Best Open Source Alternatives to Make

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Make — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated November 2026 · 9 alternatives

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Open-source alternatives to Make, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Huginn	50,281	MIT	LinuxDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Activepieces	25,358	MIT	WebDockerLinuxmacOS	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Node-RED	23,806	Apache-2.0	WebLinuxmacOSWindows	Yes	Oct 2026	Visit
Automa	21,710	—		No	Mar 2026	Visit
Windmill	18,367	—	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Trigger.dev	16,699	Apache-2.0	DockerWebLinuxmacOS	Yes	Oct 2026	Visit
Automatisch	14,008	AGPL-3.0	DockerLinuxmacOSWindows	Yes	Feb 2026	Visit
Hatchet	8,220	MIT	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
ByteChef	1,054	—	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit

Top open-source Make alternatives

Huginn50,281MIT

Huginn replaces commercial services like IFTTT with self-hosted, event-driven automation agents for web scraping and alerts without subscription costs.

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vs Make: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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Activepieces25,358MIT

Self-hosted Zapier alternative with a visual drag-and-drop builder, prebuilt app pieces, and MIT-licensed core workflow automation.

WebDockerLinuxmacOSWindows

vs Make: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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Node-RED23,806Apache-2.0

Node-RED replaces cloud services like IFTTT with self-hosted visual automation, executing event-driven flows locally with zero recurring subscription fees.

WebLinuxmacOSWindowsDocker

vs Make: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed Apache-2.0.

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