Activepieces
Build an unlimited number of AI workflows and MCP-connected automations metered by daily and monthly credits rather than per-task fees, self-hostable under an MIT license for full data control and unmetered runs.
The verdict on Activepieces: Teams that want Zapier-style automation but need to keep sensitive data on their own infrastructure Activepieces earns its place when data residency is a hard requirement, not a preference. Pricing: Free (100 credits/day, unlimited flows; self-host free) / $16/mo Plus (10K credits/mo, billed annually) / $166/mo Team (50K credits/mo, billed annually) / overage $0.007/credit.
Best For
Teams that want Zapier-style automation but need to keep sensitive data on their own infrastructure
Standout Feature
Fully self-hostable and open-source, so workflow data never has to touch an external server
TL;DR
A genuine privacy-first alternative to Zapier, the app integration library is still noticeably smaller.
Alternatives
Fit Score: use-case reference
How this is scoredActivepieces scored 1 to 5 on five dimensions for the named use cases below. Part of our catalog-wide use-case reference, not a product-quality review rating.
Teams wanting Zapier-style automation but needing to keep sensitive data on their own infrastructure
3.8/5- Capability
- 4/5
- Reliability
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
- Ease
- 4/5
- Compatibility
- 3/5
A clean modern interface plus open-source, actively developed code with good AI integration pieces gives better pricing than Zapier for self-hosting sensitive data.
Teams needing the largest possible app integration library with dedicated enterprise support
2.4/5- Capability
- 2/5
- Reliability
- 3/5
- Value
- 2/5
- Ease
- 3/5
- Compatibility
- 2/5
The app library is smaller than Zapier's, community support is self-hosted only, and enterprise pricing is steep, per its own cons.
Editorial judgment grounded in this tool's own published pricing, features, and our existing pros and cons, not a certification or a measured benchmark. Product quality is assessed separately under our review methodology.
Overview
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Activepieces is an open-source automation platform positioned as the privacy-first, self-hostable alternative to Zapier, it supports over 150 app integrations, provides a visual flow builder for connecting triggers and actions, and allows deployment on your own infrastructure so that sensitive workflow data never touches external servers. The no-code interface is accessible to non-technical users for common automation patterns: when a form is submitted, update a spreadsheet and send an email; when a new lead appears in the CRM, add them to a marketing sequence and notify a Slack channel. For workflows requiring custom logic, a Code Step executes TypeScript directly within the flow.
Activepieces' open-source nature means the integration library grows from community contributions, and organizations can build private integrations for internal tools that aren't in the public catalog. The cloud-hosted version offers a free tier with 100 credits per day and an unlimited number of flows, though task runs pause once the daily credit allowance is used; paid Plus and Team plans add monthly credit pools with per-credit overage pricing. Self-hosted deployment remains free with no credit metering.
Activepieces is most compelling for SMBs, startups, and technically capable teams that need automation without the per-task pricing model that makes Zapier expensive at volume, or that have data governance requirements that preclude routing business data through third-party cloud infrastructure.
The source of the legacy catalog rating and review count has not been substantiated. Neither is presented here as a verified review rating or included in review structured data.
Workflow Fit Scores are separate, use-case-specific editorial judgments, not user-review averages. Read the Fit Score methodology.
- • Clean modern interface
- • Open source with active development
- • Good AI integration pieces
- • Better pricing than Zapier
- • Smaller app library than Zapier
- • Community support only for self-hosted
- • Enterprise pricing is steep
Key Features
- Visual flow builder
- AI pieces (OpenAI, Claude)
- Self-hosting
- 100+ apps
- Branching and loops
Trust & Data
Verified 2026-09
- Training on your data
- NoActivepieces' security page states automations, runs, documents, and prompts never train a model, its own or anyone else's. The dedicated privacy-policy page returned a document-not-available error during this research, a possible temporary outage; the training and compliance findings here come from the security page and trust center instead.
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type II
- Retention
- Data is kept only as long as the customer chooses, per a configurable data management and retention policy described in the trust center.
- Export
- Full export
Sources: activepieces.com, trust.activepieces.com
As published by the vendor. Verify independently before purchase decisions.
Our Take
The MIT-licensed self-hosted option means workflow data never touches an external server, which matters for teams handling sensitive customer information or operating under compliance constraints that rule out cloud-only tools. At $5 per active flow, the cost model is simple, but the integration library is noticeably smaller than Zapier or Make, so check that your key apps are supported before committing. Teams that need broad app coverage should weigh that tradeoff honestly. Teams that need self-hosted control more than breadth will find this a cleaner option than piecing together open-source alternatives.