The Best AI Workflow Automation Tools | Orbit Award Nominees
We’re officially in nominees season for the Orbit Awards: AI Workflow Automation.
This category is the “how did I ever do this manually” corner of AI. The tools that connect the messy middle. They route requests, hand off tasks, chase down follow ups, update systems, and generally keep work moving while you’re doing literally anything else.
The products in the running are @n8n, @Taskade, @Zapier , @Trace , @Relay.app , @Gumloop , @Lindy, @Wordware, @Airtop .
Now we want the stories behind the automations. Which one is running your daily ops? Which one replaced a dozen tabs and a recurring headache? What workflow did you set up once and never looked back?
Drop your real use case in the replies. And if you want to really nudge the results and have your fave walk away with the crown, leave a review on the product’s Product Hunt Hub.
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@Relay.app is my quiet ops workhorse. It handles intake, routes tasks, and chases follow-ups automatically, so nothing slips while I’m focused elsewhere. I replaced manual checklists and Slack reminders with one clean flow I set once and trust every day.
been using @Relay.app for sales activities especially on linkedin. the integration is far more thorough than other tools i've found
Ph.D. Compass
@Relay.app is by far the best automation tool out there. I automate the boring stuff, the key steps and everything else using Relay. Easy, intuitive, and price competitive. And the team is as good as the product, they answer all the questions and they eyes are opened to user's suggestions.
I send voice notes to Notion as processed text, I run weekly AI-reviews on my journal, every sell on Gumroad and Lemon Squeezy is sent to my newsletter provider (as free user on Kit i don't get the automation) and more.
Infinite ways of using the best tool ever.
@Tasklet is great if you prefer to build workflows with natural language. Super fast too.
For me, the real shift happened when automation stopped feeling like “building systems” and started removing friction from daily ops.
I’ve tried Zapier and n8n, but the workflows that broke most often were the ones involving context — understanding intent and deciding what’s worth acting on.
What finally worked was filtering signals first, pushing forward only high-intent items, and letting follow-ups run automatically.
The moment I realized I hadn’t opened half my usual tabs for weeks — that’s when automation actually started saving time.
I think n8n has more power and more customization. Of course, the open source nature helps a lot to build a great community with many improvements, fast bug tracking, and regular releases.
I also like to use it to automate all kinds of tasks, mostly for WhatsApp chatbots. Additionally, I think we are still missing one great tool, which is Make.com (previously called Integromat).
Albato
One tool that also fits really well into this category is @Albato .
A recent Copilot feature allows users to describe what they want to automate in their own words (in any language) via chat, and it instantly generates the automation workflow.
It’s a good example of how AI workflow automation is shifting toward intent-first experiences and reducing the “builder overhead” — very much in the spirit of “how did I ever do this manually.”
I just tackled some major issues with n8n user configurations. Basically, I have eliminated corruptions in schemas, configs, and connections through my n8n MCP Workflow Builder for Agentic IDEs.
It comes with 45 MCP tools and 65 CLI tools that enable any Agentic IDE to add, configure, and connect top-level and sub-level nodes. It doesn't just write JSON; it literally adds nodes directly through Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf, and other IDEs.
Perhaps the community will find this useful. Feel free to try it yourself and see if you like it.
Currently i am working on Ghost pilot module for MCP where Agentic IDEs will have capability to interact visually with n8n workflows and build, validate, refine. So far so good. Ill update about this when i am ready.
https://www.producthunt.com/products/n8n-mcp-workflow-builder-for-agentic-ide?launch=n8n-mcp-workflow-builder-for-agentic-ide
Triforce Todos
Love seeing this category! Automation really does feel like magic when it replaces those repeated hassles 👀
The workflow I never looked back on: inbound request → auto triage → assign → follow-up reminders → status update back to the requester. Before, this lived in my head and a messy inbox. Now it just runs. The tool almost doesn’t matter — but Zapier was the first one that made this reliable enough to trust.