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AI workflow automation — no-code builders and platforms that wire LLMs into business processes.

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    Pipedream

    Pipedream

    Connect APIs, AI, and databases with code-level workflows.

    A workflow automation platform where steps are pre-built triggers/actions or arbitrary Node.js and Python code, glued across 3,000+ managed app integrations with hosted auth. Pipedream Connect embeds those integrations into your own product or AI agent, and the catalog is exposed MCP-natively so agents can call any connector as a tool.

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    Founded in 2019 by eight alumni of ad-tech firm BrightRoll (sold to Yahoo for ~$640M), led by BrightRoll's former CEO.

    • workflow
    • integrations
    • code
    • mcp
    • +1
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    Stagehand

    Browserbase

    Open-source SDK for building reliable AI browser agents.

    Stagehand is an open-source (MIT) SDK from Browserbase for building browser agents in TypeScript or Python. It exposes act(), extract(), and observe() primitives so you can drive a page with natural language while keeping deterministic code wherever you need it. v3 dropped its hard Playwright dependency for a modular Chrome DevTools Protocol driver.

    Worth knowing

    Built by Browserbase; its v3 dropped the hard Playwright dependency for a CDP-native driver, ~44% faster on complex DOM work.

    • browser-automation
    • web-agents
    • sdk
    • open-source
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    Activepieces

    Activepieces

    Open-source, AI-first workflow automation — a self-hostable Zapier alternative.

    A no-code automation platform with a visual drag-and-drop builder, 400+ app integrations, and native AI steps. It runs as a managed cloud or fully self-hosted on your own infrastructure, and its pieces double as MCP tools that AI agents can call.

    Worth knowing

    A Y Combinator S22 company founded by an ex-Google engineer; raised a $1.55M seed in late 2024.

    • automation
    • workflows
    • no-code
    • self-hosted
    • +1
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    Relay.app

    Relay.app

    AI-native workflow automation with humans in the loop.

    A workflow automation platform that connects 200+ apps and AI models to automate collaborative business processes. It differs from classic automation tools by treating people as first-class steps — approvals, data-input forms, and AI-output reviews — and by offering native AI extraction, classification, and custom AI steps across providers. Founded by ex-Google Gmail/Calendar PM Jacob Bank.

    Worth knowing

    Founded by Jacob Bank, whose previous startup Timeful was acquired by Google in 2015 and folded into Gmail and Calendar's smart scheduling.

    • automation
    • workflow
    • ai-agents
    • human-in-the-loop
    • +1
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    Skyvern

    Skyvern

    Automate browser-based workflows on any website with AI.

    An AI agent that completes browser workflows — form fills, logins, data extraction, multi-step flows — by combining computer vision with LLMs rather than hand-written selectors, so a single agent generalizes across sites it has never seen. Run it via the cloud app and API or self-host the open-source engine; bring your own model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or local Ollama).

    Worth knowing

    A Y Combinator S23 startup founded by ex-Faire and ex-Lyft engineers Suchintan Singh and Shuchang Zheng.

    • browser-automation
    • computer-vision
    • open-source
    • agents
    • +1
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    Relevance AI

    Relevance AI

    Build and manage a workforce of AI agents for business processes.

    A platform for building, deploying, and managing teams of AI agents that autonomously run business processes — from lead qualification to customer support — with human oversight and governance. Agents and multi-agent 'workforces' are assembled with a no-code builder and a library of tools and triggers. Pricing is usage-based on 'actions' rather than per-agent, and every plan includes unlimited agents. A free tier is available; paid plans add seats, scheduling, and BYO-LLM.

    Worth knowing

    Founded in 2020 in Sydney, Australia; raised a $24M Series B led by Bessemer in 2025, with offices now in Sydney and San Francisco.

    • ai-agents
    • automation
    • workforce
    • no-code
    • +1
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    Bardeen

    Bardeen

    AI browser automation for scraping, enriching, and reaching leads.

    A no-code automation platform built as a Chrome extension. Bardeen scrapes data from any website you can open, qualifies and enriches it with AI, and pushes results into tools like Google Sheets, Airtable, and Notion. Its AI builder turns plain-English descriptions into reusable playbooks, and the product is now focused on sales and GTM workflows — lead sourcing, qualification, and contact enrichment.

    Worth knowing

    Raised a $15.3M Series A in 2022 led by Insight Partners, later adding GTM backing from Dropbox and HubSpot.

    • browser-automation
    • scraping
    • no-code
    • lead-enrichment
    • +1
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    Tines

    Tines

    No-code workflow automation and AI agents for security teams.

    Tines is a no-code platform for building automated workflows that connect security and IT tools. Its Workbench chat and AI agents layer LLM reasoning onto deterministic 'stories,' so teams can automate incident response without writing code. A free Community Edition runs in the cloud; Business and Enterprise plans add self-hosting and governance controls.

    Worth knowing

    Earned ISO 42001 certification — the audited standard for AI-management systems — alongside ISO 27001 and 27701.

    • workflow-automation
    • security
    • no-code
    • secops
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    Gumloop

    Gumloop

    No-code AI workflow automation on a visual node canvas.

    A drag-and-drop platform for building AI-powered automations as node graphs — web scraping, document parsing, image analysis, and multi-model chaining without code. Connects apps, data, and LLMs into triggered or scheduled flows. Backed by Y Combinator and a Benchmark-led Series B.

    Worth knowing

    Ships guMCP, its own open-source MCP server suite, so flows call tools through a standard protocol instead of bespoke per-app connectors.

    • no-code
    • automation
    • agents
    • workflows
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    Lindy

    Lindy AI

    Agentic automation. Long-running agents instead of one-shot triggers.

    Builds AI agents that wait for emails, calendar invites, or webhooks — then take multi-step actions on your behalf. The 'agentic Zapier' pitch; strong for ops workflows that need judgement, not just routing.

    Worth knowing

    Founded by ex-Uber PM Flo Crivello, who pivoted to Lindy after his prior startup TeamFlow; ~$50M raised.

    • agents
    • automation
    • email
    • no-code
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    Make

    Make

    Visual-canvas automation. The Integromat folks went big on AI nodes.

    Drag-and-drop scenario builder with first-class AI provider nodes. More expressive than Zapier for complex routing and conditional logic; favoured when your automation has branches and loops.

    Worth knowing

    The Prague-built Integromat, acquired by Celonis for $100M+ in 2020 and rebranded to Make in Feb 2022.

    • no-code
    • visual
    • branching
    • integrations
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    Zapier

    Zapier

    The ubiquitous low-code automation tool. Native AI features.

    Connects thousands of apps with no-code triggers and actions. Recent AI features include in-workflow LLM calls, AI agents, and chatbots. The default reach-for when you need to glue two SaaS tools together.

    Worth knowing

    Famously bootstrapped: a ~$1.3M YC 2012 seed, then profitable to a $5B valuation via a 2021 secondary, taking no further VC.

    • no-code
    • integrations
    • agents
    • chatbots