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43 tools found for “automation”

monday.com

Project management

Plan projects and keep work moving with a visual, customizable team workspace.

Free plan
Up to 2 people · 3 boards

Trello

Project management

Make tasks easier to see, share, and finish with simple boards, lists, and cards.

Free plan
Free: up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace; 10 MB per attached file.

Zapier

Automation

Connect your apps and automate repetitive steps without building the integration yourself.

Free plan
Free task allowance · Usage limits apply

Selenium

Development

Selenium automates web browsers through WebDriver and related tools, enabling functional tests across browsers and languages, with Grid supporting distributed execution across multiple machines or browser environments in a test infrastructure.

Free & open source
Free automation software; browser hosting and CI capacity are separate.

Playwright

Development

Playwright automates Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit through a shared API, with test-runner features such as automatic waiting, browser isolation, tracing, and parallel execution for investigating and preventing web application regressions.

Free & open source
Free local framework; hosted browser services and CI resources are separate.

GitHub

Development

GitHub is a hosted development platform that combines Git repositories, pull requests, issues, project tracking, and workflow automation, helping individuals and teams coordinate code changes and maintain software together online.

Free plan
Free includes 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month and 500 MB Packages storage; paid features and overages are separate.

Gitea

Development

Gitea is a self-hosted software forge that combines Git repositories, pull requests, issue tracking, package hosting, and automation integrations, giving teams a browser interface for coordinating code on infrastructure they control.

Free & open source
Free self-hosted application; managed cloud, enterprise offerings, and infrastructure are separate.

Forgejo

Development

Forgejo is a community-governed software forge for hosting Git projects, code review, issues, and collaborative development, designed for organizations and individuals who want to operate their own free-software development service.

Free & open source
Free self-hosted forge; instance hosting and operational support are separate.

ZAP

Security & privacy

ZAP is a web-application security testing tool that intercepts HTTP traffic, analyzes responses, and runs automated scanning workflows, helping developers and testers investigate weaknesses in applications they are authorized to assess during development.

Free & open source
Free testing tool; target environments, CI capacity, and professional assessment services are separate.

Flowise

AI tools

Flowise provides a visual environment for assembling AI agents and language-model workflows. Users connect model, retrieval, and tool components, then expose configured flows to applications while retaining control over a self-hosted community deployment.

Free open-source software
Self-hosted software is free; server infrastructure and administration cost extra. Model/API usage is separate.

Langflow

AI tools

Langflow is a visual builder for language-model applications and agent workflows, with components that can be connected and customized. It helps developers move from an experimental flow to an application endpoint without hiding the underlying configuration.

Free open-source software
Self-hosted software is free; server infrastructure and administration cost extra. Model/API usage is separate.

LocalAI

AI tools

LocalAI provides a self-hosted inference service with APIs compatible with common AI application patterns. It supports different model backends and modalities, helping developers connect existing applications to models running on infrastructure they control.

Free open-source software
Self-hosted software is free; server infrastructure and administration cost extra. Model/API usage is separate.

SALOME

Engineering & science

SALOME is a platform for preparing and processing numerical simulation models, with geometry and mesh tools in a common environment. It helps engineering teams assemble repeatable pre-processing workflows and exchange model data with suitable external simulation solvers.

Free open-source software
No software subscription; hardware, support and any separately licensed extras are not included.

OpenStudio

Engineering & science

OpenStudio provides tools and an SDK for whole-building energy modeling around EnergyPlus and related analysis workflows. It helps users organize models and automate modifications, supporting repeatable comparisons while leaving detailed simulation assumptions and associated tool choices under user control.

Free open-source software
No software subscription; hardware, support and any separately licensed extras are not included.

ImageMagick

Design & creative

ImageMagick is a command-line image processing suite for converting, resizing and combining graphics. It is useful when the same operation must be repeated reliably across many files or integrated into another workflow.

Free & open source
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.

Avidemux

Video & audio

Avidemux handles focused cutting, filtering and encoding tasks without a full multi-track editing workspace. It is useful for preparing clips, changing formats and repeating straightforward video operations through a job queue.

Free & open source
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.

Ardour

Audio & music production

Ardour is a digital audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI projects. It provides an open-source route to detailed studio workflows, with a distinction between free source code and paid official binaries.

Free source code
Free GPL source code; official ready-to-run binaries are paid. Building it yourself requires technical work.

Qtractor

Audio & music production

Qtractor is a Linux audio and MIDI sequencer for home-studio recording and arrangement. It combines multitrack editing with plugin support while using the established Linux audio and MIDI infrastructure.

Free & open source
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
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