Best software made in Germany

OpenProject

Achieve project success with versatile open source software for classic, agile, or hybrid management. Features task tracking, Gantt charts, boards, and secure collaboration.

Hetzner Cloud

German cloud infrastructure with legendary price-performance — four server families, 20 TB included traffic, S3-compatible object storage, managed Kubernetes, and own-operated data centers across Europe and beyond.

Zenkit

Flexible project management platform supporting Agile, Kanban, Gantt, and traditional workflows. EU-based with GDPR compliance and 24/7 support.

PhotoPrism

Self-hosted photo library with AI search, face recognition, RAW support, and world maps, keeping every picture on hardware you control.

Pitch

Collaborate on AI-assisted presentations with real-time co-editing, branded templates, pitch rooms, and slide-by-slide engagement analytics.

ilert

EU-native incident response combining AI alerting, on-call schedules, ChatOps and status pages, paging responders in seconds via push, SMS, voice or messenger.

n8n

Build complex workflows using code or drag-and-drop. Offers AI integration, self-hosting options, and connections to over 500 applications.

Pixelfed

Open-source federated photo sharing on ActivityPub: chronological feeds, no ads, no tracking, hosted across independent community servers.

Loudly

Generate original royalty-free music from a text prompt, then remix, split stems and distribute straight to streaming platforms.

MeisterTask

Intuitive Kanban task management with automations, recurring tasks, checklists, and deep MindMeister integration, hosted on EU servers in Germany.

Shopware

Build, scale, and customise your online store with an open-source commerce platform — headless-ready, B2B-capable, and trusted by 100,000+ merchants across Europe.

Tuta Mail

Experience truly private communication with quantum-safe, end-to-end encrypted email. Enjoy zero tracking, ad-free usage, and robust security features.

TYPO3

Enterprise open source CMS with multisite and multilingual management, long-term support releases, a dedicated security team, and WCAG accessibility support.

Vikunja

Open source task management with Kanban boards, lists, Gantt view, CalDAV sync, and a built-in Trello importer, self-hosted or in the cloud.

Hanko

Open source authentication solution with passkeys, 2FA, SSO support. GDPR compliant, built in Europe. Switch between self-hosted and cloud anytime.

Mattermost

Open-source team messaging for mission-critical work — self-hosted, air-gappable, with playbooks, AI agents, and integrations for DevOps and defence teams.

Nextcloud

Achieve data sovereignty with a self-hosted content collaboration platform. Features file sync, chat, video calls, groupware, and an online office suite.

Stackfield

End-to-end encrypted project management and team collaboration platform. German-hosted with ISO 27001 certification for sensitive business data.

Synthflow

Deploy AI voice agents that answer and make phone calls with sub-100ms latency, a no-code builder and 200+ CRM integrations.

Uptimia

German uptime monitoring across HTTP, DNS, TCP, UDP and email, with real-browser Chrome speed tests from 171 locations for 100,000+ websites.

DeepL

Instantly translate texts and full documents with high accuracy. Ideal for individuals and teams needing reliable language conversion. Supports various file formats.

Mastodon

Decentralised open-source microblogging on the ActivityPub standard — no ads, no algorithm, no single point of control, federated across thousands of community-run servers.

openHAB

Open-source home automation running entirely on local hardware: 400+ supported technologies, 3,000+ device bindings and a powerful rules engine.

Forgejo

Self-host Git repositories, issue tracking, CI/CD, and package registries on a lightweight open-source forge governed by a non-profit — with no corporate lock-in.