Best Open Source Workflow Automation Tools

Ranked by GitHub stars and 342 days of tracked growth. The top open source workflow automation tools below are updated daily — pick two to see a full side-by-side comparison.

1
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
⭐ 208.0k +34.0%
2
dify
Build Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. Deploy on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted, so teams move from prototype to production without rebuilding the stack.
⭐ 158.9k +34.0%
3
MoneyPrinterTurbo
利用 AI 大模型和自动化工作流,根据主题或关键词一键生成高清短视频。Generate HD short videos from a topic or keyword with an automated AI workflow.
⭐ 133.0k +179.1%
4
paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
⭐ 104.4k +13.8%
5
strapi
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
⭐ 73.3k +4.3%
6
serviette
A no-code RAG server that keeps answers in sync with your documents. Works with 8 vector databases. Built on Pathway.
⭐ 58.8k
7
Flowise
Build AI Agents, Visually
⭐ 55.5k +19.5%
8
supervision
We write your reusable computer vision tools. 💜
⭐ 51.2k +37.7%
9
airflow
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
⭐ 47.2k +9.4%
10
ToolJet
Open-source foundation of ToolJet AI - the enterprise app generation platform for internal tools, dashboards, business applications, workflows and AI agents. Build visually, from a prompt, or from Claude Code, Codex and Cursor over MCP 🚀
⭐ 41.1k +11.4%
11
directus
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
⭐ 38.6k +15.4%
12
refine
A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.
⭐ 35.9k +8.1%

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