Visual workflow automation with room to drop into code
Stars203K
Commit8h ago
LicenseUnknown
n8n sits between a no-code automation builder and a scripting environment. Workflows are assembled on a canvas from several hundred integrations, and any node in that canvas can be replaced with a JavaScript or Python function when the visual version stops being expressive enough.
Build and deploy AI agents and RAG pipelines visually
Stars154.1K
Commit8h ago
LicenseUnknown
Dify is where a prompt experiment becomes something a team can operate. Workflows are assembled on a canvas, datasets are indexed and versioned, and every deployment gets an API endpoint with logging and cost tracking attached.
Drag-and-drop builder for agents and RAG pipelines
Stars154K
Commit10h ago
LicenseMIT
Langflow turns pipeline construction into a graph you can see. Components are Python underneath, so a flow that outgrows the canvas can be exported and run as code rather than rebuilt.
Local-first smart home automation with no cloud dependency
Stars90.2K
Commit8h ago
LicenseApache-2.0
Home Assistant runs on a box in your house and talks to devices directly rather than through their manufacturers' servers. That single design decision is why automations keep working when the internet is down, and why a discontinued cloud service does not brick your lights.
Social media scheduling with a deliberately small surface
CompanyBuffer
Since2010
PricingFreemium
Buffer schedules posts and reports on them, and has resisted becoming a suite for over a decade. That restraint is why it stays usable for a one person marketing function.
Hosted automation connecting thousands of applications
CompanyZapier
Since2011
PricingFreemium
Zapier's moat is the integration catalogue. Almost anything with an API is already connected, maintained by someone else, and works without a developer, which is worth a great deal to teams with no engineering capacity to spare.
Calendly removed an email thread from every meeting anyone arranges with someone outside their company. Share a link, the other person picks from real availability, and both calendars update.
Cal.com covers the booking link case well, but its real distinction is that scheduling is exposed as infrastructure. Availability, event types, and bookings all have APIs, and the booking page can be embedded rather than linked.
Schedule and analyse posts across 30+ social networks
Stars35.3K
Commit8h ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Postiz is a self-hostable scheduler for teams that publish to many networks and do not want to pay per seat for the privilege. It covers planning, drafting, approval, and publishing, with AI assistance for turning one post into per-network variants.
Link management and attribution for modern marketing
Stars24.6K
Commit8h ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Dub is a link platform rather than a shortener. Every link carries analytics, UTM handling, device and geographic targeting, and conversion attribution back to the click that produced it.
Conversational forms built on a visual flow canvas
Stars9,240
Commit2d ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Typebot builds forms that behave like a conversation: one question at a time, branching on answers, with the flow assembled visually rather than written in code.