Self-hosted alternatives to IFTTT
Want simple applet automations without handing your data to IFTTT? These 20 open-source apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | Actively maintained | 209.5k | Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Home Assistant | Actively maintained | 91.9k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Huginn | Actively maintained | 50.3k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Apache Airflow | Actively maintained | 47.4k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kestra | Actively maintained | 30.1k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Activepieces | Actively maintained | 25.3k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Tasmota | Actively maintained | 25k | GPL-3.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| StackStorm | Actively maintained | 6.6k | Apache-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Domoticz | Actively maintained | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Dittofeed | Actively maintained | 3k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Automatisch | Maintained | 14k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| ioBroker | Actively maintained | 1.4k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| openHAB | Actively maintained | 1.2k | EPL-2.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Matchering | Maintained | 2.7k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| flowctl | Actively maintained | 344 | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| µTask | Maintained | 1.4k | BSD-3-Clause | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Mylar3 | Actively maintained | 128 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| LHA | Maintained | 13 | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| CxReports | Health unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| FHEM | Health unknown | – | GPL-3.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
The options in detail
1. n8n
Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-04. Latest release n8n@1.123.92 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Home Assistant
Home automation platform.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release 2026.11.0b3 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Huginn
Build agents that monitor and act on your behalf.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release v2026.11.01 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Apache Airflow
Platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release 3.3.2 (2026-09-17). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Kestra
Event-driven, language-agnostic platform to create, schedule, and monitor workflows. In code. Coordinate data pipelines and tasks such as ETL and ELT.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release v2.0.8 (2026-10-27). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Activepieces
No-code business automation tool like Zapier or Tray. For example, you can send a Slack notification for each new Trello card.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release 0.87.3-hotfix.1 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Tasmota
Firmware for ESP devices. Total local control with quick setup and updates. Control using MQTT, Web UI, HTTP or serial. Automate using timers, rules or scripts. Integration with home automation solutions.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v16.0.0 (2026-10-16). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
8. StackStorm
StackStorm (aka IFTTT for Ops) is event-driven automation for auto-remediation, security responses, troubleshooting, deployments, and more. Includes rules engine, workflow, 160 integration packs with 6000+ actions and ChatOps.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-26. Latest release v3.9.0 (2026-01-12). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Domoticz
Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much more.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release 2026.4 (2026-10-01). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
10. Dittofeed
Omni-channel customer engagement and messaging automation platform (alternative to Braze, Customer.io, Iterable).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-12. Latest release v0.24.0-alpha.21 (2026-10-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Automatisch
Business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes (alternative to Zapier).
Maintained Last activity 2026-01-15. Latest release v0.15.0 (2025-08-08). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. ioBroker
Integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on building automation, smart metering, ambient assisted living, process automation, visualization and data logging.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release 2026-10-29 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. openHAB
Vendor and technology agnostic software for home automation.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Matchering
Automated music mastering (alternative to LANDR, eMastered and MajorDecibel).
Maintained Last activity 2026-10-07. Latest release 2.0.6 (2022-10-19). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. flowctl
Self-service workflow execution platform with approvals, remote execution and scheduling.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-29. Latest release v0.16.0-beta.0 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
16. µTask
Automation engine that models and executes business processes declared in yaml.
Maintained Last activity 2026-07-29. Latest release v1.34.0 (2026-03-18). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
17. Mylar3
Automated Comic Book (cbr/cbz) downloader program for use with NZB and torrents.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-08-07. Latest release v0.11.0 (2026-08-17). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
18. LHA
Light Home Automation application that is fully extensible using Blockly, HTML or Lua. It includes extensions such as ConBee, Philips Hue or Z-Wave JS.
Maintained Last activity 2026-10-18. Latest release v0.2.3 (2025-05-18). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
19. CxReports
Reporting and PDF document generation with a user-friendly WYSIWYG template editor, API, automated email delivery, and robust security features.
Health unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
20. FHEM
Automate common tasks in the household like switching lamps and heating. It can also be used to log events like temperature or power consumption. You can control it via web or smartphone frontends, telnet or TCP/IP directly.
Health unknown Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of IFTTT?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Actively maintained and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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