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Best Workflow Automation Tools
Explore leading tools in the Workflow Automation category, including open-source options and SaaS products. Compare features, use cases, and find the best fit for your workflow.
10+ open-source projects · 7 SaaS products
Top open-source Workflow Automation
These projects are active, self-hostable choices for knowledge management teams evaluating alternatives to SaaS tools.
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- 19,339
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Pipedream
Build event‑driven automations with 1,000+ integrations, no code required.
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AI-powered automation platform with 280+ integrations, type-safe TypeScript framework, and MCP server support. Self-hosted alternative to Zapier for technical and non-technical teams.
Expect a strong TypeScript presence among maintained projects.
Popular SaaS Platforms to Replace
Understand the commercial incumbents teams migrate from and how many open-source alternatives exist for each product.
IFTTT
No-code automation platform connecting 900+ services for business and home workflow automation
Intellistack Streamline
No-code AI-driven process automation platform for secure, data-rich workflows without data retention
Make
Visual workflow automation platform
n8n
Workflow automation with code flexibility
Pipedream
Workflow automation platform connecting APIs and AI
Workato
Enterprise integration and workflow automation platform (iPaaS)
IFTTT enables automation between apps and services with pre-built applets and custom workflows. Features mobile apps, AI content creator, and integrations with major platforms for productivity automation.
Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.
Explore related categories
Browse neighbouring categories in Messaging & Integration to widen your evaluation.
- Customer Data Platforms (CDP)Collect, unify identities and route customer events to warehouses and downstream tools.
- Event Streaming PlatformsDistributed streaming and event log platforms for high-throughput data feeds.
- Message Brokers & QueuesMessaging systems for asynchronous communication (pub/sub, point-to-point queues).




