Apache Airflow
Automation & WorkflowsProgrammatically author, schedule and monitor workflows
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Best PostgreSQL Automation & Workflows for self-hosting
The 13 best PostgreSQL automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
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
Skyvern
Automation & WorkflowsAutomate browser workflows with LLMs and computer vision
Replaces UiPath, Zapier
Windmill
Automation & WorkflowsDeveloper platform for scripts, flows and apps
Replaces Zapier, Retool
Trigger.dev
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source background jobs and workflows for code
Replaces Zapier
Dagster
Automation & WorkflowsData orchestrator for the full development lifecycle
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Automatisch
Automation & WorkflowsOpen-source business automation you can self-host
Replaces Zapier
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
Hatchet
Automation & WorkflowsDistributed background task queue with a modern UI
Replaces Celery, Temporal
Procrastinate
Automation & WorkflowsPostgreSQL-backed task queue for Python automation
Replaces Celery
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Airflow | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | Apache-2.0 | 47,169 |
| Kestra | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 29,559 |
| Prefect | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 24,017 |
| Temporal | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MIT | 23,678 |
| Skyvern | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 4,096 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 23,195 |
| Windmill | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 18,175 |
| Trigger.dev | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 16,533 |
| Dagster | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 16,272 |
| Automatisch | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 13,994 |
| Flowable | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 9,586 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Apache Airflow (47,169 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Procrastinate (from 256 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 7 of 13 use Apache-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the automation & workflows category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.