Activepieces review
7.9/10★★★★★Open-source (MIT) automation and AI agent builder with 760+ integrations
- Best for
- Teams who want n8n-style control and self-hosting with a simpler, Zapier-like builder
- Price
- Freemium · from $20/month
Free: 1,000 credits a month, unlimited flows, up to 5 users, agents and MCP included - Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted, API
- Made by
- Activepieces
What it is
Activepieces is an open-source alternative to Zapier with flows, AI agents, tables and MCP in one builder. You can use its cloud or self-host it with Docker or Kubernetes, including fully air-gapped setups, and every integration is MIT-licensed.
What the AI does
- AI agents that choose their own steps and tools
- Approval gates for sensitive agent actions
- Works as an MCP server for Claude and Cursor
- Bring your own AI provider keys
- Built-in tables for agent data
Pros and cons
- Open source under MIT, including all integrations
- Generous free plan and cheap paid tier
- Self-host or run air-gapped
- Easier to pick up than n8n
- Fewer integrations (760+) than Zapier or Make
- Smaller community and fewer templates than n8n
- SSO and advanced roles need the $200 Team plan or above
How it scores
Excellent value and genuine open source; integrations and polish trail the leaders.
Feature checklist · 7 of 9
- AI agents that decide their own steps (yes)
- Builds workflows or agents from a plain-English description (yes)
- 1,000+ app integrations (no)
- Branching, loops and data transformation (yes)
- Custom code steps (yes)
- Self-hosted or private-cloud deployment (yes)
- Choice of AI models or bring your own keys (yes)
- MCP support for connecting AI assistants (yes)
- Browser, desktop or computer-use automation (no)
Alternatives
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- n8n 8.5/10Technical teams who want full control over AI agents, data and hosting
- Make 8.4/10Teams who want complex, visual workflows at a much lower price than Zapier
- Zapier 8.2/10Non-technical teams who want the widest app coverage and the fastest setup
- Lindy 7.4/10Founders and busy professionals who want an assistant to run email, calendar and admin
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