Best Self-Hosted Automation Tools in 2026
Tools that let you automate repetitive workflows, integrate services, and trigger actions across applications.
The top-rated pick is n8n with 194,092 GitHub stars.
9 self-hosted 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
Huginn
Self-hosted automation platform for building agents that monitor and act on your behalf — a hackable, open source alternative to IFTTT and Zapier.
IFTTT
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
Kestra
Event-driven workflow orchestration platform with a YAML-based pipeline DSL, 500+ plugins, and a built-in UI editor.
Zapier
Maxun
Open-source no-code platform for web scraping, crawling, search and AI data extraction.
Firecrawl
Trigger.dev
Open-source platform for building and deploying reliable background jobs, scheduled tasks, and AI workflows in TypeScript.
Zapier
Automatisch
The open source Zapier alternative. Build workflow automation without spending time and money.
ZapierWhy self-host?
Self-hosting puts you in control. You own your data, avoid vendor lock-in, and eliminate recurring subscription costs. For teams handling sensitive data or operating under strict compliance requirements, running your own infrastructure is often the only viable option.