Open-Source Tools Built With PHP (2026)
Self-hostable software written in PHP.
If you prefer to run software written in PHP — for easier auditing, contributing, or self-hosting on a stack your team already knows — these 2 open and self-hostable tools are built with it. PHP projects tend to be easy to deploy alongside the rest of your PHP infrastructure.
Open-source self-hostable platform to deploy apps, databases, and services on your own servers.
Open sourceSelf-hostFree / self-hostApache-2.038.2k★
- Free and self-hostable — one VPS replaces unlimited Heroku dynos
- Web UI covers the full deploy lifecycle without touching the CLI
- Laravel/PHP stack can be heavyweight compared to minimal PaaS alternatives
Mature, self-hostable open-source CRM with deeply customizable entities and business-process automation.
Open sourceSelf-hostFree / self-hostAGPL-3.02.1k★
- Battle-tested codebase with over a decade of production use
- Highly customizable without needing to modify core code
- PHP/legacy stack is less attractive to modern JavaScript developers