Alternatives to OpenRPA

An open-source robotic process automation tool for recording and running automated workflows on Windows. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as OpenRPA.

  • Power Automate

    Microsoft's no-code automation platform for desktop and web workflows.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsWeb

    Power Automate is Microsoft's closed-source, freemium platform whose desktop flows automate legacy Windows apps, with advanced connectors and higher run volumes needing paid licensing.

  • Robot Framework

    An open source keyword-driven framework for test automation and robotic process automation.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Robot Framework is an Apache-2.0 keyword-driven framework for RPA and testing that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but needs Python and separate libraries for desktop or browser automation.

  • Ui.Vision

    An open source browser extension and desktop app for recording and running browser and desktop macros.

    FreemiumOpen sourceBrowser extension

    Ui.Vision is an open-source browser extension that records browser macros with image recognition and OCR, while desktop automation needs a separate app and some features are paid.

  • AutoIt

    A freeware BASIC-like scripting language for automating the Windows interface and general scripting tasks.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    AutoIt is a free, closed-source Windows scripting language for automating GUI programs through keystrokes, mouse and window control, using a simple BASIC-like syntax.

  • AutoHotkey

    A Windows scripting language for hotkeys, text expansion, key remapping and automating anything on screen.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    AutoHotkey is a GPL-licensed Windows scripting language with a very large community, where automation is written as scripts rather than built as recorded RPA workflows.

  • Macro Recorder

    A Windows tool that records mouse and keyboard actions and replays them as editable macros.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Macro Recorder is a paid, closed-source Windows tool that records mouse and keyboard actions into editable macros with IF-THEN logic, and compiles them to EXE files.

Also worth comparing

These listings name OpenRPA as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Actiona

    A cross-platform desktop automation tool that runs sequences of actions such as clicks, key presses and file edits.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    OpenRPA is an open-source robotic process automation tool for Windows only, aimed at business workflows across desktop, browser and terminal applications, with a steeper learning curve.

  • Pulover's Macro Creator

    Records mouse and keyboard actions and turns them into editable AutoHotkey scripts.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    OpenRPA is an open-source Windows RPA tool that records and runs workflows across desktop, browser and Java apps, aimed at business process automation.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.