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Open-source alternatives to Zapier

8 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Zapier. n8n is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.

4 / 8

Pushed in the last 90 days

4 / 8

With a container command

2 / 8

Permissive licence

Zapier’s own site ↗

Side by side

Open-source alternatives to Zapier
Project	Stars	Activity	Licence	Self-host	Language
n8n	207,981	Active	Not identified	Docker	TypeScript
Huginn	50,080	Active	Permissive	Docker	Ruby
Temporal	23,820	Active	Permissive	○	Go
Automa	21,666	Slowing	Not identified	○	Vue
Automatisch	13,999	Slowing	Not identified	Compose	JavaScript
Pipedream	11,752	Active	Not identified	○	JavaScript
ActiveWorkflow	863	Quiet	Not identified	Docker	Ruby
Computir Cloud	40	Quiet	Not identified	○	TypeScript

Each one, briefly

n8n207,981 stars · not identified · active
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
Also replaces Make
Huginn50,080 stars · permissive · active
Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. Your agents are standing by!
Also replaces Make
Temporal23,820 stars · permissive · active
Temporal service
Automa21,666 stars · not identified · slowing
A browser extension for automating your browser by connecting blocks
Also replaces UiPath
Automatisch13,999 stars · not identified · slowing
The open source Zapier alternative. Build workflow automation without spending time and money.
Also replaces Make
Pipedream11,752 stars · not identified · active
Connect APIs, remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Also replaces Make
ActiveWorkflow863 stars · not identified · quiet
Polyglot workflows without leaving the comfort of your technology stack.
Also replaces Make
Computir Cloud40 stars · not identified · quiet

Where this comes from

Which projects are offered against Zapier comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for Zapier. Browse every open-source alternative.