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Windmill alternatives

These records overlap with Windmill's recorded tasks and have the same product type. The selection uses task text, then information completeness; stars and sponsorship do not set the order. Check the specific capability you need before switching.

8 task-related records from 106 category candidates · all workflow & productivity · how we rank

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WindmillPlatformWorkflow & Productivity

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

Costs not checked · 18k stars · Rust · Open source · repository push Nov 2026

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TalePlatformBuild and run project-based agents on a self-hosted automation platform.Costs not checkedOpen sourcerecorded license: MITRecord checked · Recent push 40GitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; Tale — Teams evaluating a self-hosted platform for building project-based agent workflows.

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 AgentsCosts not checkedLicense not checkedTypeScriptRecord checked · Recent push 25kGitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; activepieces — Self-hosted Zapier-style automation extensible with type-safe TypeScript pieces.

difyPlatformProduction-ready platform for agentic workflow development.Community hosting/model costs; Cloud plansSource availableTypeScriptRecord checked · Recent push 160kGitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; dify — Teams building LLM apps with a visual builder, RAG pipelines, and agent workflows.

GumloopPlatformNo-code platform for building AI-powered workflow automations.FreemiumLicense not checkedRecord checked

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; Gumloop — No-code AI workflow automation with a visual canvas.

SimPlatformA workspace to build, deploy and monitor AI agents and workflows, visually, conversationally or in code.Costs not checkedOpen sourceTypeScript · recorded license: Apache-2.0Record checked · Recent push 30kGitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; Sim — Teams that want a visual agent and workflow builder with many integrations and the option to self-host.

n8nPlatformFair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.Self-host costs; Cloud execution allowancesSource availableTypeScriptRecord checked · Recent push 209kGitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; n8n — Self-hostable workflow automation with native AI agent nodes and 400+ integrations.

PomeluPlatformUse a mobile client with a self-hosted Hermes Agent gateway.Costs not checkedOpen sourcerecorded license: Apache-2.0Record checked

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; Pomelu — Hermes operators evaluating phone access to their own agent gateway.

trigger.devPlatformTrigger.dev – build and deploy fully‑managed AI agents and workflowsCosts not checkedOpen sourceTypeScript · recorded license: Apache-2.0Record checked · Recent push 17kGitHub stars

Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Windmill — Engineering teams building internal automations and AI workflows as code with auto-generated UIs; trigger.dev — Long-running AI workflows with managed infrastructure or self-hosting.

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How were alternatives to Windmill selected?
Recorded task topics and meaningful shared terms qualify same-type candidates in the same category. Results are ordered by that overlap, then information completeness and a stable identifier. Sponsorship and GitHub stars do not participate. The method can miss suitable tools whose records lack task information.
Does inclusion mean a tested replacement?
No. These are catalogue-based research candidates. Check current sources, costs, permissions and deployment requirements, then test your own task. ASE has not run a performance benchmark of this shortlist.