OpenTools

OpenTools hosting

Managed open source app hosting from $5 a month

Pick an open source app and we run it for you: set up in minutes from a recipe we’ve tested, on HTTPS, with daily backups, tested updates and your data whenever you want it. One flat price per app, no server to look after.

Apps you can host

“Coming soon” apps are waiting for their recipe to pass our test. Open one to get notified when it’s ready. Want something else? Browse the directory or send us a request.

One plan, with add-ons

Dev

$5 to $35an app a month

For developers and small teams: up to 10 people per app, tested updates applied for you each week, daily backups. Self-serve: you manage the app from your account, with step-by-step docs there instead of human support.

Add-ons

From $2an app a month

Per app, at checkout or from your account: More users, Extra storage, Longer backups, We fix outages and Email support (per account). More users takes an app to 25 people.

Request

$150an hour, quoted first

One-off work by a person: moving your data, setting the app up for your team, integrations, training, a bigger team, or setting it up on your own cloud. Send a request.

The price depends on the app’s size: light apps are $5 on Dev, medium ones $10 and heavy ones $35. Each app’s page shows its price and the add-ons it can have.

IncludedDev · $5 to $35 an app a month
One-click deployOne click, from a tested recipe, ready in minutes
Sign in with OpenToolsOpen the app from your OpenTools account, already signed in; teammates sign in with theirs
HTTPS addressOn our subdomain or your own domain
BackupsDaily, kept 7 days; restore them yourself in one click
App updatesTested updates applied for you each week, or in one click when you choose
Health checks and restartEvery 5 minutes, restarted if it stops answering
When the app is downYou get an email
Logs, restart and settingsSelf-serve panel: logs, restart, mail server, domain
Email from the appYour own mail server (SMTP)
Data exportDownload it any time
UsersUp to 10
Storage5, 10 or 20 GB by app size
Human supportThe docs; a person with Email support
Add-ons On top of Dev, per app unless it says per account
More usersUp to 25 people sign in, instead of 10$5 an app a month
Extra storage10 GB more for the app’s data and files, in packs$2 per 10 GB a month
Longer backupsBackups kept 30 days, with a weekly test restore$2 an app a month
We fix outagesThe down alert comes to us, and a person fixes it within a business day$25 an app a month
Email supportAnswers by email within a business day, up to 15 minutes a month$49 an account a month
Request One-off work by a person, quoted before we start
Move from another hostThe same app moved from another host or your own server, data and all.Free for your first app
Move from the tool you use nowRecords, files and history moved from the tool you use now, with a test run before you switch.Usually $300 to $900, quoted first
Set it up for your teamWorkflows, custom fields, roles and permissions set up the way your team works.$150 an hour, quoted first
IntegrationsConnected to your CRM, Slack, accounting tools and APIs.$150 an hour, quoted first
TrainingAn admin walkthrough, a runbook and sessions for your team.$150 an hour, quoted first
More than 25 peopleA setup sized for a bigger team.Quoted
ComplianceData processing agreements, data residency and security questionnaires.Quoted
The vendor’s paid editionThe features the project keeps for its paid edition, enabled for you.Licence at cost, plus setup
On your own cloudWe set it up on your own servers and hand it over.$150 an hour, quoted first

Dev: for developers and small teams. Add-ons are added at checkout or any time from your account. Requests are quoted before we start.

Compared with other hosts

How OpenTools compares on price, backups, updates and support, app by app. Some are cheaper on raw price; the pages say so, and what the difference buys.