Activepieces

Activepieces is an open-source, no-code workflow automation platform — an alternative to tools like Zapier and Make — that lets teams connect apps and automate tasks without code, and increasingly build AI-powered automations and agents. You create flows visually with triggers and actions ("pieces"), connecting hundreds of apps and services, and run them in Activepieces’ cloud or self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Being MIT-licensed open source is its standout: teams can self-host for free, keep data in-house, extend it with custom pieces, and avoid vendor lock-in — appealing to developers and privacy-conscious organizations.

The platform combines classic automation with AI. A visual flow builder handles multi-step automations with branching, loops, and data mapping; a growing library of pieces integrates apps; and AI features (AI agents, credits, and steps) let flows call LLMs and build agentic automations. Activepieces supports self-hosting (Community Edition, MIT), a managed cloud, tables/data, and embedding automation into other products, plus enterprise controls. Its open-source, extensible, self-hostable nature — plus a move toward AI agents — differentiates it from proprietary automation SaaS.

Activepieces serves developers, technical teams, and businesses that want open-source, self-hostable automation (with AI). The self-hosted Community Edition is free (MIT); the cloud offers a Free plan (around 1,000 tasks/month, a couple of active flows, and AI credits), a Plus plan around $25/month (unlimited tasks, more active flows, AI agents, tables), a Business plan around $150/month (more active flows), and custom Enterprise (embedding, advanced controls). It competes with Zapier, Make, n8n, and Pabbly, differentiating on open-source, self-hostable automation with AI.