OpenSourceLane

Open-source software intelligence by Talocode

Find, evaluate, and plan migrations to open-source alternatives for expensive SaaS tools.

What it does

• Discover open-source alternatives to Jira, Notion, Datadog, Zapier, and more
• Score adoption risk with heuristic signals (not security audits)
• Estimate cost savings (estimates only — not financial advice)
• Generate migration plans with rollback steps
• Audit licenses (not legal advice)
• Compare tools side-by-side

Install

npm install @talocode/opensourcelane

Or use the hosted Talocode Cloud API:

export TALOCODE_API_KEY=your_key
export TALOCODE_BASE_URL=https://api.talocode.site

CLI

npx opensourcelane alternatives --replace Jira --team-size 6
npx opensourcelane analyze --repo hudy9x/namviek
npx opensourcelane migration --from Jira --to hudy9x/namviek
npx opensourcelane cost --tool Jira --monthly-cost 80
npx opensourcelane risk --repo makeplane/plane
npx opensourcelane --cloud alternatives --replace Notion

SDK

import { OpenSourceLaneClient } from '@talocode/opensourcelane'

const osl = new OpenSourceLaneClient({
  apiKey: process.env.TALOCODE_API_KEY,
  baseUrl: process.env.TALOCODE_BASE_URL,
})

const plan = await osl.migration.plan({
  from: 'Jira',
  to: 'hudy9x/namviek',
  teamSize: 6,
})

Local usage

Set OPENSOURCELANE_ALLOW_LOCAL_UNAUTH=true to run the API server without an API key:

npm run build
npm start
curl http://localhost:3050/v1/opensourcelane/health

API

| Method | Path | Credits | |--------|------|---------| | GET | /v1/opensourcelane/health | — | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/repo/analyze | 25 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/alternatives/find | 30 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/migration/plan | 50 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/cost/estimate | 20 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/risk/score | 30 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/brief/generate | 40 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/tools/compare | 35 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/deployment/plan | 35 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/license/audit | 20 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/export/markdown | 5 | | POST | /v1/opensourcelane/export/json | 5 |

See docs/API.md for full contracts.

Important boundaries

• Not legal advice. License audits are informational only.
• Not financial advice. Cost estimates are rough projections.
• Heuristic risk scores. Popularity does not mean a repo is safe.
• No private repo scraping. Uses catalog and user-provided metadata.
• No license violation encouragement. Review copyleft obligations.

Environment

TALOCODE_API_KEY=
TALOCODE_BASE_URL=https://api.talocode.site
OPENSOURCELANE_ALLOW_LOCAL_UNAUTH=true
GITHUB_TOKEN=optional

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test

Support

Open-source Talocode products are built and maintained by Abdulmuiz Adeyemo.

Sponsor the work: https://github.com/sponsors/Abdulmuiz44

License

MIT — see LICENSE