RecipeSage
Shared recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists with no recipe cap; the polish budget is smaller.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-10
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Free tier / Free tool)
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Hosting Model
- Local or hosted (your machine or their cloud)
- Platforms
- mobilewebextensionthey host it
- Installation
- Hosted signup at RecipeSage, or Docker Compose for self-hosting
- Operational Setup
- The public service has no setup blocker; self-hosting adds Docker, a database, mail, storage, HTTPS, and backups, while both versions have less refined native-mobile interaction than Paprika or AnyList.
- Where Your Data Lives
- The hosted service stores recipes, images, labels, meal plans, shopping lists, households, and account data in RecipeSage's infrastructure; self-hosting keeps the relational application database and uploaded media in operator-controlled containers/volumes, with built-in export for portability.
- The Catch / Trade-off
- RecipeSage covers shared recipes, plans, and lists, but its mobile polish, instant grocery entry, voice integration, offline behavior, and location reminders are weaker than AnyList's.
Replaces 4 paid apps
up to $9.77/mo ($117/yr) in subscriptions
RecipeSage FAQ
Common questions
Is RecipeSage free and open source?+
RecipeSage is a free tool that runs on local or hosted. Shared recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists with no recipe cap; the polish budget is smaller.
What paid software does RecipeSage replace?+
RecipeSage serves as a free replacement for 4 paid SaaS applications: AnyList Complete, Mealime Pro, Paprika Recipe Manager, Plan to Eat, saving up to $9.77/month ($117/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up RecipeSage?+
Installation: Hosted signup at RecipeSage, or Docker Compose for self-hosting. Setup notes: The public service has no setup blocker; self-hosting adds Docker, a database, mail, storage, HTTPS, and backups, while both versions have less refined native-mobile interaction than Paprika or AnyList.
What is the catch or trade-off with RecipeSage?+
RecipeSage covers shared recipes, plans, and lists, but its mobile polish, instant grocery entry, voice integration, offline behavior, and location reminders are weaker than AnyList's.