171 tools · 68 open-source · 103 SaaS
The best workflow automation tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source workflow automation tool on Enlisted is n8n (206k GitHub stars), followed by Huginn and ntfy. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Zapier, Workato and Lindy.
Enlisted lists 171 workflow automation tools: 68 open source and 103 SaaS. 52 of the open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are Apache-2.0 (20 tools), MIT (13) and AGPL-3.0 (9). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Zapier, Azure Logic Apps and Tray.ai.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 171 workflow automation tools
n8n
Workflow Automation
n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business
OSSvs Zapier★ 206k
Huginn
Workflow Automation
Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. Your agents are standing by!
MITvs IFTTT★ 50k
ntfy
Workflow Automation
Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using PUT/POST
Apache-2.0★ 35k
Conductor OSS
Workflow Automation
Conductor is an event driven agentic workflow engine providing durable and highly resilien
Apache-2.0vs AWS Step Functions★ 32k
Kestra
Data Pipelines & ETL
Event Driven Orchestration & Scheduling Platform for Mission Critical Applications
Apache-2.0vs AWS Step Functions★ 29k
Activepieces
Workflow Automation
AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automati
OSSvs Zapier★ 25k
Node-RED
Workflow Automation
Low-code programming for event-driven applications
Apache-2.0vs Microsoft Power Automate★ 24k
Temporal
Workflow Automation
Temporal service
MITvs AWS Step Functions★ 23k
Skyvern
Workflow Automation
Automate browser based workflows with AI
AGPL-3.0vs Browse AI★ 23k
Windmill
Workflow Automation
Open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks,
OSSvs Retool★ 18k
Maxun
Workflow Automation
Turn any website into clean, structured data. Scrape, crawl, extract, search and monitor v
AGPL-3.0vs Octoparse★ 18k
Argo Workflows
CI/CD & DevOps
Workflow Engine for Kubernetes
Apache-2.0vs AWS Step Functions★ 17k
Trigger.dev
Workflow Automation
Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows
Apache-2.0★ 16k
AWX
CI/CD & DevOps
AWX provides a web-based user interface, REST API, and task engine built on top of Ansible
OSS★ 16k
AutoHotkey
Workflow Automation
AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
GPL-2.0vs Keyboard Maestro★ 13k
Pipedream
Workflow Automation
Connect APIs, remarkably fast. Free for developers.
OSSvs Zapier★ 12k
UFO
Workflow Automation
UFO³: Weaving the Digital Agent Galaxy
MIT★ 9.9k
Certimate
Security
ssl tls https ssl-certificate ssl-certificates ssl-cert https-certificate https-certificat
MITvs Sectigo★ 9.3k
Astron Agent
AI Infrastructure
Enterprise-grade, commercial-friendly agentic workflow platform for building next-generati
Apache-2.0★ 8.9k
Lamda
Testing & QA
Android Full-Stack Device Control Platform: WebRTC/H.264 remote desktop, UI/OCR/image-matc
MIT★ 8.5k
SuperPlane
CI/CD & DevOps
SuperPlane lets AI agents fully automate routine development work, with the rules, verific
Apache-2.0★ 7.7k
StackStorm
Workflow Automation
StackStorm (aka "IFTTT for Ops") is event-driven automation for auto-remediation, incident
Apache-2.0vs Tines★ 6.5k
Hammerspoon
Workflow Automation
Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua
MITvs Keyboard Maestro★ 16k
Rundeck
Workflow Automation
Enable Self-Service Operations: Give specific users access to your existing tools, service
Apache-2.0★ 6.3k
Inngest
Workflow Automation
The leading workflow orchestration platform. Run stateful step functions and AI workflows
OSSvs AWS Step Functions★ 5.9k
OpenConnector
AI Infrastructure
Open-source auth gateway connecting 1500+ SaaS providers to AI agents through SDK, CLI, MC
Apache-2.0★ 5.9k
Nanobrowser
AI Tools
Open-Source Chrome extension for AI-powered web automation. Run multi-agent workflows usin
Apache-2.0vs ChatGPT Atlas★ 14k
AstronRPA
Workflow Automation
Agent-ready RPA suite with out-of-the-box automation tools. Built for individuals and ente
Apache-2.0vs UiPath★ 5.4k
Certd
Security
开源SSL证书管理工具；全自动证书申请、更新、续期；通配符证书，泛域名证书申请；证书自动化部署到阿里云、腾讯云、主机、群晖、宝塔；https证书，pfx证书，der证书，TLS证书
AGPL-3.0vs Sectigo★ 5k
agent-device
Testing & QA
Mobile app automation and verification for AI coding agents. CLI, MCP server, and typed No
MIT★ 4.9k
Agenta
AI Tools
Agenta is a workspace where you and your team build agents and automations.
