# Open-source alternatives to Relay.app

Relay.app is an automation with human-in-the-loop steps and AI. If you would rather own the software, keep data on your own server or avoid per-seat pricing, these open-source tools tackle the same problem: automate busywork. If someone on your team copies data between two apps every day, that's a workflow waiting to be automated.

## Closest matches
- [Activepieces](https://infinioffice.com/tools/activepieces/): Open-source workflow automation with AI agents and hundreds of MCP-ready pieces. (https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces)
- [Dify](https://infinioffice.com/tools/dify/): Build agentic workflows and RAG apps on one workspace; cloud or self-hosted. (https://github.com/langgenius/dify)
- [Windmill](https://infinioffice.com/tools/windmill/): Code-first, self-hostable platform for workflows, internal apps and AI agents. (https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill)

## Also open source in Automate busywork
- [AnythingLLM](https://infinioffice.com/tools/anythingllm/): Local-first AI workspace: chat with your documents and run agents on your own hardware or cloud. (https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm)
- [Huginn](https://infinioffice.com/tools/huginn/): Create self-hosted agents that monitor the web and act on your behalf. (https://github.com/huginn/huginn)
- [Browser Use](https://infinioffice.com/tools/browser-use/): Python library that lets AI agents operate a web browser, for sites with no API. (https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use)
- [Paperless-ngx](https://infinioffice.com/tools/paperless-ngx/): Scan, OCR, index and archive receipts, invoices and documents. (https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx)
- [Trigger.dev](https://infinioffice.com/tools/trigger-dev/): Build and deploy durable AI agents and background workflows in TypeScript. (https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev)

## Hosted vs open source

Open source swaps a subscription for setup time. Relay.app is hosted, supported and updated for you; with the tools below you (or someone you hire) install, update, back up and secure them. 4 of the 8 with a setup rating here need a developer. Most can also be bought as a hosted cloud plan from the same maintainers, which is a good middle path. Check each licence before you build on it.

Relay.app on InfiniOffice: https://infinioffice.com/tools/relay-app/