Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PowerShell

PowerShell is an automation platform and scripting language

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PowerShell launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Powershell - Multi-platform▲11
Microsoft open sources Powershell
2016 · its alternatives →
2
PROCESIO▲398
Automation based on no-code, low-code & full-code
2023 · its alternatives →
3
Windows Terminal▲229
A new command line interface for Windows machines
2019 · its alternatives →
4AS
A smarter Unix shell and scripting environment▲142
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
5II
Inshellisense – IDE style shell autocomplete▲388
I built this terminal native runtime for Fig's autocomplete to support Windows and Linux. Would appreciate any feedback on it!
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
TinyCommand▲356
Stop duct-taping tools. Run everything with one command.
Nov 2025 · tinycommand.com · its alternatives →
7
Bunnyshell▲278
Self-service DevOps automation for any application
2021 · its alternatives →
8
Process Street 2.0▲298
Simple workflow and task automation for teams
2017 · its alternatives →
9
PowerShellGPT▲3
A Voice-Controlled AI Agent Automates Windows and the Web
2025 · powershellgpt.com · its alternatives →
10
Robomotion RPA▲161
Cloud-based robotic process automation platform
2023 · its alternatives →
11
Codeless.how▲194
A learning platform on automating online business 💸
2019 · its alternatives →
12D
Darklang▲326
2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →
131C
1Poshword, cross-platform PowerShell client for 1Password▲66
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
14RE
Run – Easily manage and invoke small scripts and wrappers▲107
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Back▲206
The world's first platform for automation-first operations
2020 · its alternatives →
16UR
Using Rust to write shell-script like tasks▲231
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Orchestra 1.0▲195
An open-source robotic process automation system 🚀
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Distro Tools▲66
Automate your video workflows. No coding required.
2019 · its alternatives →
19
Automation 2.0 by DronaHQ▲90
All-in-one task automation tool for all your apps & database
2021 · its alternatives →
20SA
Simplex: Automate browser workflows using code and natural language▲147
Simplex is an SDK that provides low-level functions you can use to create reliable web automations using code and natural language. Here's a quick video to show you how it works: https://www.loom.com/share/8d27d0f9e0f34c77a81b0ac770151c12 A couple weeks ago, we needed a way to automatically find 3D assets from the internet for one of our work contracts. We didn’t need an AI to choose all the steps for us autonomously — we knew generally what the flow to find items should be and just needed some intelligence to handle different webpage formats. Playwright couldn’t easily…
2025 · simplex.sh · its alternatives →
21
Runops▲123
Run one-off scripts as production-ready automations
2021 · its alternatives →
22
Eggshell▲90
Simple BASH script manager for your Mac menubar
2018 · its alternatives →
23
Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic▲134
Libretto (https://libretto.sh) is a Skill+CLI that makes it easy for your coding agent to generate deterministic browser automations and debug existing ones. Key shift is going from “give an agent a prompt at runtime and hope it figures things out” to: “Use coding agents to generate real scripts you can inspect, run, and debug”. Here’s a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDpIntmHAM. Docs start at https://libretto.sh/docs/get-started/introduction. We spent a year building and maintaining browser automations for EHR and payer portal…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Netgrif▲75
The AI-Native Process Platform.
2021 · its alternatives →

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