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Huginn — open source alternative

Self-hosted "agents" that watch, scrape, and act.

Strengths

Built for IFTTT-style feed monitoring and actions.
Huge agent library for feeds, weather, email.
Long-running, stable project.

Weaknesses

Ruby/Rails stack can feel heavy.
UI is functional, not polished.
Not beginner-friendly.

License: MIT Self-host difficulty: 3/5 Self-host only

Official site · Source on GitHub

Huginn is used as an alternative to

Zapier

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Make (formerly Integromat)

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IFTTT

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