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Automa vs Botpress
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Botpress has 14,920 stars, 2,293 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automa leads on adoption by 45% (21,624 vs 14,920 stars). Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence; Botpress is written in TypeScript under MIT. Automa has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Botpress 15%. Botpress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Automa | Botpress | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 15K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-03-02 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automa if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Botpress if
- You want the Botpress feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Botpress fits your workflow better
About Automa
Automa browser extension. Automate browser by connect blocks. Vue project. Chrome and Firefox ecosystem. Problem: repeat browser tasks take time. User make workflow with blocks. No code write. Workflows do form fill, repetitive task, screenshot, scrape website data. Can schedule when automation execute. Marketplace share and download workflow. Automa Chrome Extension Builder make standalone Chrome extension from Automa workflow. Project lives as browser extension, not hosted automation service. The project also lists Chrome and Firefox extension downloads.
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About Botpress
Botpress is open source hub to build and deploy GPT/LLM agents. It lives in Botpress Cloud ecosystem. Project uses TypeScript, MIT license, npm packages @botpress/cli and @botpress/sdk. Repository contains public integrations, devtools, example bots as code, and plugins for Botpress Studio, marked coming soon.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Automa or Botpress more popular?
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars and Botpress has 14,920. Automa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automa and Botpress free?
Both are open source. Automa has no licence declared in this registry, and Botpress is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Automa and Botpress?
Automa is written in Vue and Botpress in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Automa or Botpress?
Choose Automa if you want the larger community (21,624 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Botpress if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.