Your own version
of the things you pay for.
Pick an open-source alternative, click deploy, and we host it, update it and keep it running for you. One monthly price, no servers to manage.
What do you want your own version of?
How it works
Click a button. It’s up and running.
From the tool you pay for to your own version of it, in three steps.
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Pick an app
An open-source app, a creator’s own version of a tool, or one of ours. One membership covers them.
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Click deploy
We set up a private server for you and install it at your own address. No terminal, no setup guide.
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We keep it running
Updates, security fixes, backups and monitoring are on us. You just use your software.
For creators
Built your own version?
Get paid every month it runs.
List your open-source app on OwnVersion. Members run it in a click, and you earn a share of the membership every month based on how many of them use it. Think streams, but for software.
How it works for creators- You build it
- Ship updates and fix bugs in your app, like you already do.
- We run it
- Hosting, deploys, backups and uptime for every member.
- Members use it
- One click to their own private instance.
- You get paid
- A monthly share, based on how many members run your app.
Questions, answered
What is OwnVersion?
The easy way to run your own version of the software you pay for. Pick an open-source app, a creator’s own version of a tool, or one of our apps, and click deploy. We host it on a private server for you, keep it updated and keep it running, for one monthly price.
Do I need my own server or any technical skills?
No. We set up a private server for your account and install your apps on it. If you can sign in to a website, you can use OwnVersion.
Who fixes bugs in the apps?
We always handle hosting, updates, backups and uptime. Bugs in an app’s own code are fixed by whoever maintains it: the creator who listed it, the open-source project for apps we package ourselves, or us for our own apps. Fixes reach your instance in a normal update.
Do the people who make these apps get paid?
Yes. Part of every membership goes to the creators of the apps members run, split by how many members run each one, much like streams on a music service. For open-source apps we package ourselves, we send a share to the project.
How do I get started?
Create an account, connect your DigitalOcean account and create a server. We set it up in about 10 minutes, then you deploy apps to it from your dashboard.
Get your own version.
We’ll handle the rest.
Create an account, connect DigitalOcean and run your own version of anything.