n8n AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Workflow Automation Tools

The best Workflow Automation alternative to n8n is IFTTT, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to n8n and loads of them are Workflow Automation Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Workflow Automation Tool alternatives to n8n are Zapier, Node-RED, Huginn and Sim Studio.

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  1. IFTTT icon

    IFTTT

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    IFTTT automates over 1000 apps, devices, and services with no coding needed, supports 27 million users, partners with 900+ brands, and offers powerful automation features like filter codes, queries, multiple actions, connections, habit tracking, and location-triggered events.

    126 IFTTT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
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    IFTTT is bad and nobody should use it because of its new "freemium" plan

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    • Most users think IFTTT is a great n8n alternative.

    • IFTTT is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to n8n.

    • IFTTT is the most popular free alternative to n8n.

    • IFTTT is Freemium and Proprietaryn8n is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • IFTTT is Lightweightn8n is not according to our users
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    Zapier

     209 likes
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    Experience automation without coding by connecting 7,000+ apps with Zapier. Create advanced workflows using natural language and drag-and-drop, harness AI for personalized tasks, and customize apps with data tables. Collaborate and scale with enterprise solutions.

    166 Zapier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Zapier is the most popular SaaS alternative to n8n.

    • Zapier is Freemium and Proprietaryn8n is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Node-RED icon

    Node-RED

     36 likes
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    Node-RED provides a browser-based flow editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range nodes in the palette. Flows can be then deployed to the runtime in a single-click.

    28 Node-RED alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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    • Almost everyone thinks Node-RED is a great n8n alternative.

    • Node-RED is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to n8n.

    • Node-RED is the most popular Open Source alternative to n8n.

    • Node-RED is Free and Open Sourcen8n is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Experience automation without coding by connecting 7,000+ apps with Zapier. Create advanced workflows using natural language and drag-and-drop, harness AI for personalized tasks, and customize apps with data tables. Collaborate a...

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  6. Huginn icon

    Huginn

     117 likes
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    Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph.

    76 Huginn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Slack
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    Sim Studio

     14 likes
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    Sim Studio is a powerful platform for building, testing, and optimizing agentic workflows. It provides developers with intuitive tools to design sophisticated agent-based applications through a visual interface.

    37 Sim Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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  8. UI.Vision RPA icon

    UI.Vision RPA

     120 likes
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    Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

    142 UI.Vision RPA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension, but it can do desktop automation as well!
     
  11. Make.com icon

    Make.com

     71 likes
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    Revolutionize how you work with the ultimate automation platform. Connect apps, automate tasks, and manage workflows using no-code tools. Streamline operations with thousands of integrations for any online app, all on one platform.

    112 Make.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Activepieces

     40 likes
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    Activepieces is an open source no-code AI automation tool. The only AI automation tool loved by both technical and non-technical users. It's super extensible code-wise and super easy UI-wise. With Activepieces, you can automate your departments (marketing, sales, HR, legal...

    71 Activepieces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  14. Directus icon

    Directus

     32 likes
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    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    216 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    Automatisch

     14 likes
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    Automatisch is a business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes. It is a software designed to help streamline your workflows by integrating the different services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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