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10 self-hosted Airplane alternatives

Airplane is a developer platform for building internal tools and operational workflows. It enables teams to run scripts and jobs, compose UI components, create automations and approvals, manage permissions, and integrate with external services via a web interface.

Alternatives to Airplane

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Self-hostable workflow automation platform combining a visual builder with JavaScript/Python code steps, 400+ integrations, and AI-assisted automation.

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198.3k stars59.7k forkslast commit Actively maintained

Build and deploy internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards with a low-code UI builder that connects to databases and APIs and supports JavaScript logic and Git workflows.

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40.5k stars4.7k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

ToolJet is an open-source low-code platform to build and deploy internal tools, dashboards, and workflows with integrations for databases, APIs, and SaaS apps.

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38.3k stars5.2k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Windmill is an open-source developer platform to turn scripts into webhooks, cron jobs, workflows, and internal apps with auto-generated and low-code UIs.

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17.3k stars1.1k forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open-source runbook automation platform to schedule jobs, orchestrate workflows, and provide controlled self-service operations via web UI and API.

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6.2k stars985 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted web UI that exposes YAML-defined shell commands as buttons, dashboards and API endpoints with ACLs, auth and logging for safe, repeatable server operations.

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3.7k stars124 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Kottster is an open-source, self-hosted Node.js admin panel that generates table views, dashboards, and custom pages on top of your existing database.

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1.2k stars80 forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

Developer-first platform for durable workflow automation and orchestration, with code-based workflows, triggers, integrations, and API-first execution.

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1.1k stars46 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Single-binary platform that turns Bash/Lua scripts into HTTP endpoints, webhooks, cron jobs and visual pages with built-in auth, OAuth and credential management.

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18 stars0 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

On-premises IT task scheduler to centralize, schedule, and run scripts and commands across servers via SSH/WinRM, with workflows, logs, notifications, and an API.

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What replacing Airplane actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 8 of 10 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

Browse everything in Automation & Workflow Builders (Low-code).

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