storedown.org

What It Is

StoreDown is an open-source inventory/item management PWA designed to help users “put things away and find them again.” It is not a typical commercial SaaS product; it is more of a self-hostable personal inventory system. It can also serve as a simple form-based app for CouchDB, which the author compares to a very simplified alternative to Microsoft Access.

Core Features and Deployment

The product centers on item records, location management, and search. It supports a touch/mouse-friendly interface, responsive layout, fuzzy search, a tree-style location view, tags, custom fields, UPC barcode list fields, JSON/YML/CSV export, and JSON/YML import. The PWA can be used offline; for multi-device sync, you need to set up CouchDB yourself and sync via PouchDB. Deployment is fairly flexible: you can download the zip and place it on a web server such as S3, Apache, or NGINX, and Docker and docker-compose are also supported.

Pricing, Security, and Developer Support

The documentation does not disclose any paid plans or commercial pricing, and the project is presented overall as an open-source, self-hosted solution. On the security side, the docs recommend regular backups/exports and provide configuration guidance for SSL/TLS, Nginx proxying, CouchDB CORS, Basic authentication, require_valid_user, and related settings. However, there is no visible information about SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or similar compliance. For developers, it provides npm commands for development, build, testing, linting, and Docker builds, along with a configuration schema and an extensible field model.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are data ownership, mobile-friendly usage, offline availability, and customizable fields. It is well suited for managing cables, tools, receipts, manuals, food supplies, and loaned-out items. Compared with spreadsheets, it feels more natural for mobile lookup and barcode-related use cases. The drawbacks are also clear: the project is still at an early stage, parts of the documentation include TODOs, syncing requires configuring CouchDB, and the barrier to entry is not low for non-technical users. There is also no visible support for team collaboration, granular permissions, audit logs, or enterprise support.

Who It’s For and Access from China

StoreDown is better suited to technically capable individuals, households, or small studios that are willing to self-host and need lightweight asset or inventory management. It is less suitable for organizations that require standard SaaS delivery, enterprise permissions, and compliance assurances. The source text provides no information about access from China, so this remains unknown; payment information is also not disclosed. If you need a more mature alternative, you may want to look at InvenTree, Grocy, or search AlternativeTo for more inventory management tools.