Dify
AI agent workflowsOpen-source LLM app platform with workflows and agents
- Stars
- ★ 159k
- Licence
- Dify Open Source License
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Licence limits
Free alternatives to Pipedream
Last updated · 8 options
Quick answer: Dify has the most stars on its repository of the 8 options here (★ 159k), followed by Flowise (★ 55.5k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.
Developer-oriented workflow platform with code steps and managed auth. Here are 8 free options, most-starred first.
Flowise
AI agent workflowsOpen-source UI to build LLM apps as graphs
- Stars
- ★ 55.5k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Windmill
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source developer platform for scripts as workflows
- Stars
- ★ 18.2k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Pipedream, Retool Workflows
Trigger.dev
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source background jobs and durable workflows for TypeScript
- Stars
- ★ 16.6k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Sidekiq
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsRuby background jobs with an open-source core
- Stars
- ★ 13.6k
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
BullMQ
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsRedis-based Node.js job queue used inside products
- Stars
- ★ 9.5k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host
- Commercial OK
Hatchet
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsOpen-source task queue and workflows for developers
- Stars
- ★ 8.1k
- Licence
- MIT
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
Alternative to Pipedream, Temporal Cloud
Inngest
Job orchestrators & durable workflowsEvent-driven durable functions for modern apps
- Stars
- ★ 6k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Self-host or cloud
- Commercial OK
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FAQ
Is there a free alternative to Pipedream?
Yes. AutomationAlts lists 8 options: Dify, Flowise, Windmill, Trigger.dev, Sidekiq, BullMQ, Hatchet and Inngest.
Which Pipedream alternatives are open source?
Flowise (Apache-2.0), Windmill (AGPL-3.0), Trigger.dev (Apache-2.0), Sidekiq (LGPL-3.0), BullMQ (MIT), Hatchet (MIT) and Inngest (Apache-2.0). The others are free or freemium but not open source.
Which Pipedream alternatives can I self-host?
Dify, Flowise, Windmill, Trigger.dev, Sidekiq, BullMQ, Hatchet and Inngest (all of them).
Related categories: AI agent workflows · Job orchestrators & durable workflows
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