# Spinifex: Open-Source Amazon Web Services Alternative – OpenAlternative > Source: > Published: 2026-08-19 01:56:48+00:00 Open Source Alternative to: Stars Last commit Repository age Version License Self-hosted Repository Spinifex is an open-source platform that runs [AWS-compatible APIs](/alternatives/aws) on infrastructure you own. If your software already talks to EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, or IAM, it keeps working on Spinifex without any code changes. Same AWS SDKs, same Terraform configs, same CLI. You change where the workload runs, not what it is. The core use case is straightforward: move workloads off hyperscalers, run them on your own racks, at the edge, or on a Neocloud partner, without re-platforming. It's particularly relevant for sectors where data sovereignty, air-gapped deployments, or cost control matter most: defence, healthcare, financial services, energy, and AI/ML teams paying GPU rates to a hyperscaler. Spinifex didn't just wrap an existing API layer. The engineering underneath was rebuilt from scratch: Deployment shapes are flexible. Spinifex runs on a single node, a cluster, an edge box, or an air-gapped rack. The API surface stays the same across all three. Licensed under AGPL-3.0, the core is auditable and self-hostable. You're not dependent on a vendor's continued goodwill to keep running your own infrastructure. Stars Last commit Repository age Version License Self-hosted Repository Every Sunday we deconstruct one proprietary app and pick the best open source alternatives worth switching to. Stars Last commit License Stars Last commit License Stars Last commit License