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Huginn

★ 45k

Agents that watch the web and act for you — the hacker’s IFTTT. Ancient, Rails-based, still unmatched for tinkering.

Huginn does the job of IFTTT Pro, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. IFTTT Pro bills $5/mo for it. 45k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for IFTTT Pro.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$5/mo
GitHub stars
45k
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Huginn runs

Where it runs

Huginn runs on your server.

Installing it

Docker Compose, or a manual Ruby on Rails installation.

Where your data lives

Agents, credentials, schedules, emitted events, logs, users, and scenario definitions live in the configured MySQL or PostgreSQL database, with deployment configuration and secrets supplied through environment variables on the operator's server.

What setup takes

The first obstacle is operating a Rails application and database, then translating each consumer applet into low-level agents, JSON payloads, credentials, and schedules without IFTTT's guided connector UI.

The catch compared with IFTTT

Huginn can monitor and act on almost anything, but creating Rails agents and JSON event chains is dramatically less approachable than turning on an IFTTT applet, with no native mobile triggers.

Huginn questions

Is Huginn open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Huginn replace IFTTT Pro?

Our verdict on IFTTT is YES. n8n (130k stars), Home Assistant (90k stars), Huginn (50k stars) are mature open-source replacements for IFTTT — self-host in one command and stop paying $2.99/mo.

Can I self-host Huginn?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server. Docker Compose, or a manual Ruby on Rails installation.

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