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Open-source alternatives to Make

Make does 4 jobs: app-to-app workflows, scheduled automations, AI agent workflows, webhooks. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.

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Facts checked 15 Oct 2026

We track 3 open-source alternatives to Make, but none currently has confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. Activepieces and n8n cover all 4 Make jobs.

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3 projects

Activepieces

activepieces/activepieces #3 TRENDING
★ 25k active today

Self-hostable no-code automation builder with 280+ TypeScript integrations ("pieces") that are also exposed as MCP servers.

Replaces App-to-app workflows + Scheduled automations + AI agent workflows + Webhooks (partly)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes · MIT
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

n8n

n8n-io/n8n #1 TRENDING
★ 208k active today

Fair-code workflow automation and AI agent platform with a visual canvas, custom code and 1500+ integrations; self-hostable.

Replaces App-to-app workflows + Scheduled automations + AI agent workflows + Webhooks (partly)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · Custom licence
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Windmill

windmill-labs/windmill #2 TRENDING
★ 18k active today

Self-hostable developer platform that turns Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash and SQL scripts into workflows, scheduled jobs, webhooks and UIs.

Replaces App-to-app workflows + Scheduled automations + Webhooks (partly) Not: AI agent workflows
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Common questions about Make alternatives

Is there a free, open-source alternative to Make?

Yes. n8n, Activepieces and Windmill are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. n8n and Activepieces cover every job we list for Make; the other covers only part of it, so check which job you need.

Can I do app-to-app workflows locally without a Make subscription?

Yes, with Windmill (AGPL-3.0), n8n (Custom licence) and Activepieces (MIT). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Can I do scheduled automations locally without a Make subscription?

Yes, with Windmill (AGPL-3.0), n8n (Custom licence) and Activepieces (MIT). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Which Make alternatives can I use commercially?

Confirmed: Activepieces. With conditions: n8n and Windmill. This is not legal advice; read each licence.

Does any open-source project replace all of Make?

Activepieces and n8n cover every job we list for Make.

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