About Flow-Like
Flow-Like is a developer platform for building and running application logic as typed workflows. A Flow is a single executable process whose graph is run by a Rust runtime, either on a developer's machine or on configured infrastructure. Logic sits next to the interfaces, data, packages, access rules and releases it belongs to, so a team can follow how a change was built and what it did.
Flows can be edited as FlowScript, a typed text form, or on a live node canvas, and edits in either view update the same underlying Board. Work is organized into Apps that bundle Flows with Events and Pages: an Event can expose a Flow as an API, schedule, chat, form, Page, REST endpoint or MCP server. Studio, a desktop application, handles editing, data inspection, local runs and tracing; a browser app and backend provide shared access and remote execution.
The repository's topics place it in the same space as n8n, Retool and Temporal, and it targets AI agent and LLM integration alongside conventional automation. It is described as source-available, with the license listed as Other, so review the terms before commercial use. It can be self-hosted, and an online trial and a downloadable Studio app are offered.
Key features
- Typed workflows in FlowScript text or canvas
- Rust runtime for local or remote execution
- Apps bundling flows, events and pages
- Triggers for APIs, schedules, chat and MCP
- Desktop Studio with tracing of runs
- Support for AI agents and LLM workflows
Good fit for
- →Internal tools and business automation
- →Building AI agent workflows
- →Teams evaluating n8n or Temporal alternatives
- Tags
- workflow-automation
- low-code
- rust
- visual-scripting
- ai-agents
- mcp
- self-hosted
- no-code
Flow-Like: questions and answers
- What is Flow-Like used for?
- Flow-Like is a source-available platform for building and running typed application workflows, editable as FlowScript text or on a visual canvas. It is a good fit for internal tools and business automation, building AI agent workflows, and teams evaluating n8n or Temporal alternatives.
- Is Flow-Like open source?
- Yes. Flow-Like is open source under a custom licence. Its source code is on GitHub at Rheosoph/flow-like and is written mainly in Rust.
- Is Flow-Like free?
- Yes. Flow-Like is open source, so the software itself is free to use under the terms of its own licence. Paid plans are also available, starting at €19 per month.
- Can I self-host Flow-Like?
- Yes. Flow-Like can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Flow-Like an alternative to?
- Flow-Like is an open-source alternative to Zapier. Other open-source alternatives to Zapier include n8n, ByteChef and LiveContext.
- Is Flow-Like actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Flow-Like was on 1 October 2026. The project has 958 stars on GitHub.
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