Open automation with your own server and built-in AI nodes
Choose it if you have a technical person and thousands of operations per month; without one, Zapier or Make is simpler.
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About this service
A platform you can host on your own server (self-hosted) or use as a cloud version. Workflows can be extended with your own code and LLM nodes, and data stays on your server. It is most cost-effective with many runs: the price does not grow with the number of executions. It needs a technical person.
What you can do with it
- Telegram message → LLM → reply to the customer
- website request → check → CRM entry and notification
- daily report from a spreadsheet → summary → email to the owner
Who it suits
- tech-oriented teams
- businesses with sensitive data
- many automated runs
Strengths
- self-hosting with no execution limit
- built-in work with LLMs and vector databases
Limitations
- a technical person is needed for installation, updates, backups, and server security
- Business features in self-hosted need a license key; Cloud Business is still on a waitlist
Integrations
- 400+ nodes
- HTTP Request
- Telegram
- Google Sheets
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