Secure connections
Reach your services through dedicated Admin and App tunnels, with DDoS protection and network-port reconciliation.
Modern software, no modern headaches.
Own the software your business runs on.
The everyday tools your business depends on - files, email, chat, booking, CRM - on a server that's yours. We run it for you, or you self-host. Priced per app, never per seat.
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The environment that runs your services
Backups
Keep your data safe with verifiable, incremental backups.
Single sign-on
One login across every service, with role-based permissions and an audit trail.
Safe updates
Your infrastructure and services stay up to date automatically, with continuous threat monitoring and automatic fault recovery.
Admin dashboard
Monitor your infrastructure, services, users, and their permissions from a single, unified pane of glass.
Monitoring and alerts
Get alerts when a service goes down or the server's resources are overused.
Automation
Use native connectors or add an automation engine to connect your apps and save time.
Suggested apps for each capability
A suggested open-source app for each capability, side by side with the SaaS bundles most SMBs evaluate. These are starting points, not limits: hundreds of other self-hostable apps run on Catena.
| Category | Catena | Microsoft 365 | Google Workspace | Other monthly SaaS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files & sync | Nextcloud | OneDrive / SharePoint | Google Drive | Dropbox, Box |
| Office editing | OnlyOffice | Word / Excel / PowerPoint | Docs / Sheets / Slides | Zoho, Quip |
| Team chat & meetings | Rocket.Chat | Teams | Meet / Chat | Slack, Zoom |
| CRM | EspoCRM | Dynamics 365 | N/A | HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive |
| Bookings & scheduling | Easy!Appointments | Bookings | Appointment Schedules | Calendly, Acuity |
| Project management | Plane | Project / Planner | N/A | Jira, Linear, Asana |
| Workflow automation | n8n | Power Automate | AppScript | Zapier, Make |
| E-signature | DocuSeal | N/A | N/A | DocuSign, HelloSign |
| Invoicing | Invoice Ninja | Dynamics 365 Finance | N/A | FreshBooks, Wave, QuickBooks |
| Knowledge base | Outline | SharePoint Wiki | Sites | Notion, Confluence |
| Social scheduling | Postiz | N/A | N/A | Buffer, Hootsuite |
We run Catena on Catena.
Everything you see -- this site, the docs, the client portal, billing, our incident dashboards -- runs on the same Catena Suite we sell.
Community or Business: what you get
Self-host the Community edition for free, or let us operate the Business edition. Here is what each one includes.
| Capability | Community self-hosted, free | Business managed |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity | ||
| Admin tunnel (Tailscale) | Included | Included |
| App tunnel + DDoS (Cloudflare) | Included | Included |
| Apps | ||
| Reusable app templates | Included | Included |
| Unlimited app deployment | Included | Included |
| Identity and access | ||
| Single sign-on + RBAC | Included | Included |
| Signed audit trail | Not included | Included |
| Updates and security | ||
| Service updates | Manual | Automated |
| Vulnerability (CVE) monitoring | Not included | Included |
| Observability | ||
| Monitoring dashboard | Included | Included |
| Service status alerts | Internal | Internal + external |
| Centralized monitoring | Not included | Included |
| Data and backups | ||
| Backups | Manual | Automated |
| Offsite immutable backups | Not included | Automated |
| Support | ||
| Support | Community (GitHub issues) | Dedicated + per-app SLA |
From $200/mo per server, plus $100/mo per app.
Book a discovery callCommon questions
Can I leave with my data?
You don't have to leave -- you already own everything. The server, the data, and the backup buckets are all in your name. When you want to part ways, we hand over and step out. No exit fees, no proprietary glue to unwind.
What happens if you get hit by a bus?
The whole suite is open-source and portable. Another competent IT partner can pick it up using the same automation.
Do I need to be technical to use this?
No. Daily use is browser-based (Nextcloud / Rocket.Chat / etc.). The technical surface is what we operate on your behalf -- your team only ever sees apps.
Where is my data physically located?
On the server you own, at the provider you chose. Default deployment: OVH BHS (Beauharnois, Quebec) for the live server + hot S3 mirror; eazybackup (Canadian-owned, datacenter in Ottawa, Canada -- Canadian government-grade certified, with Object Lock + versioning) for the cold mirror. Both Canadian-jurisdiction, Law-25-friendly.
How do you make money?
The Community edition is free; we make our money on Catena Business, the managed edition: a monthly subscription per server, plus per-app, with hands-on support billed hourly only as you use it. No per-seat, ever. Hosting and backups are passthrough to your own accounts. See the pricing section.
Can I run this on my own hardware?
Yes. The free Community edition self-installs on hardware or a VPS you own, with or without a public IP. If you would rather not run it yourself, Catena Business is the managed edition. Talk to us if you want us to run the managed edition on your own hardware.
Ready to own your data again?
A 30-minute call is enough to confirm whether catena fits your use case.
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