AstronRPA vs Grist-core
AstronRPA and Grist-core are both internal tools and low-code software. AstronRPA is open source under Apache-2.0, with 5.3k GitHub stars. Grist-core is open source under Apache-2.0, with 12k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick AstronRPA when
- You need open-source desktop automation on Windows, especially against Chinese business software like Kingdee or YonYou.
- Pick Grist-core when
- Your team has outgrown spreadsheets and wants Airtable-style structure that can be self-hosted.
Side by side
A desktop RPA application with a visual designer and 300+ prebuilt actions for automating Windows apps, Office/WPS, Chinese ERP systems and browsers.
A spreadsheet-database hybrid with typed columns, linked tables, Python formulas, custom widgets and access rules.
Young project with a China-centred focus, and the server side adds deployment work beyond the desktop client.
Some features such as certain integrations live in Grist's paid hosted service, and very large datasets slow it down.
Usable
Production-ready
Desktop app and self-hosted server
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Python, Java and TypeScript
TypeScript, Python, Node.js and SQLite
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive) (both)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice. (both)
5.3k GitHub stars
12k GitHub stars
Young: started 13 months ago, latest release v1.1.7.
Established: started 6 years ago, latest release v1.7.22.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.