IFTTT lets ordinary users chain simple if-this-then-that applets across web services and smart devices. Its free tier is capped and applets stop working when a partner service changes its API, so hobbyists host their own rule engines that run locally and never expire.
6 open-source alternatives to IFTTT you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
n8n-io/n8n
|
Workflow Automation | 210,228 | TypeScript | today |
| 2 |
huginn/huginn
|
Workflow Automation | 50,506 | Ruby | 3d |
| 3 |
activepieces/activepieces
|
Workflow Automation | 25,484 | TypeScript | today |
| 4 |
node-red/node-red
|
Home Automation & IoT | 23,835 | JavaScript | today |
| 5 |
automatisch/automatisch
|
Workflow Automation | 14,019 | JavaScript | 9mo |
| 6 |
muesli/beehive
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Workflow Automation | 6,488 | Go | 3y |