Disgruntled software developers start ambitious open-source revolt, using AI to clone common services — OccupySaaS AI-powered project wants to kick Auth0, Salesforce, and other pricy service-as-software to the curb

A group of disgruntled software developers are spearheading an ambitious open-source revolt, aiming to clone common services using AI technology. OccupySaaS, the project at the heart of this movement, seeks to replace pricey services like Auth0, Salesforce, and others with their own alternatives. The group is focusing on creating API-compatible, drop-in replacements for services such as Auth0 and Salesforce, with names like ZeroAuthy and SalesCompel.

The project emphasizes that all work must be a clean-room reimplementation, without the use of decompiled code, confidential information, or copied UI assets and trademarks. The language chosen for the clone is Go, due to its ease of compiling and linking dependencies into a single binary. The project's goal is to provide a cost-effective alternative to SaaS subscriptions that may result in price hikes and drops in software quality.