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Agentic Workflows

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Agentic workflow tools let teams build automations where AI agents reason, call tools and act across apps, usually on a visual canvas with triggers and integrations. The paid options range from established automation platforms that added agents (Zapier, Make, n8n, Activepieces) to AI-first builders (Gumloop, Lindy, Sim, Dify) and enterprise agent platforms (Relevance AI, StackAI). On the open-source side Dify, n8n, Langflow, Activepieces and Sim are visual builders you can self-host, while Windmill, Kestra, Trigger.dev and Conductor are code-first engines for engineering teams. Marks come from vendor pricing pages and project READMEs as of 19 October 2026; nothing was tested hands-on.

Paid 10 reviewed

Prices and free tiers as checked, dated on each review.

Nn8n

AI-powered workflow automation platform for technical teams.

$20free tierZZapier

AI-powered automation platform connecting 9,000+ apps for workflows and agents.

$19.99free tierMMake

Visual platform to build, manage, and oversee AI agents and automations.

$12free tierGGumloop

Multiplayer AI agent builder for teams to build, share, and control agents.

$37free tierRRelevance AI

Platform to build, run, and manage AI agents at scale.

—LLindy

AI teammate that connects to your tools and does real work.

$29.99free tierDDify

Open-source platform for building and deploying production-ready agentic AI workflows.

free tierAActivepieces

AI automation workspace with flows, agents, chat, tables, and 760+ app integrations.

$20free tierSStackAI

No-code platform to build, deploy, and govern enterprise AI agents.

free tierSSim

Open-source AI workspace for building, deploying, and managing AI agents.

free tier

Free 6 direct · 19 related

Free to use. You run it on your own server.

Direct alternatives

They do this job.

DIlanggenius/dify

A self-hosted workbench for building AI applications from a visual canvas, with document search and model switching built in.

★ 158kFreeLAlangflow-ai/langflow

Langflow is a powerful tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows.

★ 156kFreeCOconductor-oss/conductor

Conductor is an event driven agentic workflow engine providing durable and highly resilient execution engine for applications and AI Agents

★ 32.3kFreeSIsimstudioai/sim

Sim is the collaborative workspace to build, deploy, and monitor AI agents and workflows. Used by 100,000+ builders.

★ 29.8kFreeCOcoze-dev/coze-studio

An AI agent development platform with all-in-one visual tools, simplifying agent creation, debugging, and deployment like never before. Coze your way to AI Agent creation.

★ 21.7kFreeTRtriggerdotdev/trigger.dev

Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows

★ 16.6kFree

Related alternatives

A second choice: they cover part of this job or are a building block for it.

N8n8n-io/n8n

Visual workflow automation with more than 400 service connections, run on a machine of your own.

★ 207kFreeRAinfiniflow/ragflow

RAGFlow is a leading open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine that fuses cutting-edge RAG with Agent capabilities to create a superior context layer for LLMs

★ 92.5kFreeRUruvnet/ruflo

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

★ 75.6kFreeSEpathwaycom/serviette

A no-code RAG server that keeps answers in sync with your documents. Works with 8 vector databases. Built on Pathway.

★ 58.8kFreeLLrun-llama/llama_index

LlamaIndex is the document processing platform for AI

★ 52.6kFreeCOComposioHQ/composio

Composio powers 1000+ toolkits, tool search, context management, authentication, and a sandboxed workbench to help you build AI agents that turn intent into action.

★ 30.6kFreeKEkestra-io/kestra

Runs scheduled and event-driven workflows declared in YAML, with a web interface showing every run.

★ 29.5kFreeFAPrefectHQ/fastmcp

🚀 The fast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clients.

★ 28.1kFreeHAdeepset-ai/haystack

Open-source AI orchestration framework for building context-engineered, production-ready LLM applications. Design modular pipelines and agent workflows with explicit control over retrieval, routing, memory, and generation. Built for scalable agents, RAG, multimodal applications, semantic search, and conversational systems.

★ 26.8kFreeACactivepieces/activepieces

A free program that connects separate tools so one event starts another.

★ 25.1kFreePRPrefectHQ/prefect

Adds scheduling, retries and a run history to Python functions you already have.

★ 24kFreeHUhummingbot/hummingbot

A free framework for writing and running automated trading programs on cryptocurrency exchanges.

★ 19.5kFreePRmicrosoft/promptflow

Build high-quality LLM apps - from prototyping, testing to production deployment and monitoring.

★ 11.3kFreeAGagentgateway/agentgateway

Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers

★ 5.4kFreeAGAgenta-AI/agenta

Agenta is a workspace where you and your team build agents and automations.

