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Best Open Source Automation Tools

Ranked by GitHub stars — actual adoption, not editorial taste. All 10 are free, open source and self-hostable; license and last activity on every entry.

  1. 1
    n8n ★ 209K

    Visual workflow automation with code flexibility and AI agents

    NOASSERTION TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  2. 2
    ProxmoxVE ★ 30K

    Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts (Community Edition)

    MIT Shell pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  3. 3
    ActivePieces ★ 25K

    Automate workflows with no-code integration platform

    NOASSERTION TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  4. 4
    LiveKit ★ 22K

    Full-stack platform for voice, video, and physical AI agents

    Apache-2.0 Go pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  5. 5
    Toonflow-app ★ 20K

    Toonflow 是开源 AI 创作平台，融合无限画布、AI Agent 与可视化工作流，支持图像生成、视频生成、智能分镜及短剧创作。支持本地部署、自由接入模型，提供跨平台桌面端，并可通过 MCP 与插件扩展创作能力。Open-source AI creative platform with an infinite c

    MIT Vue pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  6. 6
    amis ★ 19K

    前端低代码框架，通过 JSON 配置就能生成各种页面。

    Apache-2.0 TypeScript pushed 2026-03-18 details →
  7. 7
    Windmill ★ 18K

    Open-source workflow automation for developers

    NOASSERTION Rust pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  8. 8
    Botpress ★ 15K

    Build powerful AI agents with cutting-edge LLM technology

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  9. 9
    mitosis ★ 14K

    Write components once, run everywhere. Compiles to React, Vue, Qwik, Solid, Angular, Svelte, and more.

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-10-28 details →
  10. 10
    Automatisch ★ 14K

    Open-source integration platform for seamless workflows

    NOASSERTION JavaScript pushed 2026-02-11 details →
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best open source Automation tool in 2026?

n8n leads the ranking with 209,375 GitHub stars, ahead of ProxmoxVE. Rankings use live GitHub star counts, refreshed nightly.

How is this list of Automation tools ranked?

By GitHub stars — a proxy for adoption and community size. Each entry also shows its licence, primary language and last commit date, so you can judge maintenance activity rather than trusting the ranking alone.

Are the best Automation tools free?

Every project on this list is open source and free to self-host. Some also offer paid managed hosting, but the software itself carries no licence fee.