Your tools shouldn't
hold you hostage.
Every closed-source SaaS company will eventually raise prices, kill features, or get acquired by private equity. It's not a question of if. Miru is MIT-licensed. The code is on GitHub. Self-host it, fork it, own it. Nobody can take it from you.
Zero lock-in. Actually zero.
Your data on your servers. Export it anytime. Move it anywhere. When Toggl or Harvest decides to double their prices next quarter, you'll be glad you're not trapped.
Built by users, not PMs
No product manager deciding what you need based on a focus group. Features come from people who actually use Miru every day. File a bug, request a feature, or ship the fix yourself.
Your server. Your rules.
Docker, bare metal, AWS, a $5 VPS. We don't care where you run it. That's the whole point. Full deployment guides so you're up in an afternoon, not a sprint.
No open-core bait-and-switch
You know the trick. Call it "open source," then lock every useful feature behind a paid tier. GitLab does it. Grafana does it. We don't. Time tracking, invoicing, expenses, reports, team management, payments, CLI — every feature is in the repo. MIT-licensed. No asterisks.
Boring tech that works
Ship code, not emails
Own your tools.
Use our hosted version for free, or run it on your own metal. Either way, the code is yours.