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Conductor OSS vs Huginn

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Conductor OSS Microservices and workflow orchestration engine VS HU Huginn Agents that monitor and act on your behalf
FeatureConductor OSSHuginn
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageJavaRuby
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 32,066★ 49,759
First released20162013
ReplacesAWS Step Functions, CamundaIFTTT, Zapier

Why pick each one

Choose Conductor OSS if…

  • Battle-tested at scale
  • Language-agnostic workers
Conductor OSS details

Choose Huginn if…

  • Very flexible automation
  • Good for web monitoring
  • No vendor lock-in
Huginn details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conductor OSS or Huginn better?

Huginn is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Conductor OSS if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Conductor OSS and Huginn free and open-source?

Yes. Conductor OSS is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Huginn under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conductor OSS and Huginn with Docker?

Conductor OSS: yes. Huginn: yes.

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