Windmill Community Edition
Pipedream with your own Postgres and no pretence that code has disappeared.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-11
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Free tier / Free tool)
- License
- Windmill Community License
- Hosting Model
- Local or hosted (your machine or their cloud)
- Platforms
- webself-hosteddocker to self-host
- Installation
- Windmill Cloud signup or the Community Edition Docker Compose stack with PostgreSQL
- Operational Setup
- Self-hosting starts several containers and PostgreSQL; you must change the default admin password and configure a base URL, TLS, OAuth/SMTP, backups, and worker runtimes
- Where Your Data Lives
- Scripts, flows, resources, encrypted secrets, job queue, results, and execution state in PostgreSQL; optional object storage holds large files, logs, and dependency caches
- The Catch / Trade-off
- It is optimized for scripts, internal tools and worker infrastructure, so small consumer-SaaS event workflows usually take more setup and have fewer ready-made triggers than Pipedream.
Replaces 1 paid app
up to $29/mo ($348/yr) in subscriptions
Windmill Community Edition FAQ
Common questions
Is Windmill Community Edition free and open source?+
Windmill Community Edition is a free tool that runs on local or hosted. Pipedream with your own Postgres and no pretence that code has disappeared.
What paid software does Windmill Community Edition replace?+
Windmill Community Edition serves as a free replacement for 1 paid SaaS application: Pipedream, saving up to $29/month ($348/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up Windmill Community Edition?+
Installation: Windmill Cloud signup or the Community Edition Docker Compose stack with PostgreSQL. Setup notes: Self-hosting starts several containers and PostgreSQL; you must change the default admin password and configure a base URL, TLS, OAuth/SMTP, backups, and worker runtimes
What is the catch or trade-off with Windmill Community Edition?+
It is optimized for scripts, internal tools and worker infrastructure, so small consumer-SaaS event workflows usually take more setup and have fewer ready-made triggers than Pipedream.