The best free AI workflow automation tools (24)

Every option in the catalog for when you need to wire apps together and let AI do the middle step — 24 AI workflow automation tools, 23 of them free or freemium, with the pricing tier printed on every row.

24tools listed
23free or freemium
8with no paid plan at all
1sub-categories covered

Best Free AI workflow automation tools — straight answers

What are the best free AI workflow automation tools?

Flocci AI Tools lists 24 of them, ordered free tiers first: Flowise, Google Opal, LangBot, Langflow and Sim. 23 of the 24 are free or have a free tier. Each entry states what it uniquely does rather than a score.

Which of these are completely free?

8 on this page are marked fully free with no paid plan at all: Flowise, Google Opal, LangBot, Langflow and Sim. The remaining 16 are freemium, trial or paid, and each is labelled with its exact tier so nothing surprises you at sign-up.

How is this list ordered?

Free tools first, then freemium, then trial, then paid, and alphabetically inside each tier. Nobody pays to appear higher: Flocci AI Tools carries no ads, no sponsored slots and no paid listings, so the order reflects price and nothing else.

Best Free AI workflow automation tools — quick picks

Which AI workflow automation tools work in a browser with no install?

Flowise, Google Opal, LangBot, Langflow and Sim all work in a browser tab with no install needed — just open the site and go. 19 of the 23 free AI workflow automation tools listed here are browser-based.

Which AI workflow automation tools let you sign in with Google?

Google Opal, Sim, Botpress, Chatbase and Dify support Google sign-in, so you can start without creating a new account. That's 13 of the 23 free AI workflow automation tools on this page.

Which AI workflow automation tools can you self-host or run offline?

BISHENG and Coze Studio can be self-hosted or run locally without a browser — useful for privacy, air-gapped networks, or avoiding API rate limits. 2 of the 23 free AI workflow automation tools here run offline.

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Best Free AI workflow automation tools: pricing tier, category and the capability each tool is listed for.
ToolPricingTypeListed for
FlowiseFreeWorkflow AutomationDrag-and-drop builder for chatbots, agents and RAG flows
Google OpalFreeWorkflow AutomationDescribe an app in plain language and Opal builds a shareable multi-step AI workflow
LangBotFreeWorkflow AutomationBuilds AI bots for WeChat, QQ, Discord, Slack, Telegram and other chat platforms
LangflowFreeWorkflow AutomationOpen source with 138k GitHub stars, free desktop app and free cloud account
SimFreeWorkflow AutomationVisual canvas for building, deploying and monitoring AI agents and workflows
WindmillFreeWorkflow AutomationOpen-source, self-hostable with unlimited executions on the free tier
BISHENGFreeWorkflow AutomationOpen-source platform for building LLM workflows, RAG and multi-agent apps
Coze StudioFreeWorkflow AutomationOpen-source version of ByteDance's Coze agent builder with visual workflows
ActivepiecesFreemiumWorkflow AutomationMIT-licensed, free-forever self-hosted Community Edition with unlimited runs/users/flows
BotpressFreemiumWorkflow AutomationFree pay-as-you-go plan with a monthly message quota and AI credit
ChatbaseFreemiumWorkflow AutomationFree plan: 50 message credits/month, 1 AI agent, 1 workspace member
DifyFreemiumWorkflow AutomationOpen-source Community Edition, free self-deploy via Docker
GumloopFreemiumWorkflow AutomationNo-code canvas for AI workflows
MakeFreemiumWorkflow AutomationVisual drag-and-drop automation
n8nFreemiumWorkflow AutomationOpen-source, self-hostable automation
PipedreamFreemiumWorkflow AutomationFree tier: 300 credits/month, 3 active workflows, 3 connected accounts, no card required
Stack AIFreemiumWorkflow AutomationFree plan: 500 monthly runs, 2 projects, 1 seat, community Discord support
Trigger.devFreemiumWorkflow AutomationOpen source (Apache 2.0) with a genuine free tier and unlimited tasks
VellumFreemiumWorkflow AutomationFree builder tier with hosted agent apps, no card required
VoiceflowFreemiumWorkflow AutomationVisual design canvas for building both voice and chat AI agents from one flow
ZapierFreemiumWorkflow AutomationConnect 8,000+ apps with AI agents
BardeenFreemiumWorkflow AutomationChrome-based AI automation for scraping, filling forms and moving data between apps
CozeFreemiumWorkflow AutomationNo-code drag-and-drop bot/agent builder from ByteDance, distinct from Doubao's consumer chat app
LindyTrialWorkflow AutomationBuild AI 'employees' from plain English

Flowise

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Drag-and-drop builder for chatbots, agents and RAG flows
  • Self-host free with Docker or npm, with many model and vector store integrations
  • Agentflow for multi-agent orchestration
  • Embeddable chat widget and API output

Google Opal

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Describe an app in plain language and Opal builds a shareable multi-step AI workflow
  • Agent step for autonomous multi-step workflows and automated runs
  • Chains prompts, Gemini/Veo/Imagen models and tools visually
  • Available in 160+ countries, also inside the Gemini app as Gems

