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Automation & WorkflowsMicroservices and workflow orchestration engine
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Camunda
The 21 best Real-Time automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Microservices and workflow orchestration engine
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Camunda
Distributed task queue for Python with scheduling support
Replaces AWS Batch, AWS SQS
Modern workflow orchestration for data and Python pipelines
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Flow-based programming for event-driven apps
Replaces Zapier
Durable execution platform for reliable distributed workflows
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Logic Apps
Distributed visual workflow scheduling platform
Replaces AWS Step Functions, Azure Data Factory
Watch files and trigger actions when they change
Replaces fswatch
Headless browser automation as a self-hosted service
Replaces Browserbase
Open-source data pipeline tool for transforming and integrating data
Replaces Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow
Distributed background task queue with a modern UI
Replaces Celery, Temporal
Self-hosted task scheduler with a web management UI
Replaces cron, Rundeck
Visual dataflow automation and routing system
Replaces Azure Data Factory, Zapier
Wake-on-LAN dashboard to power devices on and off
Replaces Commercial WOL apps
Distributed task scheduler with a web UI
Replaces Zapier
Event-driven workflow and background job platform
Replaces Zapier, AWS Step Functions
Real-time updates protocol and server-sent events hub
Replaces Pusher
Durable execution engine for resilient applications
Replaces Temporal
Automation tool for filtering and processing release feeds
Replaces Zapier
Tray application and CLI for managing Syncthing
Replaces Resilio Sync
Visual flow-based automation for connecting devices and APIs
Replaces Zapier, IFTTT
Monitoring and issue detection for Celery task queues
Replaces Flower
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Real-Time within the automation & workflows category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.