What Current Is
Current is a visual workflow automation platform — the self-hosted alternative to Zapier, IFTTT, and Make. When something happens in one system, Current triggers actions in another. No code required for most workflows. A drag-and-drop canvas where you connect your tools and let the automations run.
What Current Does
Visual Workflow Builder
A canvas where you drag nodes, connect them, and build automations visually. If-this-then-that logic, branching paths, data transformations, and error handling — all without writing code. When you do need code, JavaScript and Python nodes are available for custom logic.
Hundreds of Integrations
Connect to the tools you already use — email providers, CRMs, spreadsheets, databases, APIs, messaging platforms, and more. If it has an API, Current can talk to it.
Event-Driven Automation
Workflows trigger on events: a new form submission, an email received, a webhook fired, a schedule reached, a database record changed. No polling, no delays — things happen when they should.
Data Transformation
Clean, reshape, merge, and route data between systems. Extract fields from emails, transform spreadsheet data into API calls, aggregate information from multiple sources into a single report.
Self-Hosted and Private
Your workflows and the data flowing through them stay on your infrastructure. Unlike cloud automation services, Current doesn't route your business data through someone else's servers. Your automations, your data, your control.
How Current Fits
Current is the connective tissue of the ecosystem. It links Factory, Forge, Command, and external services into automated workflows. A new member joins a Factory group? Current can update their Forge segment, trigger a welcome email, post an announcement to Harbor, and notify the group admin — all automatically, all without code.
Pricing Alignment
Current scales with workflow volume and execution frequency. Entry-level plans include basic workflow building with standard triggers. Higher tiers unlock higher execution limits, more complex branching, and priority processing for time-sensitive automations.
Built on Open Source
Current is built on n8n, an open source workflow automation platform. Self-hosted, extensible, and backed by a large community of integrations and templates.
Why "Current"
An ocean current moves water silently and powerfully from one place to another — invisible but essential to everything that depends on the sea. Current moves data the same way: quietly, reliably, connecting systems that would otherwise be isolated. It's also an electrical term — the flow that powers everything. Both meanings fit.
Your tools. Your choice.
The tools in our ecosystem are carefully selected — battle-tested, self-hosted, and proven at scale. But we're not rigid about it. We've transitioned platforms before when something better came along, and we'll do it again if the moment calls for it.
Already running something you're happy with? We'll work with it — proprietary, open source, or a mix. We integrate alongside existing systems, run parallel setups during transitions, and bridge platforms so nothing breaks while you decide. The goal is what works for your organization, not what's convenient for ours.