Unify your team's AI with enterprise control.
Grade: A — Score: 85/100
Activepieces leverages advanced technology to integrate AI agents seamlessly into existing workflows, allowing teams to automate tasks without the need for extensive coding or technical expertise. The platform supports a variety of AI providers and can operate on cloud or on-premises infrastructure, ensuring flexibility and security.
With a focus on workflow automation, Activepieces empowers users to create and manage automation flows that handle repetitive tasks efficiently. Users can describe tasks in plain language, and the platform's AI agents will determine the necessary steps, making it accessible for both technical and non-technical users.
Activepieces addresses risks associated with data security and compliance by offering features like audit logs, access control, and integration with secret management tools. This ensures that sensitive information is protected while enabling teams to automate their processes effectively.
Standard: Free (10 active flows), then $5/active flow/month
Unlimited: Custom (annual contract)
Community (Self-Hosted): Free (MIT License)
Consider switching to Zapier: Zapier is a well-known competitor in the workflow automation space, but Activepieces offers deeper customization and enterprise control.
Activepieces charges $5 per active flow with unlimited executions. Zapier charges per task, starting at $19.99/mo for 750 tasks on the Starter plan. A team running 50 flows that execute frequently could pay $200/mo on Activepieces versus $300+/mo on Zapier. Zapier has 8,000+ integrations versus Activepieces' 680+, so it covers more niche apps. Activepieces is MIT-licensed and can be self-hosted for free. Zapier is closed-source and cloud-only.
Both are open-source and self-hostable, but they use different licenses. Activepieces is MIT (no restrictions on commercial use), while n8n uses a fair-code license that restricts resale. Activepieces' visual builder is simpler and closer to Zapier's UX. n8n's node-based canvas offers more granular control but requires technical comfort. Benchmarks show n8n executes tasks in under 1 second versus several seconds on Activepieces due to process-per-task isolation. n8n has 500+ integrations and deeper AI tooling (LangChain, vector databases).
Make uses credit-based pricing starting at $10.59/mo for 10,000 credits. Each module action in a workflow consumes one credit, so multi-step flows with frequent polling can burn through credits quickly. Activepieces charges $5/active flow with no execution limit. Make offers 3,000+ integrations versus Activepieces' 680+ and has more mature branching, routers, and error handling. Activepieces can be self-hosted under MIT license. Make is cloud-only.
Yes. The Community Edition is fully free under the MIT license. You can deploy it on Docker, Helm, or any cloud provider. Self-hosting gives you unlimited flows and executions at zero licensing cost. A modest server (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) handles light to moderate workloads. You lose enterprise features like SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and custom RBAC, which require the paid Unlimited plan.
Yes. AI agents are available on all plans, including the free tier. Agents can take autonomous actions across connected tools and pause for human approval when needed. Every one of Activepieces' 680+ integrations is also exposed as an MCP server, so LLM-based tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf can call them directly. There is no cap on MCP servers per account on the Standard plan.
Yes. Activepieces' managed cloud holds SOC 2 Type II certification. The platform also claims GDPR and HIPAA compliance. Cloud customers can choose between EU or US data hosting regions. The Unlimited plan adds SSO via SAML 2.0, SCIM provisioning, custom RBAC, and audit logging for organizations with stricter governance requirements.
The most cited limitation is integration coverage. At 680+ pieces, the library is significantly smaller than Zapier (8,000+) or Make (3,000+). Some existing pieces have incomplete trigger/action coverage. G2 reviewers mention limited integrations as the top complaint. Execution speed on the cloud platform is slower than n8n due to sandboxed process isolation. The platform is young (founded 2021) and changed its pricing structure in mid-2025, which caused frustration among AppSumo lifetime deal holders.
The Standard plan includes 10 free active flows. Each additional active flow costs $5/month. A team running 50 flows pays $200/mo. A team running 100 flows pays $450/mo ($5 x 90 paid flows + 10 free). There are no per-execution charges, so a flow that runs 10,000 times per month costs the same as one that runs once. For enterprise teams needing governance features, the Unlimited plan is custom-priced on an annual contract.