What is the best alternative to Windmill?

It depends on whether you'd rather self-host or buy a managed product. n8n is the most widely-adopted open-source alternative (206k GitHub stars); Beam AI is one of the commercial options. Compare the full list above on adoption, license, and pricing.

Is there a free or open-source alternative to Windmill?

Yes. n8n, dify, and Langflow are open-source workflow & productivity you can self-host for free — you still pay for the infrastructure you run them on and any model or API usage. See the ranked open-source list above.

How are these Windmill alternatives ranked?

Every product in the workflow & productivity category is a candidate. Open-source alternatives are ranked by maintained adoption — GitHub stars plus recent commit activity — so you see what's genuinely used, not abandoned. Commercial products are listed separately and alphabetically, because stars don't measure commercial adoption. Sponsored placement is always labeled and never affects the ranking.

Alternatives · Workflow & Productivity

Windmill alternatives

Looking for an alternative to Windmill? Below are the workflow & productivity in our index that do a similar job — open-source options are ranked by real maintained adoption (GitHub stars and recent commit activity), never by sponsorship. Windmill is open source, so the list below includes both other self-hostable projects and commercial products.

the 10 closest of 26 · all workflow & productivity · how we rank

The product you're replacing

WindmillPlatformWorkflow & Productivity

An open-source developer platform that turns scripts into webhooks, workflows and internal UIs.

Open source · 18k stars · Rust · AGPL-3.0 · updated Sep 2026

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Commercial alternatives to Windmill

Listed alphabetically — GitHub stars don't measure commercial adoption.

Beam AIPlatformAgentic process automation platform for self-learning AI agents.Paid productVerified

vs Windmill — Beam AI is a commercial product; Windmill is open-source and self-hostable.

DustPlatformCustom AI agents connected to your company knowledge and tools.Paid productVerified

vs Windmill — Dust is a commercial product; Windmill is open-source and self-hostable.

GumloopPlatformNo-code platform for building AI-powered workflow automations.FreemiumVerified

vs Windmill — Gumloop is a commercial product; Windmill is open-source and self-hostable.

LindyPlatformBuild AI agents that handle email, scheduling, and business workflows in minutes.FreemiumVerified

vs Windmill — Lindy is a commercial product; Windmill is open-source and self-hostable.

Open-source alternatives to Windmill

Ranked by maintained adoption — self-hostable and free to run.

n8nPlatformFair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.Open sourceTypeScriptVerified · Active 206kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; n8n in TypeScript.

difyPlatformProduction-ready platform for agentic workflow development.Open sourceTypeScriptVerified · Active 157kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; dify in TypeScript.

LangflowPlatformA visual builder for AI agents and workflows that deploys each flow as an API or an MCP server.Open sourcePython · MITVerified · Active 155kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; Langflow in Python.

SimPlatformA workspace to build, deploy and monitor AI agents and workflows, visually, conversationally or in code.Open sourceTypeScript · Apache-2.0Verified · Active 30kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; Sim in TypeScript.

activepiecesPlatformAI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agents • MCPs for AI AgentsOpen sourceTypeScriptVerified · Active 25kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; activepieces in TypeScript.

TemporalPlatformAn open-source durable execution platform that makes long-running workflows, including agents, resilient to failure.Open sourceGo · MITVerified · Active 23kGitHub stars

vs Windmill — Windmill is written primarily in Rust; Temporal in Go.

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Frequently asked

What is the best alternative to Windmill?: It depends on whether you'd rather self-host or buy a managed product. n8n is the most widely-adopted open-source alternative (206k GitHub stars); Beam AI is one of the commercial options. Compare the full list above on adoption, license, and pricing.
Is there a free or open-source alternative to Windmill?: Yes. n8n, dify, and Langflow are open-source workflow & productivity you can self-host for free — you still pay for the infrastructure you run them on and any model or API usage. See the ranked open-source list above.
How are these Windmill alternatives ranked?: Every product in the workflow & productivity category is a candidate. Open-source alternatives are ranked by maintained adoption — GitHub stars plus recent commit activity — so you see what's genuinely used, not abandoned. Commercial products are listed separately and alphabetically, because stars don't measure commercial adoption. Sponsored placement is always labeled and never affects the ranking.