Free alternatives to Workato

Last updated · 5 options

Quick answer: Conductor has the most stars on its repository of the 5 options here (★ 32.3k), followed by AWX (Ansible) (★ 15.6k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.

Enterprise iPaaS for complex business automations. Here are 5 free options, most-starred first.

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Conductor

Job orchestrators & durable workflows

Netflix's microservice orchestration engine (Open Source)

Stars
★ 32.3k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated
  • Self-host
  • Commercial OK

Alternative to Workato, Temporal Cloud

AWX (Ansible)

IT runbooks & infra automation

Open-source UI and API for Ansible automation

Stars
★ 15.6k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated
  • Self-host
  • Commercial OK

Alternative to Power Automate, Workato

Apache Camel

Data pipelines & ETL

Integration framework with hundreds of components

Stars
★ 6.4k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated
  • Self-host
  • Commercial OK

Alternative to MuleSoft, Boomi

Camunda

Job orchestrators & durable workflows

BPMN workflow and decision automation platform

Stars
★ 4.3k
Licence
Various (check version)
Updated
  • Self-host or cloud
  • Licence limits

Alternative to Workato, Power Automate

Make

Visual iPaaS & Zapier-style

Visual scenarios for mid-market automation (formerly Integromat)

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Proprietary
  • Cloud

Alternative to Zapier, Workato

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Workato?

Yes. AutomationAlts lists 5 options: Conductor, AWX (Ansible), Apache Camel, Camunda and Make.

Which Workato alternatives are open source?

Conductor (Apache-2.0), AWX (Ansible) (Apache-2.0) and Apache Camel (Apache-2.0). The others are free or freemium but not open source.

Which Workato alternatives can I self-host?

Conductor, AWX (Ansible), Apache Camel and Camunda. The other listed here isn't listed for self-hosted.

Related categories: Job orchestrators & durable workflows · IT runbooks & infra automation · Data pipelines & ETL · Visual iPaaS & Zapier-style

Licences differ a lot in this niche. n8n's Sustainable Use License is source-available, not OSI open source. Check each licence before you build a product on top of the code.

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