Huginn is a self-hosted system for building small automated tasks that watch websites, feeds and services and act when something changes. It is for technical users who want to run their own automation server instead of using a hosted service.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · For technical users
Activepieces is a tool that connects apps and automates tasks between them using a visual, no-code builder. It is aimed at both technical developers and non-technical users who want to set up workflows.
24kActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxApache-2.0For developers
Node-RED is a visual tool for connecting devices, web services and other software by wiring together blocks in a browser. It is aimed at people who want to automate tasks or build event-driven applications without writing much code.
Automatisch is a business automation tool that connects different online services so routine tasks can run automatically. It is for businesses that want to automate workflows and keep their data on their own servers.
Runs on your own server · GitHub
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/automation.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Zapier, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Huginn (MIT, https://github.com/huginn/huginn; replaces fully): Huginn is a self-hosted system for building small automated tasks that watch websites, feeds and services and act when something changes. It is for technical users who want to run their own automation server instead of using a hosted service.
- Activepieces (MIT, https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces; replaces fully): Activepieces is a tool that connects apps and automates tasks between them using a visual, no-code builder. It is aimed at both technical developers and non-technical users who want to set up workflows.
- Node-RED (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/node-red/node-red; replaces fully): Node-RED is a visual tool for connecting devices, web services and other software by wiring together blocks in a browser. It is aimed at people who want to automate tasks or build event-driven applications without writing much code.
- Automatisch (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/automatisch/automatisch; replaces fully): Automatisch is a business automation tool that connects different online services so routine tasks can run automatically. It is for businesses that want to automate workflows and keep their data on their own servers.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
