BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Automatisch

Self-hosted Zapier alternative whose OpenAI step runs on the key you paste in, not a shared one.

Website Source code

Category:
Automation Tools
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (AGPL-3.0)
Self-hostable:
Yes
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Web, Self-hosted, Docker
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI
API key storage:
User controls deployment
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
74/100

Automatisch is a self-hosted, open-source workflow automation platform in the mould of Zapier, with OpenAI available as one of its integrations. To use the OpenAI step you create your own secret key and paste it into the connection's API key field inside Automatisch — there are no bundled AI credits. Runs as a self-hosted Node and Docker application with a visual workflow builder. AGPL-3.0, 13,932 stars, last commit about seven months before review.

Why this trust score (74/100)

Trust measures how the tool treats your API key and how much of that has been verified. It contains no popularity signal.

  • Key Safety 21/25 — The key lives in a deployment you run yourself.
  • Request Routing 17/20 — Requests go straight from you to the AI provider.
  • Transparency 20/20 — Source is public under AGPL-3.0, so anyone can check how the key is handled.
  • Privacy 10/15 — Can be self-hosted, so the data path stays inside infrastructure you control.
  • Maintenance 5/10 — Last commit was within the last year.
  • Verification Confidence 1/10 — Compiled from public documentation by an AI-assisted pass, not independently confirmed.

What was checked

Verification tier: RESEARCH_ASSISTED — derived from the evidence below, not set by hand.

  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Ships a container definition, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. source
  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-01-15 — about 7 month(s) ago. source

How your API key is handled

You self-host the app, so your API key lives in your own deployment. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider. Because it can be self-hosted, your key never has to touch a third-party backend.

Setup

Deploy it (Docker/compose), add your provider API key in the admin or environment config, then select models.