Open source alternatives written in Python
6 active tools on Forkshelf have Python as their main language on GitHub. Each project here is mostly Python.
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.
Python tools by GitHub stars
Sorted by GitHub stars.
| Tool | GitHub stars | Last commit | Alternative to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erpnext | 41,068 | 7 Nov 2026 | HubSpot, Salesforce |
| PostHogOpen core | 40,693 | 8 Nov 2026 | Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar |
| AuthentikOpen core | 26,264 | 7 Nov 2026 | Auth0 |
| Zulip server | 26,189 | 6 Nov 2026 | Slack |
| Saleor | 23,515 | 6 Nov 2026 | Shopify |
| Alerta | 2,535 | 30 Mar 2026 | PagerDuty |
Projects with no commit in the last 12 months carry an inactive label and are not included in the count.