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Best Plugins Automation & Workflows for self-hosting

The 10 best Plugins automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

n8n

Automation & Workflows

Workflow automation with a node-based editor

Replaces Zapier, Make

★ 199.8k Medium setup Sustainable Use License

Apache Airflow

Automation & Workflows

Programmatically author, schedule and monitor workflows

Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory

★ 46.4k Hard setup Apache-2.0

Activepieces

Automation & Workflows

Open-source no-code business automation

Replaces Zapier, Make

★ 23.6k Medium setup MIT

Node-RED

Automation & Workflows

Flow-based programming for event-driven apps

Replaces Zapier

★ 23.5k Easy setup Apache-2.0

Luigi

Automation & Workflows

Python module for building complex batch job pipelines

Replaces AWS Step Functions

★ 18.8k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Dagster

Automation & Workflows

Data orchestrator for the full development lifecycle

Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory

★ 15.9k Medium setup Apache-2.0

StackStorm

Automation & Workflows

Event-driven automation, often called IFTTT for ops

Replaces Zapier, AWS Systems Manager

★ 6.5k Hard setup Apache-2.0

Apache NiFi

Automation & Workflows

Visual dataflow automation and routing system

Replaces Azure Data Factory, Zapier

★ 6.2k Hard setup Apache-2.0

pyLoad

Automation & Workflows

Lightweight, extensible download manager with a web UI

Replaces JDownloader

★ 3.8k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

FlowForge Lite

Automation & Workflows

Visual flow-based automation for connecting devices and APIs

Replaces Zapier, IFTTT

★ 395 Easy setup Apache-2.0

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the automation & workflows category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.