code editor

  • visual studio is open source: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

    i remember using their monaco editor as well (https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor), a really powerful editor & the very same used by VS Code (i think you can even get at the AST for TypeScript, for example, in the browser if you poke around deep enough)

    crazy cool stuff, and most definitely OSS!!!

  • pulsar

    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor (by pulsar-edit)

  • You may be thinking of Pulsar (<https://pulsar-edit.dev/>)?

  • lapce

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust

  • As a Neovim afficionado - I think you lose some credibility recommending it as an alternative to VSCode and Sublime. They're different beasts. I imagine a lot of people would be immediately turned off if they were expecting a VSCode/Sublime-like editing experience.

    I'd put Lapce in that spot: https://lapce.dev/

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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