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OpenMontage

★ 49k

Agentic video production system with 12 pipelines and 100+ tools covering research, scripting, assets, TTS, editing, and export from your coding assistant.

OpenMontage does the job of Runway and Descript, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Runway bills $15+ for it. 49k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Runway, Descript.

Licence: AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting: Medium
The paid one costs: $15+
GitHub stars: 49k

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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How OpenMontage runs

Where it runs

OpenMontage runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

OpenMontage questions

Is OpenMontage open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can OpenMontage replace Runway?

Our verdict on Runway is YES. ComfyUI (124k stars), MoneyPrinterTurbo (50k stars), OpenMontage (49k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Runway — self-host in one command and stop paying $15/mo.

Can I self-host OpenMontage?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.