n8n
Automation & WorkflowsWorkflow automation with a node-based editor
Replaces Zapier, Make
Best Multi-User Automation & Workflows for self-hosting
The 15 best Multi-User automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Huginn
Automation & WorkflowsAgents that monitor and act on your behalf
Replaces IFTTT, Zapier
ToolJet
Automation & WorkflowsLow-code platform for building and automating business tools
Replaces Retool, Microsoft Power Apps
Appsmith
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source low-code platform for building internal apps
Replaces Retool, Microsoft Power Apps
Novu
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source notification infrastructure for developers
Replaces Courier, Knock
Budibase
Automation & WorkflowsLow-code platform to build internal tools and automations
Replaces Microsoft Power Apps, Retool
Activepieces
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source no-code business automation
Replaces Zapier, Make
Windmill
Automation & WorkflowsDeveloper platform for scripts, flows and apps
Replaces Zapier, Retool
Maxun
Automation & WorkflowsNo-code web data extraction and scraping platform
Replaces Octoparse, Import.io
Apache DolphinScheduler
Automation & WorkflowsDistributed visual workflow scheduling platform
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Automatisch
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source business automation you can self-host
Replaces Zapier
Flyte
Automation & WorkflowsKubernetes-native workflow orchestration for data and ML
Replaces Apache Airflow
Gocron
Automation & WorkflowsSelf-hosted task scheduler with a web management UI
Replaces cron, Rundeck
Cronicle
Automation & WorkflowsDistributed task scheduler with a web UI
Replaces Zapier
Yaade
Automation & WorkflowsSelf-hosted collaborative API development environment
Replaces Postman
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Sustainable Use License | 207,291 |
| Huginn | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 50,052 |
| ToolJet | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 41,090 |
| Appsmith | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 41,060 |
| Novu | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 40,143 |
| Budibase | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | GPL-3.0 | 28,333 |
| Activepieces | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 25,042 |
| Windmill | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 18,175 |
| Maxun | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 17,827 |
| Apache DolphinScheduler | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 14,518 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: n8n (207,291 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Gocron (from 128 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 15 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the automation & workflows category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.