Windmill alternatives

Other workflow automation tools to consider instead of Windmill. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature Windmill Rising Make Category leader Zapier Category leader Activepieces Rising Latenode Rising n8n
PricingFree plan
$20/mo per developer
Free planFree plan
$19.99/month billed annually (Professional, 750 tasks); $29.99 billed monthly
Free plan
$20/mo
Free planFree plan
EUR 20/month billed annually (Starter, 2.5K executions)
Best forEngineering-led teams of any size that want self-hosted, code-first automations with retries and approval steps.Small to mid-size ops and marketing teams building branching, multi-app automations visually, who accept a steeper learning curve than Zapier for lower cost per runNon-technical teams of 5 to 200 automating routine app-to-app tasks who value the widest app coverage over low per-task costSmall to mid-size teams that want open-source, self-hostable automations with human approval on sensitive steps.Small teams and agencies that run high-volume automations and want runtime-based rather than per-task billing.Technical teams of 2 to 50 with developers who want to self-host automations and add custom code, and can manage their own infrastructure
Team size2–500+ people1–500 people1–500+ people2–500+ people1–500 people1–500 people
Prebuilt app connectors Not listedYesYesYesYesYes
Multi-step workflows Not listedYesYesNot listedNot listedYes
Branching logic YesYesYesYesYesYes
Visual builder Not listedYesYesNot listedNot listedYes
Webhooks and HTTP requests YesYesYesYesYesYes
Error handling and retries YesYesYesYesYesYes
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Workflow automation Category leader

Make

Free plan 1–500 people

Visual automation platform for connecting apps

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Branching logic
  • Visual builder
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

Workflow automation Category leader

Zapier

Free plan· $19.99/month billed annually (Professional, 750 tasks); $29.99 billed monthly 1–500+ people

Connect your apps and automate tasks

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Branching logic
  • Visual builder
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

Workflow automation Rising

Activepieces

Free plan· $20/mo 2–500+ people

Open-source flows and AI agents across 760+ apps

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Branching logic
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

Workflow automation Rising

Latenode

Free plan 1–500 people

AI workflow automation billed by runtime, not per task

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Branching logic
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries

Workflow automation

n8n

Free plan· EUR 20/month billed annually (Starter, 2.5K executions) 1–500 people

Workflow automation you can self-host

Key features

  • Prebuilt app connectors
  • Multi-step workflows
  • Branching logic
  • Visual builder
  • Webhooks and HTTP requests
  • Error handling and retries