Huginn vs Kestra
A side-by-side comparison of Huginn and Kestra — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Self-hosted agents that monitor and act on your behalf, an IFTTT/Zapier alternative | Event-driven orchestration platform for scheduled and API-triggered workflows |
| Category | Automation & iPaaS | Automation & iPaaS |
| Replaces | Zapier | Zapier, Workato |
| GitHub stars | 50k | 27k |
| Language | Ruby | Java |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 year ago | 6 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
