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Automation Tool

Huginn

Self-hosted agents that watch the web and act for you, like your own IFTTT or Zapier.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform, Linux

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What is Huginn?

Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online: they can watch websites, read feeds, collect data and trigger actions, all on your own server. It is a hackable, self-hosted alternative to IFTTT or Zapier, free and open source under the MIT licence, with more than 50,000 stars on GitHub. It is maintained by volunteers in their spare time.

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Pros: what Huginn does well

  • Free and open source (MIT), with your data on your own server
  • Great for monitoring sites and feeds
  • Very flexible once set up

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server and technical setup
  • Maintained in spare time, so updates can be slow

Who Huginn is for

Developers who want private, self-hosted web automation.

Who can skip it

Anyone who wants automation without running a server.

Huginn alternatives

Not sold on Huginn? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Automation resources

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Huginn: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Activepieces

Focus: automation and ai agents. Shares open source and self-hosted with Huginn. Freemium (Huginn: Free). Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Huginn: 4.3).

Automation ToolFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

jq

Focus: json, data and command line. Shares open source with Huginn. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Huginn: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Kestra

Focus: workflow automation, orchestration and scheduling. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Huginn: 4.3).

Automation ToolFreeWeb
4.6Visit

ntfy

Focus: push notifications, alerts and github. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. Freemium (Huginn: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (Huginn: 4.3).

Automation ToolFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit

Gotify

Focus: push notifications, alerts and scripts. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. Adds Web and Android. Rated 4.5 (Huginn: 4.3).

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Huginn

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

TrendRadar

Focus: trends, news monitoring and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Huginn: 4.3).

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform, Linux
4.5Visit

Agent Governance Toolkit

Focus: ai governance, security and policy. Shares agents and open source with Huginn. A framework, not an automation tool. Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.7 (Huginn: 4.3).

FrameworkFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Awesome Cloudflare Self-Hosted

Focus: cloudflare, saas alternatives and workers. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. A website, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Huginn: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit

ServerKit

Focus: server control panel, vps and deployment. Shares open source and self-hosted with Huginn. A website, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Huginn: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Superstreamer

Focus: video streaming, ffmpeg and hls. Shares open source and self-hosted with Huginn. A website, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Huginn: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Dormice

Focus: agent sandboxes, e2b and ai agents. Shares self-hosted and open source with Huginn. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Huginn: 4.3).

AI ToolFreeLinux, Web
4.6Visit
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