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Huginn

Open-source agents that watch the web and act, on your own server

FreeAutomationChecked Oct 5, 2026
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What is Huginn?

Huginn is an open-source system, released under the MIT License, for building agents that read the web, watch for events and take actions for you. Agents create and consume events that pass along a directed graph, and the project describes itself as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier that runs on your own server. There is no hosted service: you install it yourself, most quickly with the official Docker image.

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Good for

  • Developers who want their automation data kept on a server they control
  • Watching websites, feeds and search terms and getting alerts by email or SMS
  • People comfortable with Docker or a Ruby on Rails deployment

Worth knowing

  • There is no hosted version: you install, update and back up Huginn yourself, with MySQL or PostgreSQL alongside it.
  • Huginn does not run on Windows; the docs suggest a virtual machine. The manual install guide supports Ubuntu and Debian.
  • The requirements page recommends 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core server.
  • Agents are configured in the web interface with options and Liquid templates, and writing a new agent means writing Ruby.

Key features

Agents and events
Each agent does one job, such as checking a site or sending a message, and emits events that other agents consume. Chaining them forms a directed graph.
Website monitoring
Agents can scrape websites and email you when a page changes, or watch for travel and shopping deals. The wiki covers browser emulation for pages that need JavaScript.
Digests and spike alerts
Huginn can send a digest email at set times of day, and count high-frequency events so that an SMS goes out within moments of a spike.
Webhooks and custom JavaScript
Agents send and receive webhooks and can run custom JavaScript functions, so services without a built-in agent can still be wired in.
Agent gems
New agents can be written as external Ruby gems and loaded through the ADDITIONAL_GEMS environment variable, without changing the core repository.
Several ways to deploy
There is an official Docker image, a manual installation guide for Ubuntu and Debian, OpenShift templates and a Heroku deploy button, which needs a paid Heroku plan.

Huginn pricing

Starts at
Free
Free plan
Free and open source under the MIT License, with no paid edition. You install and run it yourself, so the only cost is the server or hosting plan it runs on.
Free trial
None listed
Huginn$0The whole project under the MIT License: the web interface, the built-in agents and support for agents added as Ruby gems.

Read from github.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Huginn before you buy.

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Common questions

Is Huginn free?

Yes. Huginn is free to use. Free and open source under the MIT License, with no paid edition. You install and run it yourself, so the only cost is the server or hosting plan it runs on.

How much does Huginn cost?

Huginn lists one plan. Huginn: $0. Prices were read from github.com on Oct 5, 2026.

What platforms does Huginn work on?

Huginn is available on Web and Linux.

Does Huginn have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Huginn is listed for Web and Linux.

Does Huginn have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Huginn is listed for Web and Linux.

Is Huginn open source?

Yes. Huginn is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.

What does Huginn integrate with?

Huginn's listing names Slack, Twilio, Jira, Twitter, Pushover, Pushbullet, Weibo and Basecamp. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Huginn?

Huginn is made by Andrew Cantino and contributors. It dates from 2013.

What are the alternatives to Huginn?

The closest alternatives to Huginn in our directory are n8n, Node-RED, Activepieces, IFTTT and Zapier. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Huginn.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026.