# AutomationAlts

> Directory of free and open-source alternatives to Zapier, Make, n8n Cloud, IFTTT, Power Automate, Workato and other automation platforms.

AutomationAlts lists free workflow automation with repository stars, last-commit dates and licences fetched from public forges. Pages stay small (no heavy JS frameworks). Top Pick placements are labelled paid slots; paying never changes facts shown.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://automationalts.com/): search and browse 47 listings
- [Alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/): “alternatives to” pages for paid tools
- [Categories](https://automationalts.com/categories/): 6 categories
- [Collections](https://automationalts.com/collections/): curated groups
- [Resources](https://automationalts.com/resources/): choosing and switching guides
- [Newsletter](https://automationalts.com/newsletter/): Once a week: one paid automation tool, the self-hosted or cheaper alternative we'd try first, and anything that changed in licences or pricing.
- [Advertise / Top Pick](https://automationalts.com/advertise/): labelled £39/month placement (Alts Directories)
- [Submit a tool](https://automationalts.com/submit/)
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## Popular alternatives pages
- [Zapier alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/zapier/): 28 options
- [Make alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/make/): 19 options
- [Airflow managed alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/airflow-managed/): 10 options
- [Pipedream alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/pipedream/): 8 options
- [Power Automate alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/power-automate/): 8 options
- [MuleSoft alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/mulesoft/): 7 options
- [IFTTT alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/ifttt/): 6 options
- [Temporal Cloud alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/temporal-cloud/): 6 options
- [Boomi alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/boomi/): 5 options
- [Pabbly Connect alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/pabbly-connect/): 5 options
- [Workato alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/workato/): 5 options
- [Retool Workflows alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/retool-workflows/): 4 options
- [All alternatives](https://automationalts.com/alternatives/)

## Categories
- [Visual iPaaS & Zapier-style](https://automationalts.com/categories/visual-ipaas/): 11 tools
- [Job orchestrators & durable workflows](https://automationalts.com/categories/job-orchestrators/): 11 tools
- [Data pipelines & ETL](https://automationalts.com/categories/data-pipelines/): 11 tools
- [IT runbooks & infra automation](https://automationalts.com/categories/it-runbooks/): 5 tools
- [AI agent workflows](https://automationalts.com/categories/ai-agent-workflows/): 5 tools
- [Event, chatops & personal automation](https://automationalts.com/categories/event-automation/): 4 tools

## Tools by repository stars (sample)
- [n8n](https://automationalts.com/tools/n8n/): ★ 208k, last commit 2026-10-19, Sustainable Use License
- [Dify](https://automationalts.com/tools/dify/): ★ 159k, last commit 2026-10-19, Dify Open Source License
- [Langflow](https://automationalts.com/tools/langflow/): ★ 156k, last commit 2026-10-16, MIT
- [Home Assistant](https://automationalts.com/tools/nodered-companion-homeassistant/): ★ 91.6k, last commit 2026-10-19, Apache-2.0
- [NocoDB](https://automationalts.com/tools/nocodb/): ★ 65.3k, last commit 2026-10-19, AGPL-3.0
- [MinIO](https://automationalts.com/tools/n8n-companion-minio/): ★ 61.3k, last commit 2026-02-12, AGPL-3.0
- [Plane](https://automationalts.com/tools/plane-so-automations/): ★ 61.1k, last commit 2026-10-19, AGPL-3.0
- [Gitea Actions](https://automationalts.com/tools/gitea-actions/): ★ 58.6k, last commit 2026-10-19, MIT
- [Flowise](https://automationalts.com/tools/flowise/): ★ 55.5k, last commit 2026-08-13, Apache-2.0
- [Huginn](https://automationalts.com/tools/huginn/): ★ 50.1k, last commit 2026-10-18, MIT
- [Apache Airflow](https://automationalts.com/tools/airflow/): ★ 47.2k, last commit 2026-10-19, Apache-2.0
- [ToolJet](https://automationalts.com/tools/tooljet/): ★ 41.1k, last commit 2026-10-16, GPL-3.0
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## Recently added
- [Baserow](https://automationalts.com/tools/baserow/): Open-source no-code database with self-hosting (Open source, MIT, added 2026-10-19)
- [NocoDB](https://automationalts.com/tools/nocodb/): Open-source Airtable alternative with API and automations (Open source, AGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [SeaTable](https://automationalts.com/tools/seatable/): Spreadsheet-database with automations and self-hosting (Freemium, Proprietary / community edition, added 2026-10-19)
- [Apache Camel](https://automationalts.com/tools/apache-camel/): Integration framework with hundreds of components (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Apache Kafka](https://automationalts.com/tools/apache-kafka/): Distributed event streaming for high-volume pipelines (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [RabbitMQ](https://automationalts.com/tools/rabbitmq/): Open-source message broker for event-driven systems (Open source, MPL-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [MinIO](https://automationalts.com/tools/n8n-companion-minio/): S3-compatible object storage used in self-hosted data flows (Open source, AGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Formbricks](https://automationalts.com/tools/formbricks/): Open-source survey and experience management with webhooks (Open source, AGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Listmonk + webhook pattern](https://automationalts.com/tools/windmill-companion-list/): Open-source newsletter + webhooks as a simple automation spine (Open source, AGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Appsmith](https://automationalts.com/tools/appsmith/): Open-source internal apps platform with JS logic and datasources (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [ToolJet](https://automationalts.com/tools/tooljet/): Open-source internal tools builder with workflows and apps (Open source, GPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Plane](https://automationalts.com/tools/plane-so-automations/): Open-source project management with automations (Open source, AGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Gitea Actions](https://automationalts.com/tools/gitea-actions/): Self-hosted CI actions compatible with GitHub Actions syntax (Open source, MIT, added 2026-10-19)
- [Home Assistant](https://automationalts.com/tools/nodered-companion-homeassistant/): Open-source home automation hub that pairs with Node-RED (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Sidekiq](https://automationalts.com/tools/sidekiq/): Ruby background jobs with an open-source core (Open source, LGPL-3.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [BullMQ](https://automationalts.com/tools/bullmq/): Redis-based Node.js job queue used inside products (Open source, MIT, added 2026-10-19)
- [Apache Hop](https://automationalts.com/tools/apache-hop/): Visual metadata-driven data engineering platform (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)
- [Dify](https://automationalts.com/tools/dify/): Open-source LLM app platform with workflows and agents (Source-available, Dify Open Source License, added 2026-10-19)
- [Langflow](https://automationalts.com/tools/langflow/): Open-source visual framework for RAG and agents (Open source, MIT, added 2026-10-19)
- [Flowise](https://automationalts.com/tools/flowise/): Open-source UI to build LLM apps as graphs (Open source, Apache-2.0, added 2026-10-19)

## Optional
- Contact: submit@automationalts.com
- Stats last fetched: 2026-10-19
- Built: 2026-10-19
- This file: https://automationalts.com/llms.txt