Open-source Automation Anywhere alternatives

Skyvern automates browser-based workflows using large language models and computer vision. It offers a Playwright-compatible SDK that adds AI capabilities on top of Playwright, and a no-code workflow builder so that both technical and non-technical users can automate manual tasks on any website, replacing brittle automation scripts.

Traditional browser automation depends on custom scripts for each site, often relying on DOM parsing and XPath selectors that break whenever the layout changes. Skyvern instead relies on vision-capable LLMs to understand and interact with pages. Its design was inspired by task-driven autonomous agents such as BabyAGI and AutoGPT, with the added ability to act on sites using browser automation libraries. A swarm of agents comprehends a website, plans actions and executes them.

Skyvern is written in Python and licensed under AGPL-3.0, and topics note RPA and workflow use. You can self-host it or use the hosted service at skyvern.com. It targets teams that automate tasks across many different websites, such as form filling or data retrieval, where writing and maintaining per-site scripts is costly.

AstronRPA is a robotic process automation desktop application aimed at individuals and enterprises. Through a visual designer it supports low-code and no-code development, letting users build workflows that automate desktop software and web pages. It is published by iFlytek as part of its Astron family.

The project is described as agent-ready: Astron Agent, the native agent platform supported by this project, can call RPA workflow nodes, and agent workflows can in turn be used inside AstronRPA, so automation and AI reasoning can cooperate. Repository topics mention MCP, large language models, data privacy, on-premise deployment, security compliance and self-hosting. A deployment guide, user documentation and FAQ are provided in English and Chinese.

AstronRPA is written in Python and licensed under Apache-2.0. It can be run on your own infrastructure, which suits enterprises with privacy or compliance requirements. It is aimed at teams automating repetitive office and back-office tasks.

Automa is a browser extension for automating your browser through a visual workflow of connected blocks. You can auto-fill forms, perform repetitive tasks, take screenshots or scrape data from websites, and schedule when a workflow runs, all without writing code. It is built with Vue.

A marketplace lets users share and download workflows, and an Automa Chrome Extension Builder can turn a workflow into a standalone Chrome extension. The extension is available from the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons, and the repository includes setup instructions for contributors. Topics include workflow, browser automation and web scraping.

The repository license is listed as 'Other' on GitHub, so check the terms. Automa runs inside your own browser, so there is no server to manage. It suits non-programmers and developers who want quick browser automation similar to a lightweight RPA tool.