Open-source alternatives to Maya
2 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Maya. Paperless-ngx is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paperless-ngx | 46,868 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | Python |
 Blender | 21,046 | Active | Not identified | ○ | C++ |
Each one, briefly
- Paperless-ngx46,868 stars · copyleft · active
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
Also replaces Evernote
- Blender21,046 stars · not identified · active
Official mirror of Blender
Also replaces 3DS MAX, Adobe Substance
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against Maya comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for Maya. Browse every open-source alternative.