Platforms that run on your own servers or in your own cloud account, ordered by overall score.
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The best self-hosted process automation software in 2026 is n8n: the Community edition runs on your own servers for free, and one execution covers a full run whatever the number of steps32. For robots on legacy desktop apps, UiPath self-hosts on Standard and Enterprise, air-gapped networks included4.
Camunda (7.0) and Automation Anywhere (6.9) also self-host1718 and rank just below these five; see the Camunda and Automation Anywhere reviews. Zapier, Make and Power Automate list no self-hosted edition192021.
Pick Best overall
Free Community edition on Docker, AWS, Azure or Google Cloud; SSO and Git version control need the Business license at €667 a month billed annually12. Pick it for app workflows and AI agents on your own infrastructure.
Price From €24 a month on n8n Cloud, or €20 billed annually2; the self-hosted Community edition is free3.
Pick Best for self-hosted RPA
Standard and Enterprise run on your premises, air-gapped included; the free Community plan has one unattended robot45. Pick it for robots on legacy and Citrix apps.
Price Free Community plan; paid licenses from $25 per user per month6
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Pick Best for agents in your own cloud
Enterprise deploys inside your own AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environment, and managed tunnels reach MCP servers in your private network; Enterprise is custom priced, Pro costs $37 a month789. Pick it for AI agents that must keep data in your network.
Price Pro from $37/month with 20,000 credits and unlimited seats; 14-day trial, no free plan9
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Pick Best for case management
Runs on your own Kubernetes, bare metal included; a free trial lasts up to 45 days, and Pega publishes no rates101112. Pick it for claims, disputes and onboarding.
Price No public price list12; Infinity 26 charges one flat price per completed case13
Pick Best for low-code BPM
Deploys self-managed or in hybrid clouds, and every tier includes RPA robots: 5 on Standard, 25 on Advanced, unlimited on Premium; the free Community Edition is for learning only, and prices come from sales141516. Pick it if robots and approvals run inside long processes that IT governs.
Price No public prices; tiers priced per user, per month, per app14; free Community Edition for learning16
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| Platform | Self-hosting | Free option | Security reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | Yes: free Community edition, paid Business and Enterprise licenses1 | Yes: free self-hosted Community edition; Cloud has a free trial22 | SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3; ISO 27001 not listed23 |
| UiPath | Yes, on Standard and Enterprise, air-gapped supported4 | Yes, Community plan with 1 unattended robot5 | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:202224 |
| Gumloop | VPC deployment in your own AWS, Azure or Google Cloud (Enterprise option)7 | No free plan; 14-day Pro trial, card required25 | SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001 not published26 |
| Pega | Yes, client-managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, bare metal)10 | No free plan; free Blueprint design tool27 and a free 30-day Community Edition trial2811 | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 (plus SOC 1 Type II, ISO 42001, HITRUST)29 |
| Appian | Yes: self-managed on-premises or in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud14 | Yes: Community Edition, free with no time limit; not for production, 250 process instances a day16 | SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 27017, ISO 2701830 |
n8n and Camunda publish their source code under their own licenses. n8n calls its Sustainable Use License fair-code and limits use to internal business, non-commercial or personal purposes31; Camunda 8's engine is source-available under the Camunda License, with the Connector SDK under Apache 2.032.
See the full ranking: Best process automation software in 2026