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Activepieces ranks #3 of 8 in Workflow automation, with an Alt Score of 85. It is licensed under MIT, open source with paid hosting from $5 per active flow per month and available on the web. 11 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Teams and businesses that want to automate workflows across their apps without writing code, from non-technical staff (sales, support, ops) to developers who need custom logic.
An open-source, self-hostable (or cloud) workflow automation platform with a drag-and-drop builder and 700+ pre-built app integrations. It supports AI agents for tasks like lead qualification or support triage, human-in-the-loop approval steps, and enterprise controls like SSO, RBAC, and audit logging.
You build a flow by choosing a trigger (e.g., a new email or form submission), then chain actions across connected apps with optional conditional logic; Activepieces runs the flow automatically whenever the trigger condition is met.
Where Activepieces stands out
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Workflow automation checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Activepieces is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-10
then $5 per active flow per month
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-10
UI: Frontend written in React.
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License MIT verified 2026-07-10
Core MIT; enterprise/cloud features under a separate Commercial License.
Activepieces' **core** is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/blob/main/LICENSE) and enterprise / cloud editions features are released under [C
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Starts at $5 per active flow per month verified 2026-07-10
Standard plan, after 10 free active flows.
then $5 per active flow per month
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Status active verified 2026-07-10
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Visual builder Yes verified 2026-07-10
anyone in the organization can use the no-code builder
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Integrations count Yes verified 2026-07-10
700+
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-07-10
Self-hosted and network-gapped for maximum security and control over your data.
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Code steps (JS/Python) Yes verified 2026-07-10
JavaScript/TypeScript code pieces.
For CODE: JavaScript/TypeScript source code
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Webhooks & API triggers Yes verified 2026-07-10
Listen to user events through a single URL
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Task limits (free) No verified 2026-07-10
Billed by active flows, not task/operation counts.
Executions are much more powerful than the 'operations' or 'tasks' that you're billed on in other products.
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Error handling & retries Yes verified 2026-07-10
continueOnFailure`, `retryOnFailure
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Version control of workflows Yes verified 2026-07-10
Activepieces keeps track of all published flows and their versions.
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AI steps built in Yes verified 2026-07-10
Native AI pieces and agents are built into Activepieces.
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On-prem / EU hosting Yes verified 2026-07-10
Self-hosted and network-gapped for maximum security and control over your data.
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Open source Yes verified 2026-07-10
Your friendliest open source all-in-one automation tool, designed to be extensible.
https://www.activepieces.com/docs/overview/welcome
FAQ
Yes. Make, Node-RED and Pipedream have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Windmill, n8n and Node-RED — every license claim links its source.