Solutions · Open-Source Apps
Every App Your Business Needs. None of the Big Tech Bill.
Files, email, team chat, CRM, support, and 100+ more open-source apps — already integrated, backed up, and managed for you. Unlimited users, one low price.
Who This Is For
You Want Good Software, Not an AI Project
You’re paying per seat for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, and the bill grows every time you hire. You’d rather your files and customer records weren’t sitting in someone else’s cloud. And whatever everyone says about AI, what you need this quarter is software that works.
That’s this path. You get the Software Library running on Federated Core — the apps your team uses every day, plus the provisioning, storage, login, monitoring, and backup that keep them running. Nothing to build, nothing to integrate.
What You'd Switch
The Same Jobs, on Open-Source Software
These are the same trusted open-source tools used by tens of millions of people worldwide — not stripped-down imitations.
| What you may use today | On Federated Computer | |
|---|---|---|
| Files and documents | Google Drive, OneDrive | Nextcloud |
| Team chat | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Element |
| Sales and customers | Salesforce, HubSpot | EspoCRM |
| Customer support | Zendesk, Help Scout | FreeScout |
| Community and forums | Hosted community platforms | Discourse |
| Internal wiki | Confluence, Notion | BookStack |
What Changes
What You Get, and What You Stop Doing
What you get
- 100+ apps that already work together, with one login across all of them
- Unlimited users — no per-seat pricing games
- Automatic backup, monitoring, and problems often fixed before you notice
- Your own single-tenant install that we can’t see into once you change your admin password
- Real human support, not a chatbot loop
What you stop doing
- Paying more every time you add a person
- Stitching tools together with integrations that break
- Hiring IT help just to add a new app
- Wondering whether your data is training someone else’s AI
- Worrying about lock-in — it’s all open source, so you can take it anywhere
In Practice
A Typical First Week
A twelve-person firm moves off per-seat office software. Files go into Nextcloud, conversations into Element, client records into EspoCRM, and support email into FreeScout. Everyone signs in with one login. Nobody on the team had to become the IT person.
When You're Ready
AI-Ready From Day One, Off Until You Want It
Questions
Common Questions About This Path
Do I have to use any AI features?
No. This path is the apps and the platform that runs them. The AI connectors are there when you want them, and nothing uses them until you do.
Is there really no per-user fee?
Right. Every plan includes unlimited users.
Can I bring my own domain?
Yes. Use a free Federated-managed domain or connect your own.
What if I want to leave later?
Everything is open source. Export your data, self-host it, or move to another provider — you’re never locked in.
Can you help me move off Google Workspace or Microsoft 365?
Book a demo and tell us what you run today. We’ll walk through what switching looks like for your team.