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24 alternatives to Floww – A code-first alternative to n8n

Hi HN, I'm a creator of Floww, a self-hostable workflow automation tool designed for developers who got frustrated by the limitations of visual builders like n8n. It's still a very early prototype, but the goal is to provide these same features in a code-first approach which allows for building and maintaining more complex workflows more easily. Example: import { Discord, GitHub } from "floww"; const discord = new Discord() const github = new GitHub() github.triggers.onPush({ branch: "main", owner: "usefloww", repository: "floww-dashboard", handler: async (ctx, event) => { const user =…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    n8n 1.0▲786

    Workflow automation for technical people

    2023 · n8n.io · its alternatives →

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    Flowdash▲317

    No-code visual builder for business processes and workflows

    2020 · flowdash.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! For the past bit we’ve been building Flowglad (https://flowglad.com) and can now feel it’s just gotten good enough to share with you all: Repo: https://github.com/flowglad/flowglad Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6H0c1Cd2kU Flowglad is a payment processor that you integrate without writing any glue code. Along with processing your payments, it tells you in real time the features and usage credit balances that your customers have available to you based on their billing state. The DX feels like React, because we wanted to bring…

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    n8n.cloud▲405

    Powerful workflow automation tool

    2020 · n8n.io · its alternatives →

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    "If X, then do Y" for your GitHub repository

    2024 · ellipsis.dev · its alternatives →

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    Powerful low code workflows on your desktop

    2021 · n8n.io · its alternatives →

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    Build bots with no code and your favorite web apps!

    2016 · flowxo.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi There, Erlang-RED has been my project for the last couple of months and I would love to get some feedback from the HN community. The idea is to take advantage of Erlangs message passing and low overhead processes to have true concurrency in Node-RED flows. Plus also to bring low-code visual flow-based programming to Erlang.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I’m Gabriel, and I’m excited to share a project I’ve been working on for the last few years. Flowcode is a visual programming platform that tries to combine the best of both worlds (code and visual). Over the years I found myself repeatedly drawing architectures and logic. It was always my dream to just press “run” instead of having to write them in code afterwards. But none of the visual tools I found were flexible and transparent enough for building real products. I think that visual programming fits perfectly with modern backend dev tasks that revolve around connecting different…

    2025 · app.getflowcode.io · its alternatives →

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    Turn plain English into working automations & workflows

    Dec 2025 · flowdrop.ai · its alternatives →

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    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

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    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    n8n made easy- deploy AI flows in seconds

    Dec 2025 · flowengine.cloud · its alternatives →

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    FlowPaw▲88

    Learn computer coding by building your own gizmos

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    The shadcn/ui for n8n workflows. Copy. Paste. Automate.

    Dec 2025 · flowkit.in · its alternatives →

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    Flowlab▲95

    No-code game creator

    2022 · flowlab.io · its alternatives →

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    Track, report and automate GitHub workflows in Slack. Free

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Automating developer workflows from GitHub comments

    2023 · cto.ai · its alternatives →

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    View GitHub statistics and timeline by username.

    2021 · dev-flow.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    A self-hostable clone of GitHub Gist

    2022 · drift.maxleiter.com · its alternatives →

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    Flowdash is the most flexible platform for teams to manage, track, and complete work. Build custom workflows to save time and get more done.

    2021 · flowdash.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, We’ve been working on [OOMOL](https://oomol.com) for the past few years – a workflow automation platform built for developers. Unlike Zapier or n8n, OOMOL runs locally in a containerized environment, supports full Python and Node.js (with third-party libraries), and gives you the same flexibility as writing real code. It’s like VS Code meets workflow automation. Key points: - Local-first (no cloud lock-in) - Python and Node.js support (you can mix both!) - Pip/npm libraries supported out of the box - Fully visual with programmable nodes - Share & reuse flows as…

    2025 · oomol.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24IM

    Hey developers I think we're tired of copying and pasting our codes and sharing links using PasteBin, GithubGist, or Slack. What if you could share the codes without copying the link and share them right from your favorite editor? That was the motivation for creating TurboGist. Right now, it's still in the MVP stage, and I'm trying to gather feedback from developers like you. It's available as a beta in the VS Code Extension store. Can you guys check this out? It'd help me a lot. You don't need to pay any penny, 100% FREE. However, I'm working on introducing a self-hosted feature. Besides, a…

    2025 · turbogist.dev · its alternatives →

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