Open source alternatives written in JavaScript
11 active tools on Forkshelf have JavaScript as their main language on GitHub. JavaScript developers can open any repo below and follow most of the code.
GitHub labels each repo with the language that makes up most of its code, so many projects also use others. Language, stars and last commit dates come from the public GitHub API, with language read on 24 Oct 2026 and stars and commits fetched 8 Nov 2026.
JavaScript tools by GitHub stars
Sorted by GitHub stars.
| Tool | GitHub stars | Last commit | Alternative to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kuma | 93,356 | 7 Nov 2026 | Datadog, Statuspage |
| Bruno | 48,270 | 6 Nov 2026 | Postman |
| Node-RED | 23,823 | 6 Nov 2026 | Zapier |
| Parse Server | 21,393 | 5 Nov 2026 | Firebase |
| Wekan | 21,159 | 7 Nov 2026 | Asana, Trello |
| AutomatischOpen core | 14,013 | 15 Jan 2026 | Zapier |
| draw.io | 9,242 | 4 Nov 2026 | Figma, Miro |
| Countly | 5,926 | 6 Nov 2026 | Mixpanel |
| MiroTalk | 4,833 | 7 Nov 2026 | Zoom |
| WBO | 2,680 | 6 Nov 2026 | Miro |
| Nextcloud Talk | 2,223 | 8 Nov 2026 | Microsoft Teams, Zoom |
Projects with no commit in the last 12 months carry an inactive label and are not included in the count.