
Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
n8n is perhaps the best-known open-source platform for automating tasks and workflows. It’s hugely popular with technical teams, offering a combination of intuitive visual development tools and optional custom code. However, n8n isn’t the only platform in this space. In fact, there are several vendors in the workflow management market, offering distinct approaches to enabling different kinds of users to automate tasks. Today, we’re diving deep into the market for n8n alternatives.
Ronan McQuillan
Dec 11, 2025
As AI becomes an increasingly prevalent part of day-to-day life, more and more businesses are prioritizing solutions that enable them to leverage their own data and models securely. The key issue here is that we often can’t simply allow users to send company data to publicly available AI services. At the same time, without implementing similar capabilities, it can be hard to stop employees from using AI tools as a form of shadow IT.
Ronan McQuillan
Nov 4, 2025
Since its launch in 2022, ChatGPT has transformed huge aspects of our daily lives, including in the context of business processes. However, at a practical level, many organizations still struggle to implement AI tools in a way that drives real value. Part of the issue here is that, while hugely powerful, ChatGPT isn’t always the exact right fit for the needs of large, security-conscious organizations. Today, we’re exploring one important element of this by checking out the market for open-source ChatGPT alternatives.
Ronan McQuillan
Oct 22, 2025
TypeForm is one of the most popular form builder tools on the market today, owing in large part to its intuitive, streamlined experiences for creating professional data collection UIs. However, this is a relatively crowded space, with several notable vendors targeting specific types of use cases and end users. Today, we’re checking out an important angle on form builders, by checking out some of the most prominent TypeForm alternatives on the market today.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 3, 2025
JotForm is perhaps the best-known form builder tool on the market today. However, this is a more varied space than it might appear. On the one hand, most platforms offer wider capabilities beyond simply outputting form UIs. On the other hand, different vendors often have their own more granular target personas and use cases. Today, we’re shedding light on this by exploring the market for JotForm alternatives, including a range of solutions that are aimed at different kinds of users and applications.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 1, 2025
Formstack is a popular form-building platform, offering extensive capabilities for creating custom data collection tools, as well as functionality for generating documents, handling signatures, automating workflows, and more. However, the market for form builder tools is relatively diverse, with a range of vendors targeting distinct segments, end users, and use cases. So, it can often be difficult to determine which platform is right for your specific needs. Today, we’re taking one angle on this question, by checking out some of the most prominent FormStack alternatives that are available on the market today.
Ronan McQuillan
Aug 1, 2025
Google Forms is probably the most ubiquitous form builder tool available today, offering an intuitive, flexible platform for creating custom data collection UIs. However, this is a fairly crowded market, with a range of different vendors targeting distinct segments, including in terms of their primary users, use cases, and other aspects of their market positioning. Therefore, in order to make an informed decision about the right form builder for your needs, we need to have a clear picture of what our options are, as well as their respective strengths and weaknesses.
Ronan McQuillan
Aug 1, 2025
Zapier is one of the best-known automation tools on the market today. Offering a highly visual experience for connecting a wide range of external platforms, it powers all sorts of workflows in countless organizations. However, despite its popularity, Zapier isn’t suitable for all use cases. Today, we’re examining one of the most important segments of the workflow automation market by checking out some of the top open-source Zapier alternatives. Along the way, we’ll check out some of the key decision points when selecting an integration and automation platform, as well as outlining the most prominent open-source vendors in this space.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 15, 2025