Recommended
Privacy-first tools
Tools I actually use and recommend for teams who care about data sovereignty, open-source, and staying off the big-tech radar.
authentik
Open-source identity provider
SSO and identity provider with OIDC, SAML, and OAuth support. Self-hosted, fully customizable, and built for teams that need control without the enterprise price tag.
goauthentik.io →Bitwarden
Open-source password manager
End-to-end encrypted password vault with passkeys, TOTP, sharing, and vault health reports. Self-hostable or use their cloud. Zero knowledge architecture.
bitwarden.com →Tailscale
Zero-trust VPN mesh
WireGuard-based mesh VPN that makes your devices talk to each other securely without punching holes in firewalls. Auth through your existing identity provider.
tailscale.com →CrowdSec
Open-source threat intelligence
Behavior-based intrusion detection that shares threat data across its community. Blocks brute force, scrapers, and exploit attempts with auto-remediation.
crowdsec.net →HashiCorp Vault
Secrets management
Centralized secrets, encryption as a service, and PKI automation. Dynamic credentials, lease management, and audit logs out of the box.
www.vaultproject.io →n8n
Workflow automation
Open-source workflow automation with 400+ integrations. Self-host it, own your data, and chain together any service without writing glue code.
n8n.io →