Activepieces vs Zapier
Pricing
Activepieces: Free tier, self-host free, cloud from $5/flow/mo
Zapier: Free tier, paid from $19.99/mo
Description
Activepieces: Open-source automation platform and self-hostable alternative to Zapier
Zapier: Connect apps and automate workflows without code
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
- 5000+ app integrations
- No-code automation
- Reliable and battle-tested
Cons
- Smaller integration library than Zapier or Make
- Relatively new project, still maturing
- Gets expensive at scale
- Complex zaps can be fiddly
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.
Zapier connects your apps so they talk to each other automatically. If this, then that, but for everything. Founded by Wade Foster and Bryan Helmig, essentially bootstrapped from $0 to $5B valuation (only raised $1.2M seed in 2012). Profitable since 2014. Remote-first since day one.
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