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24 alternatives to Pipe, library to run ifttt-like alerts locally
pIpe is ifttt for websites/webservices linked to webservices/smartphones/desktops with advanced filters - pIpe/README.md at master · sathish316/pIpe
Pipe is a library that enables users to create if-this-then-that style alerts and automations locally without relying on external services. It connects websites and web services to other web services, smartphones, and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pipe, library to run ifttt-like alerts locally launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Get and manipulate data with a visual programming interface.
2017 · pipes.digital · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! localtunnel's server needs random ports per client. That doesn't work on Fly.io or behind strict firewalls. We rewrote it in TypeScript and added multiplexing over a single port. Open-source and 100% self-hostable. Public instance at *.pipenet.dev if you don't want to self-host. Built at Glama for our MCP Inspector, but it's a generic tunnel with no ties to our infra. https://github.com/punkpeye/pipenet
Jan 2026 · pipenet.dev · its alternatives →
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2012 · pipeapp.co · its alternatives →
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I often find myself in situations where I need to extract some data from a website, either as one time thing or periodically (and then watch for changes). Maybe I'm tracking stocks, or a delivery, or I want to know when tickets become available to the local sauna; maybe a friend called and asked "can you get me all data from that website into a spreadsheet?" (this happens surprisingly often) I used to write one-off scripts for that, often with Python or JavaScript, but I noticed I spend about one minute getting the right CSS selectors, and then another 10 minutes setting the rest of the…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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buildpipe▲116Compose, run and automate multi step AI developer workflows
May 2026 · buildpipe.com · its alternatives →
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Connect X (Twitter) with 2000+ APIs and automate anything
2024 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · kylheku.com · its alternatives →
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Connect UNIX pipes and message queues. Contribute to lukasmartinelli/pipecat development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Mobile app to automate tasks at work & home without code
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Build Applets that go beyond "if this then that" for free
2017 · ifttt.com · its alternatives →
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Git Butler▲105Automate GitHub pull request & issue workflows
2018 · gitbutler.com · its alternatives →
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The Cloud Native Tunnel
2019 · inlets.dev · its alternatives →
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Web widget that adds a bot to any website
2016 · flowxo.com · its alternatives →
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