Visual workflow automation with code flexibility and AI agents
- Stars
- 208.1k
- Growth
- +2.6k
- Launched
- Jun 2019
Custom licenseupdated today
R.I.P.Open-source alternatives to Zapier
12 projects replace Zapier, the workflow automation. 10 shipped code in the last 30 days.
Zapier bills by task, so one busy workflow that runs thousands of times a month can push a team onto a much bigger plan. Multi-step Zaps and code steps need paid tiers. Teams moving a lot of data also prefer not to route customer records through another company's servers.
n8n is the usual choice: a visual editor with hundreds of integrations, code nodes and AI agent steps, and no per-task fees when self-hosted, though its license is fair-code rather than OSI open source. Activepieces is simpler to learn and closer to Zapier's step-by-step style. Windmill suits developers who write Python or TypeScript scripts and want a UI around them. Node-RED is the long-standing pick for IoT and home automation.
12 open-source alternatives
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- 50.1k
- Growth
- –
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- 25.1k
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- 23.8k
- Growth
- –
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- Growth
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- 14k
- Growth
- +25
- Launched
- Sep 2021
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- 8.2k
- Growth
- +172
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- Dec 2023
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- 3.5k
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- +44
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- Feb 2021
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Custom licenseupdated today
What you give up by leaving Zapier
The honest part. Free and open usually costs something else.
- Fewer connectors Zapier has thousands of app integrations; open tools have hundreds, so niche apps may need raw HTTP calls.
- You watch the runs Failed workflows, retries and queue backlogs become your problem to notice and fix.
- Licenses differ n8n's fair-code license limits reselling it, so check the terms before building a product on top.
- Less for non-coders Zapier is made for people who never write code; some alternatives assume you will.
