The Best Free IFTTT AlternativesTop Task & Workflow Automation Tools like IFTTT

The best free alternative to IFTTT is Zapier. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to IFTTT and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to IFTTT are Huginn, n8n, Make.com and Nekton.ai.

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  1. Zapier icon

    Zapier

     210 likes

    Experience automation without coding by connecting 7,000+ apps with Zapier. Create advanced workflows using natural language and drag-and-drop, harness AI for personalized tasks, and customize apps with data tables. Collaborate and scale with enterprise solutions.

    181 Zapier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Zapier as an Alternative to IFTTT
    Killy
    Positive
    3

    IFTTT is a hostage of it's minimalism - no reasonable data conditioning can be done. Zapier gives a lot of tools to manipulate your data and to test it step by step.

    Guest
    Negative
    9

    Only 14 day free trial is offered.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    pilarbustamante
    Positive
    6

    It is limited to 200 task a month for the free version, but it has a lot of features specially the email parsing. that are very useful.

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    • Zapier is Freemium and ProprietaryIFTTT is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Huginn icon

    Huginn

     119 likes

    Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph.

    77 Huginn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Slack
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    Comments about Huginn as an Alternative to IFTTT
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    more advanced and self hosted

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Huginn is Free and Open SourceIFTTT is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Huginn is CustomizableIFTTT is not according to our users
  4. n8n icon

    n8n

     135 likes

    Leverage a versatile automation tool to streamline tasks and workflows across different platforms using an adaptable, open-source framework. Ideal for self-hosted solutions and SaaS, n8n supports a broad spectrum of integrations with third-party services like Slack, Trello, and Google Sheets.

    146 n8n alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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    Make.com

     71 likes

    Automate workflows and tasks using a visual, no-code platform that connects over 3,000 apps. Customize workflows, manage AI agents, enable collaboration, and ensure security with GDPR and SOC 2 compliance, SSO, and encryption for centralized business operations.

    125 Make.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Make.com as an Alternative to IFTTT
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Let me do all things I need but with better quality than IFTTT

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    chonunca
    Positive
    0

    More powerful, can convert, parse, replace, filter inputs. And a really better interface

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    • Make.com is Freemium and ProprietaryIFTTT is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Nekton.ai icon

    Nekton.ai

     107 likes

    Nekton is a service that will help you automate your workflows using generative AI. You can describe your workflow or a business process in plain text steps, and then those steps will be automated by Nekton and executed in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Node-RED icon

    Node-RED

     36 likes

    Node-RED provides a browser-based flow editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range nodes in the palette. Flows can be then deployed to the runtime in a single-click.

    31 Node-RED alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  10. UI.Vision RPA icon

    UI.Vision RPA

     120 likes

    Open-source task and test automation tool and Selenium IDE. The UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension that can do desktop automation as well! Use it for web automation, form filling, screen scraping and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

    144 UI.Vision RPA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    UI.Vision RPA software is a browser extension, but it can do desktop automation as well!
     
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    Comments about UI.Vision RPA as an Alternative to IFTTT
    slippycheeze
    Negative
    3

    This is a desktop automation tool, not an event driven workflow tool.

    atesto
    Positive
    1

    Good and free workflow automation. It runs directly on your machine (it is not cloud based)

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    • UI.Vision RPA is Freemium and Open SourceIFTTT is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Activepieces icon

    Activepieces

     40 likes

    Activepieces is an open source no-code AI automation tool. The only AI automation tool loved by both technical and non-technical users. It's super extensible code-wise and super easy UI-wise. With Activepieces, you can automate your departments (marketing, sales, HR, legal...

    72 Activepieces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  13. Microsoft Power Automate icon

    Microsoft Power Automate

     20 likes

    Microsoft Power Automate is an advanced automation platform. It offers a wide range of features, including AI-powered automation, RPA, BPA, DPA, and process/task mining.

    26 Microsoft Power Automate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  15. Directus icon

    Directus

     33 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    217 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    Comments about Directus as an Alternative to IFTTT
    Kovah
    Negative
    1

    Directus is a no-code frontend for databases, while Huginn is a task automation service.

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    • Directus is Freemium and Open SourceIFTTT is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Directus is Customizable and Privacy focusedIFTTT is not according to our users
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