# OpenWorkers

15 Hacker News commenters recommended OpenWorkers and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Self-hosted, open-source alternative to Cloudflare Workers with the same developer experience and no vendor lock-in, though it is not yet polished.

## Why people recommend it

- Admired as a cool, well-built project (4 comments): "Amazing work! I have been thinking exactly about this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46461338)) "Very cool project by the way, thanks for posting it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457430)) "Technically, and architecturally this is excellent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46458326))
- Open-source, no vendor lock-in (3 comments): "This is perfect for knowing you always got a escape hatch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456788)) "Same DX as Cloudflare Workers, no vendor lock-in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454694)) "Offering open-source alternatives is always good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456550))

## What people warn about

- Not yet polished or user-friendly (2 comments): "Tested it briefly, works, but not user-friendly at all yet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46463081)) "Tested it, works, just hasn't been polished yet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46459414))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OpenWorkers", https://hackerapproved.com/p/openworkers/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).