Open source AI platform Flowise acquired by Workday
Workday Inc. has acquired Flowise, an open-source, low-code platform that enables the creation of AI agents and workflow automation, marking a significant step in the company’s AI expansion strategy.
Flowise provides a visual, drag-and-drop builder covering the full AI development cycle, from prototyping and debugging to analytics and deployment. The platform has attracted millions of chats and workflows, over 42,000 GitHub stars, and adoption across industries including consulting, finance, healthcare, and customer support.
“This acquisition is about giving our customers the ability to build and deploy AI agents inside Workday with far more speed and transparency,” said Peter Bailis, Workday’s chief technology officer. “By bringing Flowise into Workday and investing in its open-source foundation, we are empowering our customers and partners to build and deploy their own AI agents on Workday.”
Flowise CEO Henry Heng said the startup was created to lower the barrier to AI development. “Joining Workday gives the team a chance to broaden that vision and put more powerful tools into the hands of non-technical users,” Heng added.
For Workday’s customer base — more than 11,000 organisations worldwide, including over 60% of the Fortune 500 — the acquisition means faster deployment of AI agents across HR and finance functions. Partners will gain tools to accelerate development and expand services, while developers gain greater control over agent behaviour and workflows. Workday also positions Flowise as part of its “responsible AI” initiatives, which include “human-in-the-loop checkpoints, and secure deployment options, ensuring agents operate with transparency and accountability.”
The integration of Flowise comes at a time when AI-driven automation is increasingly critical for enterprise operations. Workday has been steadily enhancing its AI capabilities, recently introducing agents designed to manage document-heavy tasks and reduce workloads for HR and legal teams.
With Flowise now part of its ecosystem, Workday aims to provide customers with a faster, safer, and more flexible way to modernise business processes, while enabling non-technical users to create and manage AI agents efficiently.
