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Not just an alternative though. - Self-hosted - Unlimited and FREE vs $699 / month - Create your own agents / integrations - Process data through shell scri

Not just an alternative though. - Self-hosted - Unlimited and FREE vs $699 / month - Create your own agents / integrations - Process data through shell scripts or JavaScript - Better filtering - Liquid templating - Completely private I save thousands of dollars by using Huginn. It's incredibly powerful and quite frankly I don't trust Zapier with my data and visibility of what I'm doing because there are commercial implications. Run it in the cloud on AWS or on an old box at home. It's very reliable.

PopeDotNinja 7y ago
> I save thousands of dollars by using Huginn. Does that take into account the overhead of operating Huginn?
- PatrolX 7y ago
  Yes, and it's running thousands of requests and posts / minute on AWS. But you don't even need to put it in the cloud, it runs perfectly at home on an old box running Ubuntu.
  - tectonic 7y ago
    That's awesome that it's working so well for you :)
- vorpalhex 7y ago
  You can deploy it as a docker image in a few minutes. If you already run a homelab of any sort (which most of HN does), it's basically free.
  - boring_twenties 7y ago
    > If you already run a homelab of any sort (which most of HN does) You sure about that? I feel like there are plenty of folks on here whose only computer is a MacBook
    - neop1x 7y ago
      I have one box acting as a router, NAS, DVB-T receiver, NAS and the other box as HTPC. Both are based on desktop motherboards and I also run Kubernetes (kubeadm) on them, with more CPU-intensive tasks assigned to non-HTPC so it doesn't interrupt movie playback. But yes, I think it is not common, it takes time to set up and maintain.
    - PatrolX 7y ago
      I've run Huginn on a MacBook. It works fine, along with a whole bunch of other stuff in Docker.
falcor84 7y ago
Not disputing any of the other alternatives, but you can create custom integrations on Zapier. It's mostly intended for publishing them publicly, but you don't have to. https://platform.zapier.com/partners/lifecycle-planning https://platform.zapier.com/partners/lifecycle-planning

PopeDotNinja 7y ago

> I save thousands of dollars by using Huginn. Does that take into account the overhead of operating Huginn?

PatrolX 7y ago
Yes, and it's running thousands of requests and posts / minute on AWS. But you don't even need to put it in the cloud, it runs perfectly at home on an old box running Ubuntu.
- tectonic 7y ago
  That's awesome that it's working so well for you :)
vorpalhex 7y ago
You can deploy it as a docker image in a few minutes. If you already run a homelab of any sort (which most of HN does), it's basically free.
- boring_twenties 7y ago
  > If you already run a homelab of any sort (which most of HN does) You sure about that? I feel like there are plenty of folks on here whose only computer is a MacBook
  - neop1x 7y ago
    I have one box acting as a router, NAS, DVB-T receiver, NAS and the other box as HTPC. Both are based on desktop motherboards and I also run Kubernetes (kubeadm) on them, with more CPU-intensive tasks assigned to non-HTPC so it doesn't interrupt movie playback. But yes, I think it is not common, it takes time to set up and maintain.
  - PatrolX 7y ago
    I've run Huginn on a MacBook. It works fine, along with a whole bunch of other stuff in Docker.

falcor84 7y ago

Not disputing any of the other alternatives, but you can create custom integrations on Zapier. It's mostly intended for publishing them publicly, but you don't have to. https://platform.zapier.com/partners/lifecycle-planning https://platform.zapier.com/partners/lifecycle-planning