Automation · paid tool
Pipedream alternatives
Developer automation platform for event-driven workflows and APIs.
Free alternatives
Highest score first. The score weighs licence openness, repository activity, traction, feature coverage, and cost; factors without data are left out and the rest are reweighted.
Node-RED
Ranking score 94.3/100
Flow-based automation for APIs, devices, and home systems.
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Platforms
- web, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release October 21, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 23,785
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Node-RED Factor Points Weight Licence opennessApache-2.0 licence (open); self-hostable 25 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity23785 GitHub stars 18.6 20% Feature coverage11 of 14 curated capability tags covered 15.7 20% Costfree pricing model 10 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
Activepieces
Ranking score 93.9/100
Open automation builder with a library of app connectors.
- Licence
- MIT
- Platforms
- web, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release October 23, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 25,235
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Activepieces Factor Points Weight Licence opennessMIT licence (open); self-hostable 25 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity25235 GitHub stars 18.7 20% Feature coverage10 of 12 curated capability tags covered 16.7 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
n8n
Ranking score 84.7/100
Workflow automation with 400+ integrations and self-hosting.
- Licence
- Sustainable Use
- Platforms
- web, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release October 26, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 208,641
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for n8n Factor Points Weight Licence opennessSustainable Use licence (source-available); self-hostable 14.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity208641 GitHub stars 20 20% Feature coverage10 of 12 curated capability tags covered 16.7 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.