Best automation tool on Reddit
173 reviews from r/automation, r/softwaretesting, r/QualityAssurance and 23 more subreddits
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#1
Playwright
4.7
(13)
"Playwright is also worth considering since it's newer, handles multiple browsers,"
"Playwright is a modern tool for automating web applications across different browsers."
"I had automated two tests in our web app quickly."
"Playwright + Typescript is the future."
"Playwright is better but harder to transition from."
"Playwright"
"Playwright"
"Playwright"
"Playwright"
"Playwright offers more freedom."
#2
Zapier
4.1
(12)
"For actual automation - Zapier, let's be real."
"Zapier"
"It's great to hear that you're loving Zapier!"
"Zapier automates and streamlines my online workflows."
"Zapier automates tasks effectively, like sending notifications when task statuses change."
"Zapier from experience in the most powerful especially with blocks like code by zapier."
"I'd recommend starting with Zapier for versatility or Power Automate if you're on a budget."
"Here are the links: Plans & Pricing | Zapier"
"Zappier can integrate external sources of data."
"Could be done with some API automation services"
#3
Make
3.9
(9)
"Make (formerly Integromat) works quite well."
"I'm big into Make but it can get expensive."
"Make allows more config and is operationally less expensive with a higher learning curve."
"I prefer Make"
"Make's interface and flow building are more intuitive and easier to use than Zapier."
"Make is great. It is similar to n8n and they have good pricing - but it is cloud-only - no self-hosted version."
"Pricing & Subscription Packages | Make"
"Make.com as a no-code automation tool."
"Make.com is good more technical bit of headache and while seem cheaper it isn’t."
#4
Selenium
3.9
(9)
"Given your experience in software testing, starting with Selenium is a great choice"
"Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web applications."
"Selenium is a great choice due to its widespread use and support for various programming languages."
"Selenium + Java is the present."
"Selenium"
"Selenium is easier to transition to Playwright."
"Every tool, in my experience, boils down to this: 'We have made something that is easier to use than Selenium, by cutting out the complicated parts of Selenium.'"
"Selenium is outdated legacy tool."
"Selenium is still okay but not for long."
#5
n8n
4.4
(5)
"Nothing beats n8n for me."
"N8N or ActivePieces if you want to self host open source (cheapest)."
"N8N running in docker"
"Then I used n8n and there was a small learning curve and in my opinion, it's got alot more to offer."
"I prefer n8n because I like that I can scale my automation to 100k operations without increasing my spending."
#6
Robot Framework
4.8
(4)
"Robot framework and playwright are the way to go"
"100% satisfaction with the Robot Framework."
"I absolutely love it."
"Robot Framework is easy to learn and widely accepted."
#7
Mautic
4.8
(4)
"Mautic.org offers a free and open-source solution that has been beneficial for higher education institutions."
"The website mautic.org has the solution. It's open source and free, and I've built a business around providing it to institutions of higher learning."
"Mautic is free and open source, offering features comparable to HubSpot marketing."
"Mautic + SES is great for cost."
#8
Expandi
4.5
(4)
"If you need LinkedIn automation for lead gen and outreach, Expandi is great for multichannel outreach."
"Honestly, I’d go with Expandi."
"For outreach, Expandi and Hootsuite are also strong options."
"Expandi and Heyreach."
#9
Dripify
4.3
(4)
"I'm a big fan of Dripify."
"Dripify doesn’t have Twitter outreach, but does email and LinkedIn pretty well."
"Dripify."
"Haven’t used it in a while but Dripify did the job for me"
#10
HeadSpin
5.0
(3)
"HeadSpin offers a variety of features for automated mobile app testing, including real device testing, automated testing, visualization, and integrations."
"Best for AI-based geolocation and performance testing tool with thousands of devices."
"My company is using HeadSpin, we have used tools other than this too but this was far more the best."
#11
BetterTouchTool
4.7
(3)
"Better Touch Tool favorites"
"Better touch tool is the best I’ve found"
"Bettertouchtools is number 1 if u want a lot of Customization and automation."
#12
Cypress
4.3
(3)
"Cypress is an excellent tool for end-to-end testing of web applications."
"Cypress is easier to use than Playwright."
"Cypress"
#13
Pipedream
3.7
(3)
"For general automation I use: - pipedream - highly active community with constant quality of life updates."
"Pipedream if you want hosted and are more technical (code) and cheaper still than make."
"It is rather technical but not overly technical, especially compared to Pipedream - which caters to developer audience."
