n8n AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Workflow Automation Tools

The best Workflow Automation alternative to n8n is IFTTT, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to n8n and loads of them are Workflow Automation Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Workflow Automation Tool alternatives to n8n are Zapier, Node-RED, Huginn and Sim Studio.

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  1. IFTTT icon

    IFTTT

     438 likes

    IFTTT automates over 1000 apps, devices, and services with no coding needed, supports 27 million users, partners with 900+ brands, and offers powerful automation features like filter codes, queries, multiple actions, connections, habit tracking, and location-triggered events.

    131 IFTTT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
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    Comments about IFTTT as an Alternative to n8n
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    IFTTT is bad and nobody should use it because of its new "freemium" plan

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • IFTTT is Freemium and Proprietaryn8n is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • IFTTT is Lightweightn8n is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    180 Zapier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  6. 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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  7. Sim Studio icon

    Sim Studio

     14 likes

    Sim Studio is a powerful platform for building, testing, and optimizing agentic workflows. It provides developers with intuitive tools to design sophisticated agent-based applications through a visual interface.

    39 Sim Studio alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
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  8. 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

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    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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    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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  12. 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. 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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  15. Automatisch icon

    Automatisch

     14 likes

    Automatisch is a business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes. It is a software designed to help streamline your workflows by integrating the different services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Apps
     
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