Alternatives to IFTTT
A hosted automation service that links apps and smart home devices through trigger and action Applets. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
IFTTT
A hosted automation service that links apps and smart home devices through trigger and action Applets.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as IFTTT.
Zapier
A hosted no-code automation platform that connects thousands of web apps through workflows and AI agents.
Zapier is also hosted and proprietary but connects more than 9,000 apps and suits multi-step business workflows, with pricing aimed at larger workloads.
Make
A visual automation platform, formerly Integromat, that connects apps and webhooks into workflows.
Make adds a visual workflow builder with more than 1,500 app integrations and webhook modules, while remaining a cloud-only proprietary service.
n8n
Source-available workflow automation platform with AI nodes and self-hosting.
n8n can be self-hosted for full control over data and allows custom code alongside no-code nodes, under a source-available license rather than a proprietary one.
Activepieces
An open-source automation platform for building workflows, AI agents and app integrations, self-hosted or cloud.
Activepieces is open source and can be self-hosted, offering more than 760 integrations, webhook triggers and AI agents, with some enterprise features sold separately.
huginn
Build self-hosted agents that watch for events and trigger actions.
Huginn is free and MIT licensed, running event-driven agents on your own server, but you must maintain the server and configure each agent yourself.
Node-RED
Visual flow-based programming tool for wiring together automations and APIs.
Node-RED is free, open source and self-hosted, using visual flow-based programming that handles complex if/else logic better than simple trigger and action Applets.
Power Automate
Microsoft's no-code automation platform for desktop and web workflows.
Power Automate adds Windows desktop flows and deep Microsoft 365 integration, but advanced connectors and higher run volumes require paid licensing.
Pabbly Connect
A hosted no-code service that connects apps and passes data between them to automate tasks.
Pabbly Connect is a paid hosted no-code service for connecting web apps, with a one-time payment option and all features in the basic plan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name IFTTT as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Automatisch
An open-source workflow automation tool that connects apps without code, self-hosted or in the cloud.
IFTTT is a hosted, proprietary trigger and action service with ready-made Applets, suited to simple personal automations rather than in-house data.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Pushcut
An iOS app that shows actionable notifications and widgets triggered by webhooks, Shortcuts and HomeKit.
Apple Shortcuts
Apple's built-in drag-and-drop automation app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
MacroDroid
Android automation with a visual trigger and action builder.
Google Home
Google's app for connecting, controlling and automating smart home devices, with a web version and Gemini voice assistant.
Home Assistant
A home automation server that talks to smart devices on your own network instead of through their clouds.
Tasker
The most capable automation app for Android.
