Self-hosted Automation & Workflow Builders (Low-code) tools

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

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Zapier+17

Open source, agentless automation engine for configuration management, app deployment, orchestration, and infrastructure provisioning using YAML playbooks over SSH.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform+4

Open-source Airtable alternative that turns Postgres/MySQL/SQLite into a no-code spreadsheet UI with views, permissions, integrations, and REST APIs.

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Airtable+10

Huginn is an open-source automation platform that runs agents to monitor web data, process events, and trigger actions — self-hosted and extensible.

MITActively maintained

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IFTTT+17

Apache Airflow is a workflow orchestration platform to define, schedule, and monitor data pipelines and other batch jobs using Python-defined DAGs.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Astronomer+5

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.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Retool+19

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.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Retool+14

Novu is an open-source notifications platform with a unified API, workflow orchestration, and embeddable in-app inbox for email, SMS, push, and chat.

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Novu Cloud+4

Fast, self-hosted homepage/dashboard with Docker integrations and 100+ service widgets.

Mindustry is an automation-focused sandbox tower defense RTS with resource processing, base building, and multiplayer play on dedicated servers.

Budibase is an open-source low-code platform to build internal tools, portals, forms, and approval workflows with integrations to databases and APIs.

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Microsoft Power Apps+18

Declarative, API-first orchestration platform for scheduled and event-driven workflows with a plugin ecosystem, UI editor, CI/CD and Terraform integration.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Dagster Cloud+16

Open-source automation builder for creating workflows with webhooks, HTTP steps, code actions, and an extensible TypeScript-based integration framework with AI features.

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Zapier+17

Open-source, self-hosted no-code/low-code platform to build internal tools and business applications with a data-model approach, workflows, permissions, and a plugin system.

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Microsoft Power Apps+19

Open-source, browser-based low-code platform and Node.js runtime for wiring devices, APIs and services into event-driven flows for automation, IoT and integrations.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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IFTTT+13

Teable is an Airtable alternative for building database apps with a spreadsheet UI, multiple views, real-time collaboration, and a plugin system, backed by PostgreSQL.

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Airtable+11

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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Windmill+12

Leon is an open-source personal assistant that runs on your server, enabling privacy-focused automation through modular skills with text and optional voice interaction.

MITActively maintained

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Amazon Alexa+6

Maxun is an open source no-code platform to build web scraping robots that extract structured data and expose websites as APIs, markdown, or automated pipelines.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Apify+1

Jackett is a self-hosted indexer proxy that integrates many torrent trackers and exposes them through a unified Torznab/Newznab-compatible API and RSS feeds for apps like Sonarr and Radarr.

Automatisch is an open-source Zapier alternative for building no-code automations that connect apps and services while keeping data on your own infrastructure.

Slowing down

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Zapier+14

webhook is a lightweight Go server for creating HTTP endpoints that trigger scripts or shell commands with rule-based request validation.

MITActively maintained

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Webhook.site+2

Self-hostable visual builder for chatbots and conversational forms, embeddable on websites and apps with integrations, branching logic, and real-time results analytics.

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ChatBot.com+9

OmniTools is a self-hosted web app providing browser-based utilities for images, video, PDF, text, date/time, math, and data formats, with client-side processing.

MITActively maintained

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iLovePDF+7

Self-hosted indexer manager/proxy that centralizes torrent trackers and Usenet indexers, syncing configuration to Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and more.

Open-source event-driven automation platform for DevOps and SRE, with rules, workflows, ChatOps, and hundreds of integration packs for auto-remediation and incident response.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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IFTTT+8

Self-hostable cryptocurrency trading bot to automate grid, DCA, AI and TradingView-based strategies across many exchanges, with backtesting and paper trading.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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3Commas+5

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

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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PagerDuty Rundeck+11

UpSnap is a simple Wake-on-LAN web app with a device dashboard, scheduling via cron, port checks, and optional network discovery for managing machines on a LAN.

MITActively maintained

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IFTTT+3

Self-hosted SponsorBlock client that connects to YouTube TV apps on smart TVs and streaming devices to automatically skip sponsor segments, intros, and more.