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For those using expensive/advanced connectors like Zapier, Tray.io, etc. I find that https://n8n.io serves as a far welcoming open-source alternative that is worth looking at.

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Thanks a lot rvz for throwing it in the mix. I am the creator of n8n so just wanted to mention that it is not "OSI approved open-source" as the commons clause got attached. More information about that in the FAQ https://docs.n8n.io/#/faq?id=license

Nice project. A low-code focus like Zenaton (another Zapier alternative) would be great.

You end up a bit OSI-traumatized after the n8n launch? ;)

haha, no would have done that even without that. It was always important to me to make that clear even though it did obviously not work exactly like intended.

This is nowhere near as robust as Zapier and has significant limitations.

n8n does also have way fewer integrations.

About the "robust" part. A startup I know had a lot of issues with Zapier and switched to n8n and are quite happy as they did not have any issues since. I am sure you are right and you did your research but would love to hear what exactly you are referring to as it will help me to improve n8n. The same with the limitations. Anything specific?

Have you considered generating integrations pragmatically using OpenAPI?

Yes, I did but did not get to it yet. Also not sure if this integrations would then be the "best" to use. I think it would be great to have at least "something" if nothing exists yet but would not be as good and easy as regular integrations and so would not fit perfectly into n8n as I really want to have it as easy as possible for users.

Nowhere near as flexible and powerful as Huginn.

Please elaborate. I'm not questioning what you say is true, but I'm interested in a tool like this one and would love to know more before choosing one or another.

Do not have that much experience with Huginn but you are probably right. As n8n is new and Huginn is already around for many years it would be surprising if they would be equal in every way. Anyway, I am quite sure that most that can be done with Huginn can with a limited amount of work also be done in n8n as creating new nodes is very simple. (I am the creator of n8n)

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