Alternative to
Open-source alternatives to Zapier that still ship
8 open-source startups in this directory are positioned against Zapier. 6 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 2 have not pushed in over 120 days. “Alternative to Zapier” is a judgment by Jev, TypeSafe’s classifier, made from the repository’s own name, description and homepage, and printed only when it put that match at 0.5 or better. It is not a claim these projects make about themselves, it is not a feature comparison, and Zapier has nothing to do with this page.
6 of 8 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 8, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last verified push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n-io/n8n | Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations. | 205.7K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| huginn/huginn | Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. Your agents are standing by! | 50K | Still shipping | Sep 21, 2026 |
| activepieces/activepieces | AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agents • MCPs for AI Agents | 24.7K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Skyvern-AI/skyvern | Automate browser based workflows with AI | 23.1K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| AutomaApp/automa | A browser extension for automating your browser by connecting blocks | 21.6K | Gone silent | Mar 2, 2026 |
| triggerdotdev/trigger.dev | Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows | 16.4K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| automatisch/automatisch | The open source Zapier alternative. Build workflow automation without spending time and money. | 14K | Gone silent | Feb 11, 2026 |
| PipedreamHQ/pipedream | Connect APIs, remarkably fast. Free for developers. | 11.7K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other alternatives in the directory, then the other ways to slice it. Every count is as of the snapshot of 2026-09-22.
Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →