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MIT-licensed visual builder for AI agents and workflows, with webhooks, an API and MCP server for every flow; runs on your machine or server.

Open-source alternative toZapierMakeChatGPT Plus

Langflow at a glance

Checked 21 Oct 2026

Langflow (v1.12.7, October 2026) is a Python platform for building AI agents and LLM workflows on a visual canvas. Each flow can be called as an API, triggered by a webhook or served as an MCP tool, and components can be edited in Python. It supports the major model providers and local models through Ollama. Install the Langflow Desktop app on Windows or macOS, the Python package (Python 3.10 to 3.14), or Docker. MIT licensed. It is an AI workflow builder, not a library of ready-made app-to-app connectors like Zapier.

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How much of Zapier does it replace?

Use it instead of paying for Zapier?
Personal use
Confirmed: Yes
For a business
Confirmed: Yes

2 of 4 jobs. Strong for AI agent flows and webhook triggers; far fewer ready-made app integrations and no documented scheduler.

No: App-to-app workflows Not covered
No: Scheduled automations Not covered
Partial: AI agent workflows Partial replacement
Partial: Webhooks Partial replacement

For app-to-app workflows, scheduled automations, see other Zapier alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of Make does it replace?

Use it instead of paying for Make?
Personal use
Confirmed: Yes
For a business
Confirmed: Yes

2 of 4 jobs. Visual canvas focused on LLM agents and retrieval rather than general app-to-app automation.

No: App-to-app workflows Not covered
No: Scheduled automations Not covered
Partial: AI agent workflows Partial replacement
Partial: Webhooks Partial replacement

For app-to-app workflows, scheduled automations, see other Make alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of ChatGPT Plus does it replace?

Use it instead of paying for ChatGPT Plus?
Personal use
Confirmed: Yes
For a business
Confirmed: Yes

1 of 3 jobs. You build the file-chat flow yourself from a template and bring your own model, cloud or local.

No: Chat assistant Not covered
Partial: Chat with your documents Partial replacement
No: Web search answers Not covered

For chat assistant, web search answers, see other ChatGPT Plus alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Yes, as a desktop app, a local Python package or a Docker container you host Langflow starts at http://127.0.0.1:7860. github.com · langflow#readme ↗ today
Code licence Confirmed: MIT MIT License github.com · LICENSE ↗ today
Model weights licence Confirmed: No separate model weights github.com · langflow#readme ↗ today
Commercial use Confirmed: Allowed under MIT Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy github.com · LICENSE ↗ today
Paid services needed? Partial: Not required with local models via Ollama; cloud model API keys are optional Basic Ollama support is available in all Langflow installations through the core Language Model component. docs.langflow.org · bundles-ollama ↗ today
Hardware Confirmed: Python package: dual-core CPU and 2 GB RAM minimum; multi-core CPU and 4 GB RAM recommended Minimum: Dual-core CPU and 2 GB RAM docs.langflow.org · get-started-installation ↗ today
Operating systems Confirmed: Desktop app for Windows and macOS (13+); Python package and Docker on Linux, macOS and Windows Langflow Desktop requires macOS 13 or later. docs.langflow.org · get-started-installation ↗ today
Setup effort Confirmed: Easy; download Langflow Desktop, or one uv pip command, or one docker run Langflow Desktop is the easiest way to get started with Langflow. All dependencies are included, so you don't need to manage Python environments or install packages manually. github.com · langflow#readme ↗ today

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