Kestra
100 · HealthyEvent-driven orchestration platform that runs workflows declared in YAML, with a UI, scheduling and hundreds of plugins.
Open source alternatives to Pipedream
5 open source projects replace Pipedream, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.
Trigger.dev
95 · HealthyPlatform for background jobs, workflows and AI agents written in TypeScript, with retries, queues and run history.
Activepieces
91 · HealthyWorkflow automation with a visual builder and TypeScript-based integration pieces.
Windmill
85 · HealthyDeveloper platform that turns scripts into workflows, internal UIs and scheduled jobs.
Automatisch
37 · At riskWorkflow automation that connects apps through triggers and actions, self-hosted so data stays on your servers.
Source-available and unverified licenses
The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.
n8n
100 · HealthyNode-based workflow automation with hundreds of integrations and code steps.
n8n
100 · Healthy
Kestra
100 · Healthy
Trigger.dev
95 · Healthy
Activepieces
91 · Healthy
Automatisch
37 · At riskAt a glance
Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.
| Project | Health | License | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kestra | 100 · Healthy | Free to useApache-2.0 | 29k |
| Trigger.dev | 95 · Healthy | Free to useApache-2.0 | 17k |
| Activepieces | 91 · Healthy | Free core, paid extrasMIT | 25k |
| Windmill | 85 · Healthy | Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0 | 18k |
| Automatisch | 37 · At risk | Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0 | 14k |
| n8n | 100 · Healthy | Internal use onlySustainable Use License 1.0Relicensed 2022 | 207k |
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Scores last refreshed from GitHub on 9 October 2026. How we score.