# Automatisch review (2026): is it any good? > Open-source workflow automation you can host yourself Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Automatisch is an open-source tool for connecting web services into automated workflows without writing code. Its site presents it as an alternative to Zapier and stresses keeping data on your own servers. It can be self-hosted with Docker, and the homepage also mentions a cloud option. - **Category:** Automation - **Made by:** Automatisch - **Website:** https://automatisch.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not want to run servers, as no hosted price is published. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Automatisch is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The open-source software is free to run on your own servers; no hosted plan or price is published. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Self-hosted | $0 | Run Automatisch yourself with Docker Compose or Docker. You provide the servers, Postgres and Redis. | Read from https://automatisch.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Automatisch before buying. ## Key features - **Multi-step flows:** A flow is built from a trigger plus later steps, with built-in helper apps such as Filter, Formatter, Delay, Scheduler and HTTP Request. - **Self-hosting:** The installation guide covers Docker Compose and plain Docker, with a main service and a worker service that share one set of environment variables. - **Own your data:** The site says data stays on your own servers, which it pitches at healthcare, finance and European teams bound by GDPR. - **App directory:** The docs list the supported apps, including Slack, Google Sheets, GitHub, HubSpot, Notion, Stripe, Telegram and AI services such as OpenAI and Anthropic. - **Webhooks and requests:** Webhooks and a generic HTTP Request app are in the app list, so services without a dedicated integration can still be reached. ## Good for - Teams that want to run automation on their own servers - Developers comfortable with Docker, Postgres and Redis - People who want an open-source stand-in for a hosted automation service ## Worth knowing - Self-hosting needs Postgres and Redis, and the encryption and webhook keys must never change or saved connections break. - The homepage mentions a cloud solution, but no cloud plans or prices are published on the pages we read. - The docs list a bit over 70 apps, far fewer than the large hosted automation services. - The docs say flows currently run at 15-minute intervals, with instant updates only planned. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Automatisch is an open-source automation tool you run on your own servers. It is free, but you supply Postgres and Redis, the docs list a bit over 70 apps, and flows currently run every 15 minutes. - **Value for money: C.** $0, but only if you host it yourself, which needs a server. That is a C, and no hosted price is published. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The software is free to run on your own servers with Docker. You pay for the server. - **Features: C.** Multi-step flows, webhooks and requests, but just over 70 apps and flows that run at 15-minute intervals, with instant updates only planned. - **Ease of use: D.** Self-hosting with Docker, Postgres and Redis, and keys that must never change or saved connections break. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web interface, with connections to Slack, Google Sheets, GitHub, HubSpot, Notion, Stripe, Telegram and OpenAI. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Automatisch's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among automation tools - Automatisch's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 21 of the 71 other automation tools we grade, and level with 18. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 56 of 71) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Automatisch has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/automation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Automatisch is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 71 other automation tools grade higher. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Slack, Google Sheets, GitHub, HubSpot, Notion, Stripe, Telegram, OpenAI **Tags:** Workflow automation, Open source, Self-hostable, No-code ## Alternatives - [n8n](https://toolgpa.com/tools/n8n): Workflow automation and AI agents you can self-host. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/automatisch-vs-n8n) - [Activepieces](https://toolgpa.com/tools/activepieces): Open-source automation with flows, AI agents and tables. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/activepieces-vs-automatisch) - [Zapier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zapier): Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/automatisch-vs-zapier) - [Huginn](https://toolgpa.com/tools/huginn): Open-source agents that watch the web and act, on your own server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/automatisch-vs-huginn) - [Node-RED](https://toolgpa.com/tools/node-red): Open-source, flow-based programming tool for event-driven apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/automatisch-vs-node-red) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://automatisch.io - https://automatisch.io/docs - https://automatisch.io/docs/guide/installation - https://automatisch.io/docs/guide/available-apps - https://github.com/automatisch/automatisch Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/automatisch Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).