Mealie if you want AGPL without Commons Clause (the published path). Tandoor if you want that product and accept the Clause. Grocy if the job is the whole household fridge.

Why is Tandoor not the default?

Useful, and not OSI. Commons Clause forbids Selling the software. Mealie is AGPL-3.0.

Treat it as a cutover. Import URLs or a file Paprika still gives you. Do not promise a perfect native dump.

Stacks / Docs

Easy

Mealie / Tandoor

Recipes you host. Mealie is AGPL-3.0 — Paprika without the app-store seat. Tandoor is AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause (not OSI).

The problem

Paprika is a paid recipe manager on each device. You wanted a cookbook you can import from a URL. Mealie is AGPL-3.0 (recipe manager, meal planner, REST API). Tandoor Recipes is AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause — source-available, not OSI; self-host for your household, do not Sell it as a hosted product. Grocy is MIT if the job is groceries plus a recipe book. Nextcloud Cookbook is AGPL-3.0 if Nextcloud is already the suite. This is not Paprika's every grocery-chain sync or meal-kit SKU.

Replaces

Paprika

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Estimated SaaS saved

$1,200

per year, small team, before lock-in

Start on Railway

Nextcloud if the recipes should live in a Drive suite

Sponsor this stack Tip jar

Placeholder: Mealie + a database and a volume for images. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. Tandoor is the other box if you accept Commons Clause. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway.

The stack

Mealie
AGPL-3.0 recipe manager and meal planner (the OSI path)
Catalog entry →
Tandoor Recipes
AGPL-3.0 with Commons Clause — not OSI; household self-host only
Catalog entry →

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
Paprika (household)	$1,200	Mealie or Tandoor

Agent setup prompt

Replace Paprika with Mealie (preferred OSI path) or Tandoor (Commons Clause).

- Mealie: official image, persist the database and image volume, import one URL. Tandoor: read LICENSE.md (AGPL-3.0 + Commons Clause) before you deploy.
- Grocy if the job is groceries. Nextcloud Cookbook if Nextcloud is already there. Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.

Also as markdown: /stacks/mealie-recipes.md

FAQ

Mealie or Tandoor?: Mealie if you want AGPL without Commons Clause (the published path). Tandoor if you want that product and accept the Clause. Grocy if the job is the whole household fridge.
Why is Tandoor not the default?: Useful, and not OSI. Commons Clause forbids Selling the software. Mealie is AGPL-3.0.
Will Paprika export?: Treat it as a cutover. Import URLs or a file Paprika still gives you. Do not promise a perfect native dump.