#14
Heyreach
3.7
(3)
"Heyreach (which I've been using lately) also comes to mind."
"Expandi and Heyreach."
"I am currently trying multiple at the same time, so far heyreach.io, meetalfred.com"
#15
Kling AI
5.0
(2)
"Kling ai for making video"
"Kling AI for video creation and I consider that as automation."
#16
Celigo
5.0
(2)
"If you are looking for an automation tool, Celigo is your best bet."
"We have used Celigo before to move the historical transactional data from Quickbooks to NetSuite."
#17
Notion
5.0
(2)
"Notion is great for project management."
"Notion is useful for checking content creation progress and getting an overview."
#18
Relay
4.5
(2)
"So far Relay is my favorite and does everything I've tried."
"I’m playing with Relay.app to see if it performs as well."
#19
PhantomBuster
4.5
(2)
"I'm a big fan of PhantomBuster."
"Used Phantombuster in the past. Pretty neat and 14 day trial."
#20
Gumloop
4.5
(2)
"The one that stuck for me was Gumloop (previously Agenthub), I find it a lot easier to use than Zapier."
"Gumloop is pretty neat, too"
#21
Brevo
4.5
(2)
"For email automation I think Brevo is unmatched."
"Brevo.com for marketing automation."
#22
Sendgrid
4.5
(2)
"Sendgrid is good."
"Sendgrid is a good start."
#23
Hootsuite
4.5
(2)
"I've had good luck with Hootsuite for my scheduling needs—it supports multiple platforms and lets you bulk schedule, which is a huge time-saver."
"For outreach, Expandi and Hootsuite are also strong options."
#24
Later
4.5
(2)
"Later has simplified my life for social media management."
"Later"
#25
HubSpot
4.5
(2)
"HubSpot is excellent for CRM."
"🔹 **HubSpot** – A solid all-in-one platform covering email marketing, social media, CRM, and analytics."
#26
Make.com
4.0
(2)
"I suggest you to check make.com once"
"You can try make.com , n8n or zapier for this"
#27
LinkedHelper
4.0
(2)
"I have started using LinkedHelper2 recently and would recommend trying it for the two first bullet points."
"Extremely powerful. By far the most affordable and the support is amazing."
#28
Lemlist
4.0
(2)
"Lemlist is a good tool!"
"Lemlist is the easiest platform to export Sales Nav data into a campaign."
#29
Power Automate
4.0
(2)
"Power automate is cloud based automation works with most Microsoft products and integrate them to third party applications."
"Power Automate if you're on a budget and also use Microsoft tools."
#30
IFTTT
3.5
(2)
"I also tried IFTTT, and it was great for personal use and basic tasks."
"IFTTT is esp chip based and firmware for that chip, works better with esp chips."
#31
3.0
(2)
"It's crucial to use tools that comply with LinkedIn's terms to keep your account safe"
"There are different tools that do this better"
#32
Bika.ai
5.0
(1)
"Which might be exactly what you're looking for. It helps with project management, sends proactive reminders, automates reporting, and takes care of repetitive tasks."
#33
Vadoo
5.0
(1)
"Is the best tool in market to automate content generation for Tiktok using AI."
#34
Persana
5.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of: - Persana (cold email outreach) - Zapier (connects random tools) - Bosily (AI-powered SEO blogs) - Inro (Instagram DM automation)"
#35
Waalaxy
5.0
(1)
"So worth it now."
#36
Kobiton
5.0
(1)
"Best mobile-first testing platform purpose-built for enterprises."
#37
BrowserStack
5.0
(1)
"Best for testing on 3000+ real devices and browsers."
#38
webdriver-io
5.0
(1)
"We are using webdriver-io which has the most boilerplate code ready. Configuration is easy too."
#39
Teamflect
5.0
(1)
"It's great with reminders and check-ins"
#40
Airtable
5.0
(1)
"I always recommend Airtable for this kind of thing. You can pretty much automate anything related to project management and make it very custom to your use case."
#41
Custom PPC Automation Software
5.0
(1)
"I developed some custom coded PPC automation software script that's managing all the spend in my Amazon account."
#42
Cypress / Playwright
5.0
(1)
"Cypress / Playwright"
#43
Sellozo
5.0
(1)
"The best PPC tool I've used is Sellozo for the control and automations it offers"
#44
Keyence RK
5.0
(1)
"I recently started using Keyence RK for automation of just about any process including emails."
#45
Closely
5.0
(1)
"I’ve tested a few tools, but Closely has been the standout for me."
