Automation Workflow stable
Windmill
Developer-first internal tool and workflow engine
12.0K stars
Since 2020
Platform for building internal tools, flows, and scripts in Python/TypeScript/Go/Bash with auto-generated UIs, scheduling, and approval flows.
License
AGPL-3.0
Min RAM
512 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Build internal tools from scripts with auto-generated UI
- ✓ Multi-language workflow orchestration
- ✓ Scheduled scripts with approval flows
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ AGPL license
- ✕ Newer project — less battle-tested
- ✕ Smaller community than n8n/Airflow
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Replaces / alternatives to
Technical specs
Language
RustTypeScript
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
docker
Community
GitHub stars 12.0K
Contributors 0
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Windmill
Funding vc_backed
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
smallmedium
Industries
general