LangBot

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Builds AI bots for WeChat, QQ, Discord, Slack, Telegram and other chat platforms
  • Plugs into Dify, n8n, Coze and other workflow back ends
  • Plugin system and web admin panel
  • Free and open source, self-hosted

Langflow

Workflow Automation
free
  • Open source with 138k GitHub stars, free desktop app and free cloud account
  • Drag-and-drop visual builder for agents and RAG pipelines on top of LangChain primitives
  • Deep integrations across major LLMs, vector DBs and Google Cloud/Slack/MongoDB

Sim

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Visual canvas for building, deploying and monitoring AI agents and workflows
  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Copilot that helps assemble workflows from natural language
  • Integrations with common tools and knowledge bases

Windmill

Workflow Automation
free
  • Open-source, self-hostable with unlimited executions on the free tier
  • Turns scripts (Python/TS/Go/Bash/SQL) into flows and full internal apps
  • Kubernetes/Docker/Fargate deployable with a hybrid seat+compute enterprise pricing model

BISHENG

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Open-source platform for building LLM workflows, RAG and multi-agent apps
  • Strong document parsing with OCR, tables and layout analysis
  • Loops, parallelism and human-in-the-loop steps
  • Apache 2.0, self-hosted

Coze Studio

Workflow Automation
freeNew
  • Open-source version of ByteDance's Coze agent builder with visual workflows
  • Plugins, knowledge bases, databases and memory for agents
  • Apache 2.0 licensed, self-hosted with Docker
  • Connects to OpenAI and other model providers

Activepieces

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • MIT-licensed, free-forever self-hosted Community Edition with unlimited runs/users/flows
  • 700+ integrations plus AI-agent building blocks
  • Cloud Free plan needs no credit card, includes unlimited flows with daily credit resets

Botpress

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Free pay-as-you-go plan with a monthly message quota and AI credit
  • Visual conversation-flow studio purpose-built for LLM-powered support/sales bots
  • May 2026 pricing update added unlimited bots and free AI spend on new workspaces

Chatbase

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Free plan: 50 message credits/month, 1 AI agent, 1 workspace member
  • Omnichannel deployment across chat, email, voice, WhatsApp and Slack from one trained agent
  • Serves 10,000+ businesses for customer-support agent deployment

Dify

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Open-source Community Edition, free self-deploy via Docker
  • Cloud Sandbox plan: free with 200 message credits, 5 apps, 50 knowledge docs
  • Visual builder combining agentic workflows with built-in RAG knowledge bases

Gumloop

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • No-code canvas for AI workflows
  • Web scraping, extraction and enrichment
  • Shareable automation templates
  • Free plan to start

Make

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Visual drag-and-drop automation
  • AI modules and agent scenarios
  • 1,000+ app integrations
  • Generous free tier

n8n

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Open-source, self-hostable automation
  • Visual AI-agent and LLM nodes
  • Full code when you need it
  • Free to run yourself

Pipedream

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Free tier: 300 credits/month, 3 active workflows, 3 connected accounts, no card required
  • Mixes visual workflow building with full custom code steps (Node/Python)
  • 2,000+ pre-built API integrations with fast event-driven triggers

Stack AI

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Free plan: 500 monthly runs, 2 projects, 1 seat, community Discord support
  • No-code drag-and-drop builder aimed at compliant/regulated enterprise deployments
  • SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance options at the enterprise tier

Trigger.dev

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Open source (Apache 2.0) with a genuine free tier and unlimited tasks
  • Purpose-built for long-running, failure-resilient tasks (ideal for multi-step AI agent jobs)
  • No server/timeout management — infra fully handled, pay per compute-second

Vellum

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Free builder tier with hosted agent apps, no card required
  • Prompt-engineering playground for side-by-side multi-model comparison
  • Built-in evaluations framework with test banks and custom metrics for LLM apps

Voiceflow

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Visual design canvas for building both voice and chat AI agents from one flow
  • Multi-client/agency workspace mode with white-labeling for agencies
  • Deployable across channels with real-time analytics and team collaboration

Zapier

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • Connect 8,000+ apps with AI agents
  • Natural-language automation builder
  • AI steps, chatbots and tables
  • Free tier for basic Zaps

Bardeen

Workflow Automation
freemiumNew
  • Chrome-based AI automation for scraping, filling forms and moving data between apps
  • Free plan includes a monthly credit allowance
  • Playbooks you can build in plain language
  • Integrates with Google Sheets, Notion and CRMs

Coze

Workflow Automation
freemium
  • No-code drag-and-drop bot/agent builder from ByteDance, distinct from Doubao's consumer chat app
  • 60+ built-in plugins (search, travel, productivity) wired into published bots
  • One-click publish to Telegram, Discord, Slack or your own site

Lindy

Workflow Automation
trial
  • Build AI 'employees' from plain English
  • Handles email, scheduling and CRM tasks
  • Trigger-based autonomous workflows
  • The free plan has ended; only paid plans with a short trial remain.

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