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Best Automation Tools
Automation tools, each scored against our published rubric. Our open source alternatives guide prices Zapier against self-hosted n8n at every task tier. It also names the licence conditions that decide if you can switch.
40 tools, each scored against our published methodologyThere are 40 Automation tools here. 55% have a free tier, and the median score is 4.5. Freemium is the most common pricing model at 50.0%.
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55%Free tier
10%Open source
4.5Median score
Pricing breakdown
- Freemium 50.0%
- Paid 26.5%
- Free trial 14.7%
- Open source 8.8%
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