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Matilda
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Matilda is an all-in-one AI workspace combining CRM, projects, docs, tables, chat and automation for B2B SaaS teams.

2.3K saves
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n8n
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Popular source-available workflow automation platform for technical teams, blending a visual canvas, code steps and AI-agent orchestration.

6.7M visits/mo
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Zapier MCP
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Widely used no-code automation platform connecting thousands of apps, now extended with AI agents, chatbots, and an MCP server.

6.0M visits/mo
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Tines
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No-code security and IT workflow automation platform with an AI copilot for building and running orchestration workflows.

231K visits/mo
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Activepieces
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Open-source, AI-first automation platform with 700+ integrations and AI agents; a Zapier and Workato alternative.

218K visits/mo6.2K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Starter: €20/mo billed annually (2.5K executions)
Pro: €50/mo billed annually (10K executions)
Business: €667/mo billed annually (40K executions)

Free trial available

No public pricing

Community: $0/mo (1 builder, 3 flows, unlimited integrations and viewers)
Standard: $5 per active flow/mo (10 free flows)
Core features
  • AI CRM with pipelines, email/calendar sync and support tickets
  • Condition-based automation agents with human review gates
  • Projects with sprints, roadmaps and issue tracking
  • Collaborative docs, tables and visual boards
  • Team chat linked to customer and project records
  • AI summaries, sequences and permission-aware answers
  • Visual workflow builder with inline code (JS/Python)
  • 500+ app and model integrations
  • AI agent and RAG workflow support
  • Self-hosting or managed cloud
  • Human-in-the-loop approvals and guardrails
  • Enterprise features: SSO, RBAC, audit logs, Git control
  • Zap workflows linking triggers and actions across 9,000+ apps
  • No-code AI agent builder for task-specific assistants
  • Chatbots for answering customer questions with AI
  • Canvas for visually planning and mapping workflows
  • Tables for storing data that workflows can read and update
  • Forms for capturing inputs that trigger automations
  • Zapier MCP server to connect AI chat tools to app integrations
  • Visual no-code workflow builder (Storyboard)
  • Case management for security incidents
  • AI copilot (Workbench) for natural-language actions
  • Unlimited API integrations
  • Single sign-on support
  • Flexible cloud or self-hosted deployment on paid tiers
  • 700+ app integrations
  • AI agents with custom logic and approvals
  • Unlimited automation runs
  • MCP server support
  • Open-source, self-hostable core
  • Governance (RBAC, SSO, audit logs)
Use cases
  • Managing B2B SaaS customer relationships and pipelines
  • Automating sales and support follow-ups
  • Coordinating projects and product work alongside CRM data
  • Running marketing campaigns end to end
  • Building and running AI agents
  • Automating IT and security operations
  • Connecting and syncing data across apps
  • Prototyping backends and internal tools
  • Teams automating cross-app workflows without engineering resources
  • RevOps/Sales teams routing leads and updating CRMs automatically
  • Support teams deploying AI chatbots for common questions
  • Developers connecting AI coding agents to thousands of apps via MCP
  • Automating security incident response
  • Streamlining IT operations like password resets
  • Building cross-team automations without developers
  • Running a 24/7 security operations workflow
  • Automate cross-team workflows
  • Build AI agents for business tasks
  • Self-host an automation platform
  • Replace Zapier or Workato
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