OSSvs Lindy★ 4.8k
Dagu
Workflow Automation
Self-hostable workflow orchestrator for teams whose main work isn't orchestration. Declara
GPL-3.0vs AWS Step Functions★ 4.2k
AutoKey
Workflow Automation
AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
GPL-3.0vs TextExpander★ 3.9k
Tracecat
Security
Open-source security automation platform for teams and AI agents
AGPL-3.0vs Tines★ 3.8k
Automa
Workflow Automation
A browser extension for automating your browser by connecting blocks
OSSvs Bardeen★ 22k
Refly
Workflow Automation
The first open-source agent skills builder. Define skills by vibe workflow, run on Claude
OSSvs Gumloop★ 7.5k
BrowserAct
Workflow Automation
Browser automation CLI built for AI agents. Break through anti-bot walls, hand off to huma
MITvs Browse AI★ 6.1k
Automatisch
Workflow Automation
The open source Zapier alternative. Build workflow automation without spending time and mo
OSSvs Zapier★ 14k
Magic
AI Tools
Magicrew. The first open-source all-in-one AI productivity platform (Generalist AI Agent +
OSSvs Lindy★ 5k
Anakin
Workflow Automation
Open-source web scraping API. Turn any website into clean markdown or structured JSON. Ant
AGPL-3.0vs Apify★ 4.5k
n8n-as-code
Workflow Automation
Give your AI agent n8n superpowers. 537 nodes with full schemas, 7,700+ templates, Git-lik
MIT★ 1.6k
Obsei
Workflow Automation
Obsei is a low code AI powered automation tool. It can be used in various business flows l
Apache-2.0★ 1.4k
pg_timetable
Database Tools
pg_timetable: Advanced scheduling for PostgreSQL
OSS★ 1.4k
Errbot
Workflow Automation
Errbot is a chatbot, a daemon that connects to your favorite chat service and bring your t
GPL-3.0★ 3.3k
InfoSpider
Workflow Automation
INFO-SPIDER 是一个集众多数据源于一身的爬虫工具箱🧰，旨在安全快捷的帮助用户拿回自己的数据，工具代码开源，流程透明。支持数据源包括GitHub、QQ邮箱、网易邮箱、阿里
GPL-3.0★ 8.3k
NextGen Connect
Workflow Automation
The swiss army knife of healthcare integration.
OSSvs MuleSoft★ 1.2k
OpenOps
Workflow Automation
The batteries-included, No-Code FinOps automation platform, with the AI you trust.
OSS★ 1.1kAutoJs6
Workflow Automation
安卓平台 JavaScript 自动化工具 (Auto.js 二次开发项目)
MPL-2.0vs Tasker★ 6.4k
Workflow automation tools: questions
- What is the best open-source workflow automation tool?
- n8n is the top-ranked open-source workflow automation tool on Enlisted, with 206k GitHub stars. It is followed by Huginn, ntfy and Conductor OSS.
- What are the best free workflow automation tools?
- The top-ranked open-source workflow automation tools with a standard licence are Huginn (MIT), ntfy (Apache-2.0) and Conductor OSS (Apache-2.0), so their code is free to use. 33 of the 103 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Zapier, Apify and Clay.
- Which workflow automation tools can be self-hosted?
- 52 of the 68 open-source workflow automation tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are n8n, Huginn and ntfy.
- How are these workflow automation tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 43 of the 68 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.