Don't run on defaults.
A community catalog of the big-tech services most of us use, and the privacy-respecting alternatives that can replace them.
How this is different
three things you won't find on most alternative sites- 01
Honest about the cost of switching.
Every alternative ships with real cons, not just pros. Switching email is hard. We say so.
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Every shape of alternative, side by side.
Paid services that respect you, free open-source apps, and software you run yourself, all against the same incumbent. Most catalogs pick one.
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Real signal from people who tried.
Works-for-me / didn't-work votes and comments on every entry. No five-star theatre.
Examples of what to leave
All 13 categories →Migration guides
All 3 guides →-
Block ads on your whole network with Blocky on a Raspberry Pi
Set up Blocky on a Raspberry Pi as your network DNS resolver. Blocks ads and trackers for every device on your LAN, including phones and TVs that can't run blockers.
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Self-host Immich for family photo backup
Run Immich on a home server with Docker Compose to give the household a Google Photos style timeline, mobile auto-backup, and shared albums.
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A flat home network with Tailscale instead of port forwarding
Reach every device on your home LAN from anywhere, without port forwarding, dynamic DNS, or a public IP. One subnet router, one afternoon.