The best Automation tools
Top picks
n8n
Connects apps and APIs through a visual node-based workflow editor with code-level flexibility.
Best for: Technical teams, developers and agencies who want visual workflow automation with code-level control, AI agent building and the option to self-host.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Price
- From €20/mo
- MCP server
- Yes
- API
- Yes
GitHub
Hosts code and runs automated builds, tests and deployments directly through GitHub Actions.
Best for: Technical teams, solo founders and agent-driven setups that ship code and want reviewable history, pull requests and automated builds, tests and deployments in one place.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Price
- From $4/mo
- MCP server
- Yes
- API
- Yes
Make
Connect 3,000 plus apps into multi-step workflows using a visual builder, no code needed.
Best for: Operations and marketing teams who want to build multi-step automations across many apps on a visual canvas, with branching logic, and who are outgrowing simpler tools.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Price
- From $9/mo
- MCP server
- Yes
- API
- Yes
Zapier
Connects web applications and automates workflows using event triggers and actions without writing code.
Best for: Non-technical founders and lean teams that want to connect their web apps and automate repetitive work, without hiring a developer or writing code.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Price
- From $19.99/mo
- MCP server
- Yes
- API
- Yes
Fillout
No-code platform for building branded forms, surveys, and quizzes without requiring any coding skills.
Best for: Marketing, product and operations teams that need branded forms, surveys, quizzes and application flows that feed their CRM, database or payment tool, without a developer.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Price
- From $15/mo
- MCP server
- No
- API
- Yes
The top 4 side by side
| 11 points compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts at | €20/mo | $4/mo | $9/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI / LLM nodes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in AI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom code steps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations & API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | No | No | No |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Visual builder | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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All Automation tools
- Connects web applications and automates workflows using event triggers and actions without writing code.
- No-code platform for building branded forms, surveys, and quizzes without requiring any coding skills.
- Connect APIs and build event-driven workflows with a visual builder that also allows custom code.
- Turns recurring processes into checklist workflows with conditional steps, approvals and forms, without writing code.
- Automates business workflows and processes to reduce manual tasks and streamline team efficiency across departments.
- Unifies customer email, SMS, and CRM data to power segmented marketing campaigns for ecommerce brands.
How we rank
Every tool in a category is ranked by the same rule, worked out from the data we hold, not by who pays us. In order:
- How many of the category's shared features it has.
- Whether there is a free plan to start on.
- How open it is to AI: an API and an MCP server.
- Whether its pricing is public.
- Name, A to Z, when all else is equal.
When we add a tool or learn more about one, the ranking updates by itself.