Automation and integrations
n8n Cloud alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
n8n-io/n8n★199,656 GitHub starslicence unclearVisual workflow automation platform with native AI and 400+ integrations, self-hostable and cloud-ready.Open on GitHub ↗activepieces/activepieces★23,615 GitHub starslicence unclearVisual automation platform providing AI agents and workflow orchestration for self-hosted and cloud deployments.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Hosted UI, templates and pre-built node catalogue
- Managed scaling, observability and audit/log streaming
- Built-in AI credits and assistant preview
- Enterprise features (SSO, extended retention, dedicated SLA)
- Broad community & vendor support channels
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches n8n Cloud, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.