Product / UX / Orchestration & agents

OpenFn

OpenFn (Open Function Group) is an open source workflow automation and data-integration platform used by governments and NGOs to orchestrate service workflows across legacy systems, web APIs, databases, and increasingly LLMs/AI tools. Its flagship product, Lightning, is built in Elixir/Phoenix and ships with 70+ adaptors. It is a verified Digital Public Good and Digital Square Global Good, maintained by a public benefit corporation since 2014.

Verified live 2026-06-22 via primary sources. Fully open source DPG with copyleft licensing and no feature-gated core.

Openness

5 high confidence

5.0

license: LGPL-3.0/GPL-3.0(OSI copyleft)
source: public
core-gated: ungated

Fully open source DPG with copyleft licensing and no feature-gated core.

https://github.com/OpenFn/lightning recorded 2026-06-22
OpenFn/lightning, dual-licensed LGPL-3.0/GPL-3.0, fully open source, verified DPG
https://www.openfn.org/about recorded 2026-06-22
Described as the leading DPG for workflow automation, FOSS since 2014

Adoption

3 medium confidence

3.0

286 GitHub stars; reported use by 70+ NGOs/governments across 40+ countries.

https://github.com/OpenFn/lightning recorded 2026-06-22
286 GitHub stars
https://www.openfn.org/about recorded 2026-06-22
used by 70+ NGOs and government ministries across 40+ countries

Capability

4 high confidence

4.0

Broad integration platform spanning authoring, many connectors, and operational monitoring.

https://docs.openfn.org/documentation recorded 2026-06-22
70+ adaptors and AI-orchestration / data-integration capabilities

Unchanged since 2026-07-30 (last edited, not re-checked)