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Beehive vs IFTTT: catalog facts
Beehive	IFTTT
Best for: People who want to connect services in self-managed automations	Best for: Simple personal and smart home automations between apps
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.	Free + paid options Free to start, with paid plans offered.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web
Event-driven workflow automation Connects services through integrations All 3 strengths for Beehive Event-driven workflow automation Connects services through integrations Open-source project with a public repository	Simple trigger and action model Large library of ready-made Applets All 4 strengths for IFTTT Simple trigger and action model Large library of ready-made Applets Covers smart home devices and phone automations Webhooks support
Requires configuration to connect events and services	Hosted only, so it depends on IFTTT's servers Less suited to complex multi-step workflows All 3 limitations for IFTTT Hosted only, so it depends on IFTTT's servers Less suited to complex multi-step workflows Proprietary
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Not open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Beehive github.com/muesli/beehive Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for IFTTT ifttt.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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