#46
Pabbly Connect
5.0
(1)
"Pabbly Connect period. Nothing else needed."
#47
Simplify
5.0
(1)
"I use simplify copilot. It's a Chrome extension. It's free and amazing."
#48
Screenpipe
5.0
(1)
"Check out Screenpipe, it automates outreach, follow ups, and engagement without bans."
#49
Sales Robot
5.0
(1)
"The one that’s worked best for me is Sales Robot it does the personalization bit plus the follow up automation."
#50
Syndie.io
5.0
(1)
"I decided to build my own—Syndie.io."
#51
Plurally
4.0
(1)
"Check out Plurally"
#52
LGM
4.0
(1)
"Personally Prefer the LGM & Expandi."
#53
Konnectify
4.0
(1)
"I stuck with Konnectify because it comes with a lot more tasks for plans."
#54
Liseller
4.0
(1)
"I've been using it in a trial version for a week and got around 20-25% gain to profile views."
#55
Runmic
4.0
(1)
"Check out Runmic Comment."
#56
Sendinblue
4.0
(1)
"Sendinblue."
#57
Instantly
4.0
(1)
"Instantly .ai."
#58
Mimica
4.0
(1)
"Mimica task mining"
#59
Bablosoft
4.0
(1)
"You should consider to look at bablosoft and zennolabs."
#60
Zennolabs
4.0
(1)
"You should consider to look at bablosoft and zennolabs."
#61
Integrator.io
4.0
(1)
"Offers the Data Loader for free as a community service."
#62
Flowise
4.0
(1)
"For building ai agents I like to use - flowise - super simple platform for building powerful ai agents."
#63
Latenode
4.0
(1)
"Latenode is good if you want complex automations with code and multiple triggers."
#64
Kuverto
4.0
(1)
"Check out Kuverto if you're looking to automate sales & marketing tasks."
#65
Leadseeder
4.0
(1)
"Hey I am the founder of Leadseeder. We have a free trial of 7 days."
#66
Reachy.ai
4.0
(1)
"Try Reachy.ai Free Plan - Full Disclosure, I am Reachy founder. Keen to know what is missing."
#67
Asana
4.0
(1)
"You can use Asana for this. It allows you to assign tasks to your team, you can see if they get done and then follow up within the task."
#68
Apify
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried apify?"
#69
Draftly
4.0
(1)
"Draftly is great for automating LinkedIn content creation and scheduling."
#70
Loomly
4.0
(1)
"Postpone, loomly"
#71
Activepieces
4.0
(1)
"Activepieces.com and trigger.dev both are opensource"
#72
LinkedIn Helper
4.0
(1)
"I suggest LinkedIn Helper or duxsoup both work great for me"
#73
Dux-Soup
4.0
(1)
"Duxsoup both work great for me Linkedin helper has a 14-day free trial"
#74
Oracle
4.0
(1)
"The tool is quite capable for everything you want to achieve, but it can become expensive compared to competitors."
#75
Botdog.co
4.0
(1)
"Best for entry-level users and the cheapest option."
#76
GoodGist
4.0
(1)
"For me it is GoodGist- [https://goodgist.com/](https://goodgist.com/)"
#77
We-Connect
4.0
(1)
"I used to use La Growth Machine as well and switched to We-Connect after getting a LinkedIn restriction"
#78
CoPilot AI
4.0
(1)
"CoPilotAI also negotiate the price to get a better deal"
#79
Meet Alfred
4.0
(1)
"Could you please vote, review, or give your opinion of Meet Alfred?"
#80
Adbadger
4.0
(1)
"Look into adbadger"
#81
Google Data Studio
4.0
(1)
"Google data studio, or whatever its called now 'looker'."
#82
Shotstack
4.0
(1)
"Shotstack"
#83
Funnel
4.0
(1)
"Funnel, Domo, Supermetrics
In that order."
#84
Midjourney
4.0
(1)
"I use Midjourney to generate abstract artwork for my products."
#85
Go High Level
4.0
(1)
"I've been really liking Go High Level lately."
#86
Zoho
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at Zoho. They have a TON of great marketing options."
#87
Frame
4.0
(1)
"We save a lot of money on other tools like Notion and Asana by using Frame.so."
#88
Java
4.0
(1)
"Java programmers transition easily to Python."
#89
C#
4.0
(1)
"C# programmers transition easily to Python."
#90
Appium
4.0
(1)
"Appium is also valuable if you're interested in mobile testing."
#91
Leadsquared
3.0
(1)
"Leadsquared?"
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