Apache Airflow
Automation & WorkflowsProgrammatically author, schedule and monitor workflows
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Best Kubernetes Automation & Workflows for self-hosting
The 17 best Kubernetes automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Appsmith
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source low-code platform for building internal apps
Replaces Retool, Microsoft Power Apps
ToolJet
Automation & WorkflowsLow-code platform for building and automating business tools
Replaces Retool, Microsoft Power Apps
Conductor OSS
Automation & WorkflowsMicroservices and workflow orchestration engine
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Camunda
Budibase
Automation & WorkflowsLow-code platform to build internal tools and automations
Replaces Microsoft Power Apps, Retool
Kestra
Automation & WorkflowsDeclarative orchestration and scheduling platform
Replaces Zapier, Make
Prefect
Automation & WorkflowsModern workflow orchestration for data and Python pipelines
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Temporal
Automation & WorkflowsDurable execution platform for reliable distributed workflows
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Logic Apps
Dagster
Automation & WorkflowsData orchestrator for the full development lifecycle
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Apache DolphinScheduler
Automation & WorkflowsDistributed visual workflow scheduling platform
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Flowable
Automation & WorkflowsLightweight business process engine with BPMN and DMN
Replaces Microsoft Power Automate, Camunda
Mage
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source data pipeline tool for transforming and integrating data
Replaces Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow
Flyte
Automation & WorkflowsKubernetes-native workflow orchestration for data and ML
Replaces Apache Airflow
StackStorm
Automation & WorkflowsEvent-driven automation, often called IFTTT for ops
Replaces Zapier, AWS Systems Manager
Actions Runner Controller
Automation & WorkflowsRun self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on Kubernetes
Replaces GitHub-hosted runners
Apache NiFi
Automation & WorkflowsVisual dataflow automation and routing system
Replaces Azure Data Factory, Zapier
Camunda Platform 7
Automation & WorkflowsBPMN-based workflow and decision automation engine
Replaces Microsoft Power Automate, AWS Step Functions
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Kubernetes within the automation & workflows category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.