n8n
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleFair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations
- Stars
- ★ 208k
- Licence
- Sustainable Use License
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Licence limits
Free alternatives to Zapier
Last updated · 28 options
Quick answer: n8n has the most stars on its repository of the 28 options here (★ 208k), followed by Dify (★ 159k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.
Market-leading no-code automation with thousands of app connectors. Here are 28 free options, most-starred first.
Dify
AI agent workflowsOpen-source LLM app platform with workflows and agents
- Stars
- ★ 159k
- Licence
- Dify Open Source License
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Licence limits
Langflow
AI agent workflowsOpen-source visual framework for RAG and agents
- Stars
- ★ 156k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
NocoDB
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleOpen-source Airtable alternative with API and automations
- Stars
- ★ 65.3k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
MinIO
Data pipelines & ETLS3-compatible object storage used in self-hosted data flows
- Stars
- ★ 61.3k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Plane
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleOpen-source project management with automations
- Stars
- ★ 61.1k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Gitea Actions
IT runbooks & infra automationSelf-hosted CI actions compatible with GitHub Actions syntax
- Stars
- ★ 58.6k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Power Automate, Zapier
Flowise
AI agent workflowsOpen-source UI to build LLM apps as graphs
- Stars
- ★ 55.5k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Huginn
Event, chatops & personal automationBuild agents that watch the web and react to events
- Stars
- ★ 50.1k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
ToolJet
AI agent workflowsOpen-source internal tools builder with workflows and apps
- Stars
- ★ 41.1k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Retool Workflows, Zapier
Kestra
Data pipelines & ETLDeclarative orchestration language for data and process workflows
- Stars
- ★ 29.9k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Airflow managed, Make
Activepieces
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleMIT-licensed Zapier-style automation with AI pieces
- Stars
- ★ 25.1k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Prefect
Data pipelines & ETLPython workflow orchestration with a modern control plane
- Stars
- ★ 24k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Airflow managed, Zapier
Listmonk + webhook pattern
Event, chatops & personal automationOpen-source newsletter + webhooks as a simple automation spine
- Stars
- ★ 23.8k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Node-RED
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleLow-code event wiring with a browser flow editor
- Stars
- ★ 23.8k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Windmill
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source developer platform for scripts as workflows
- Stars
- ★ 18.2k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Pipedream, Retool Workflows
Trigger.dev
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source background jobs and durable workflows for TypeScript
- Stars
- ★ 16.6k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Automatisch
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleOpen-source Zapier alternative focused on self-hosting
- Stars
- ★ 14k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
RabbitMQ
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source message broker for event-driven systems
- Stars
- ★ 13.9k
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Sidekiq
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsRuby background jobs with an open-source core
- Stars
- ★ 13.6k
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Formbricks
Event, chatops & personal automationOpen-source survey and experience management with webhooks
- Stars
- ★ 13.1k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Pipedream
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleDeveloper workflows with code steps and managed auth
- Stars
- ★ 11.8k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Cloud
BullMQ
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsRedis-based Node.js job queue used inside products
- Stars
- ★ 9.5k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
StackStorm
IT runbooks & infra automationEvent-driven runbook automation (IFTTT for ops)
- Stars
- ★ 6.5k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Power Automate, IFTTT
Baserow
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleOpen-source no-code database with self-hosting
- Stars
- ★ 6.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Inngest
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsEvent-driven durable functions for modern apps
- Stars
- ★ 6k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Make
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleVisual scenarios for mid-market automation (formerly Integromat)
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Status
- Proprietary
- Cloud
SeaTable
Visual iPaaS & Zapier-styleSpreadsheet-database with automations and self-hosting
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Status
- Freemium
- Self-host or cloud
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Is there a free alternative to Zapier?
Yes. AutomationAlts lists 28 options: n8n, Dify, Langflow, NocoDB, MinIO, Plane, Gitea Actions, Flowise, Huginn, ToolJet, Kestra, Activepieces, Prefect, Listmonk + webhook pattern, Node-RED, Windmill, Trigger.dev, Automatisch, RabbitMQ, Sidekiq, Formbricks, Pipedream, BullMQ, StackStorm, Baserow, Inngest, Make and SeaTable.
Which Zapier alternatives are open source?
Langflow (MIT), NocoDB (AGPL-3.0), MinIO (AGPL-3.0), Plane (AGPL-3.0), Gitea Actions (MIT), Flowise (Apache-2.0), Huginn (MIT), ToolJet (GPL-3.0), Kestra (Apache-2.0), Activepieces (MIT), Prefect (Apache-2.0), Listmonk + webhook pattern (AGPL-3.0), Node-RED (Apache-2.0), Windmill (AGPL-3.0), Trigger.dev (Apache-2.0), Automatisch (AGPL-3.0), RabbitMQ (MPL-2.0), Sidekiq (LGPL-3.0), Formbricks (AGPL-3.0), BullMQ (MIT), StackStorm (Apache-2.0), Baserow (MIT) and Inngest (Apache-2.0). The others are free or freemium but not open source.
Which Zapier alternatives can I self-host?
n8n, Dify, Langflow, NocoDB, MinIO, Plane, Gitea Actions, Flowise, Huginn, ToolJet, Kestra, Activepieces, Prefect, Listmonk + webhook pattern, Node-RED, Windmill, Trigger.dev, Automatisch, RabbitMQ, Sidekiq, Formbricks, BullMQ, StackStorm, Baserow, Inngest and SeaTable. The others listed here aren't listed for self-hosted.
How do I move from Zapier to Activepieces?
List your Zaps, recreate each as an Activepieces flow with the same trigger and actions, then dual-run before you disable the Zap. Our step-by-step guide follows Activepieces's official documentation.
Related categories: Visual iPaaS & Zapier-style · AI agent workflows · Data pipelines & ETL · IT runbooks & infra automation · Event, chatops & personal automation · Job orchestrators & durable workflows
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.