Best Open Source Automation Tools in 2026
Tools that let you automate repetitive workflows, integrate services, and trigger actions across applications.
5 open source automation tools — ranked by GitHub stars. Browse all
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
Make
Flowise
Flowise is an open-source, visual, low-code/no-code tool designed to help users build AI agents and sophisticated LLM-powered workflows through a drag-and-drop interface. It features a Node.js backend and a React frontend, along with modular components for integrations and API documentation—making it accessible to both developers and non-technical users.
Make
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Zapier
Lightpanda
A headless browser built from scratch in Zig, optimised for AI agents and automation with 9x less memory and 11x faster execution than Chrome.
Playwright
Automatisch
The open source Zapier alternative. Build workflow automation without spending time and money.
Zapier