Activepieces vs Make
Pricing
Activepieces: Free tier, self-host free, cloud from $5/flow/mo
Make: Free tier, paid from $9/mo
Description
Activepieces: Open-source automation platform and self-hostable alternative to Zapier
Make: Visual automation that's more powerful than Zapier
Pros
- Fully open-source with unlimited self-hosted tasks
- Cloud pricing based on active flows, not task counts
- Clean visual builder with AI agent support
- More complex workflows possible
- Visual builder is intuitive
- Better pricing than Zapier
Cons
- Smaller integration library than Zapier or Make
- Relatively new project, still maturing
- Steeper learning curve
- Owned by Celonis now
Details
Activepieces is an open-source workflow automation tool that can be self-hosted for free with no task limits, or used as a managed cloud service. The cloud free plan includes 1,000 task executions per month, while the Standard plan charges $5 per active flow per month with unlimited runs. For solo founders who want full data control without per-task pricing, the self-hosted Community Edition is a strong alternative to Zapier and Make.
Make (formerly Integromat) is automation for people who outgrow Zapier. The visual workflow builder lets you do branching, loops, error handling (stuff that’s painful elsewhere). Founded in Czechia by Ondřej Gazda, bootstrapped to 250k+ customers before being acquired by Celonis for $100M+.
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