★ 4.8kFreeMCIBM/mcp-context-forge

An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.

★ 4.7kFreeMEmetorial/metorial

Connect any AI model to 1200+ integrations (MCP, CLI, API)

★ 3.4kFreeMCdocker/mcp-gateway

docker mcp CLI plugin / MCP Gateway

★ 1.6kFreeMCmcpjungle/MCPJungle

One place to manage & connect to all your MCP servers

★ 1.3kFree

Feature by feature

Every paid tool and free repository we compared, marked against the same features.

✓has itPartlysome plans or extra work—confirmed not available?not confirmed✓the vendor's claim onlypricingClick a mark for its note and source

Paid · 10Free · 10
Featurelanggenius/difyn8n-io/n8nlangflow-ai/langflowactivepieces/activepiecessimstudioai/simwindmill-labs/windmillcoze-dev/coze-studiokestra-io/kestratriggerdotdev/trigger.devconductor-oss/conductor
Starts at$20 per month, billed annually (Starter)$19.99 per month (Professional)$12 per month for 10,000 credits$37 per month (Pro)Enterprise only$29.99 per month (3,000 credits)$590 per workspace per year (Professional)$20 per month flat (Plus)Enterprise by quote; Free plan available$25 per user per month (Pro)Apache-2.0Sustainable Use LicenseMITMITApache-2.0AGPL-3.0Apache-2.0Apache-2.0Apache-2.0Apache-2.0
Build
Visual workflow builderBuild workflows by connecting steps on a canvas.
AI
AI agent stepsAgents that reason, call tools and decide the next step inside a workflow.
Knowledge base or RAGWorkflows can search your documents.
Integration
MCP supportConnect or expose Model Context Protocol servers.
Large app integration libraryHundreds or thousands of ready app connectors.
Run
Triggers, schedules and webhooksStart workflows from events, timers or webhooks.
Human approval stepsPause for a person to review or approve.
Build
Code stepsWrite custom code inside a workflow.
Deployment
Self-hostingRun it on your own servers.
Pricing
Free tierA free plan or free credits to start.
Usage-based pricingPriced by tasks, credits, runs or executions.
Teams
SSOSingle sign-on for organisations.
Pricing
No per-seat chargePaid plans include unlimited users.
Licence
Open sourceSource published under an open or fair-code licence.
Quality
Agent evaluationsTest and score agent behaviour.

Excluded candidates

Looked at, and left out of the comparison, with the reason.

Paid apps

  • Flowise CloudFlowise's open-source repository is archived and its pricing address redirects to a login page, so there is no current plan to compare.Source

Repositories

  • FlowiseAI/FlowiseFlowise was a popular visual builder for AI agents, but the repository is archived, with its last push on 13 August 2026.Source
  • crewAIInc/crewAICrewAI is a Python framework for orchestrating role-playing autonomous agents. It is an agent framework for developers, better compared with agent frameworks than workflow builders.Source
  • mastra-ai/mastraMastra is a TypeScript framework for AI applications and agents. It is a developer framework, better compared with agent frameworks.Source
  • temporalio/temporalTemporal is a general durable-execution service for any application. It can run agents but is infrastructure rather than an agentic workflow tool.Source
  • inngest/inngestInngest is a workflow orchestration platform for step functions. It overlaps Trigger.dev, which is more focused on AI agents.Source
  • rowboatlabs/rowboatRowboat now describes itself as an AI coworker with memory and collaboration, which is closer to an assistant than a workflow builder.Source
  • Budibase/budibaseBudibase builds AI agents, automations and apps for business operations. It is mainly an internal-tool builder, compared better with low-code app builders.Source
  • ToolJet/ToolJetToolJet is the open foundation of an enterprise app generation platform for internal tools. It fits low-code app builders better than agentic workflows.Source
  • bytedance/deer-flowDeerFlow is a long-horizon research agent harness. It runs one kind of agent rather than letting users build workflows.Source
  • paperclipai/paperclipPaperclip is an app for managing AI agents at work. It manages agents rather than building workflows, so it fits agent management better.Source

Gaps

What the research could not settle from the vendors' own pages.

What vendors don't publish

  • Workflow platforms bill in different units (executions, tasks, credits, runs, message credits), and one execution or credit covers very different amounts of work on each, so plans cannot be compared directly.n8n, Zapier, Make, Gumloop, Lindy, Activepieces, Sim · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4
  • Relevance AI and StackAI publish no paid self-serve prices; beyond StackAI's free plan, both sell only by quote.Relevance AI, StackAI · checked 2026-10-19 · source 1 · source 2

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