Automation & dev
17 paid apps in Automation & dev — Firebase, GitLab, Lokalise and 14 more — each with a ranked open-source replacement and the prompt that installs it.
Setup spread: 6 ONE COMMAND9 ONE EVENING2 ONE WEEKEND
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Same rows as the Rack, filtered to Automation & dev. The number is the directory's own editorial rank, not a ranking within this shelf.
Firebasefirebase.google.comPocketBase — One Go binary that gives a side project its b…no list priceONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4GitLabgitlab.comGitea — A lightweight self-hosted Git service with is…$29/mo$348/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4Lokaliselokalise.comWeblate — Continuous localization that lives in your gi…$375/mo$4,500/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Quickbasequickbase.comBudibase — Internal apps with a database already inside…$175/mo$2,100/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Retoolretool.comAppsmith — Drag-and-drop internal tools over your own da…$60/mo$720/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Vercelvercel.comCoolify — A deploy button and a build pipeline for the…$20/mo$240/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Workatoworkato.comWindmill — Turn scripts in Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash…no list priceONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Zapierzapier.comActivepieces — Trigger-and-action automation with a visual b…$29.99/mo$359.88/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Algoliaalgolia.comMeilisearch — A typo-tolerant search API you run yourself,…no list priceONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4Apifyapify.comCrawl4AI — A crawling API that turns a URL into LLM-read…$29/mo$348/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4CodeSandboxcodesandbox.iocode-server — VS Code in a browser tab, running on a machin…$12/mo$144/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4Makemake.comAutomatisch — Trigger-and-action flows on your own box, wit…$9/mo$108/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4MongoDB Atlasmongodb.comFerretDB — The MongoDB wire protocol your drivers alread…$56.94/mo$683.28/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Railwayrailway.comDokploy — Push to a git repository and get a running co…$20/mo$240/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Tolgeetolgee.ioTolgee — Translation keys, in-context editing and an A…$49/mo$588/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4ToolJettooljet.comToolJet — The internal-tools builder ToolJet sells, ins…$237/mo$2,844/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Raycastraycast.comIT Tools — A chest of offline-friendly developer utiliti…$8/mo$96/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4
Rank is editorial, and the basis is written down on /methodology. Prices are vendor list prices in USD; the plan and the seat assumption behind each figure are on the app's own page.
Other shelves
- Photos & media 8
- Files & docs 11
- Notes & wikis 8
- Passwords & security 3
- Analytics 5
- Monitoring 10
- Comms & scheduling 10
- Marketing & content 16
- Work & PM 13
- Design & whiteboard 3
- Reading & bookmarks 7
- Money & home 11
- AI tools 6
Or start at the full Rack — all 128 paid apps in editorial order.