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ProxmoxVE vs Automa
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Automa has 21,624 stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 37% (29,607 vs 21,624 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Automa 11%. ProxmoxVE 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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Side by side
| ProxmoxVE | Automa | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Shell | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-03-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProxmoxVE if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Automa if
- You want the Automa feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Automa fits your workflow better
About ProxmoxVE
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts (Community Edition) is a collection of Shell scripts that install and configure self hosted services as containers or virtual machines on Proxmox VE. It is a community project built on the foundation of @tteck's original work, distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the Proxmox VE and homelab ecosystem alongside LXC, Docker, Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine tooling. The scripts cover hundreds of services across home automation, media, networking, monitoring, databases, security, and developer tooling.
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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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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or Automa more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and Automa has 21,624. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and Automa free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT, and Automa has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and Automa?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and Automa in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ProxmoxVE or Automa?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Automa if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.