Celery
Automation & WorkflowsDistributed task queue for Python with scheduling support
Replaces AWS Batch, AWS SQS
Best Cross-Platform Automation & Workflows for self-hosting
The 9 best Cross-Platform automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Automa
Automation & WorkflowsBrowser automation via drag-and-drop visual workflows
Replaces Zapier, UiPath
Luigi
Automation & WorkflowsPython module for building complex batch job pipelines
Replaces AWS Step Functions
Apprise
Automation & WorkflowsSend notifications to dozens of services from one library
Replaces Pushover
watchman
Automation & WorkflowsWatch files and trigger actions when they change
Replaces fswatch
Ofelia
Automation & WorkflowsA docker-friendly job scheduler written in Go
Replaces cron
Syncthing Tray
Automation & WorkflowsTray application and CLI for managing Syncthing
Replaces Resilio Sync
Shoutrrr
Automation & WorkflowsNotification routing library and CLI for many services
Replaces Apprise
Jobber
Automation & WorkflowsSmarter cron replacement with retries and notifications
Replaces cron
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celery | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 28,973 |
| Automa | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 21,661 |
| Luigi | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | Apache-2.0 | 18,784 |
| Apprise | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 17,579 |
| watchman | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 13,741 |
| Ofelia | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 32 MB | MIT | 4,011 |
| Syncthing Tray | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,973 |
| Shoutrrr | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 32 MB | MIT | 1,692 |
| Jobber | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 1,415 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Celery (28,973 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Ofelia (from 32 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 9 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Cross-Platform within the automation & workflows category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.