Grocy vs Norish

Comparing two open source alternatives to BigOven and AnyList and Paprika Recipe Manager and Mealime and Plan to Eat. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Grocy

MIT

Self-hosted household ERP for groceries, stock, meal planning, recipes, shopping lists, chores, and battery tracking.

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Norish

AGPL-3.0

Realtime, self-hosted recipe app for households: import recipes from anywhere, plan meals, share groceries and cook together.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Grocy	Norish
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,625	1,464
Forks	826	130
Open Issues	140	95
Last Commit	Sep 16, 2026	Oct 29, 2026
First Released	Apr 15, 2017	Dec 3, 2025
Categories	Pantry & Household Management	Recipe Management
Tags	#selfhosting #grocery #pantry #inventory #meal-planning	#recipe #meal-planning #cooking #shopping-list #grocery

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