Alternatives to Activepieces

An open-source automation platform for building workflows, AI agents and app integrations, self-hosted or cloud. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Activepieces.

  • Zapier

    A hosted no-code automation platform that connects thousands of web apps through workflows and AI agents.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Zapier is a hosted, proprietary service with more than 9,000 app integrations, so you lose the self-hosting option but gain a much larger integration catalog and an MCP server.

  • n8n

    Source-available workflow automation platform with AI nodes and self-hosting.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    n8n also offers a self-hostable community edition with AI nodes and custom code, but it uses a source-available license rather than a standard OSI open-source license.

  • Make

    A visual automation platform, formerly Integromat, that connects apps and webhooks into workflows.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Make, formerly Integromat, offers a visual cloud-only editor with more than 1,500 integrations, but it is proprietary and has no self-hosted option.

  • Power Automate

    Microsoft's no-code automation platform for desktop and web workflows.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsWeb

    Power Automate adds desktop flows that can automate legacy Windows applications and ties into Microsoft 365, but it is proprietary and advanced connectors need paid licensing.

  • IFTTT

    A hosted automation service that links apps and smart home devices through trigger and action Applets.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    IFTTT uses a simpler trigger and action model with ready-made Applets and smart home coverage, but it is hosted only, proprietary and less suited to multi-step workflows.

  • huginn

    Build self-hosted agents that watch for events and trigger actions.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedWeb

    Huginn is free MIT-licensed software for event-driven agents on your own server, with no hosted option listed, so you configure the agents and maintain the server yourself.

  • Windmill

    An open-source, self-hostable platform for turning scripts into workflows, internal apps and scheduled jobs.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Windmill stays open source and self-hostable but is aimed at teams writing code, turning TypeScript, Python, Go and other scripts into workflows and scheduled jobs.

  • Node-RED

    Visual flow-based programming tool for wiring together automations and APIs.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Node-RED is a free open-source tool for wiring automations and APIs as visual flows on your own server, with built-in debugging tools for tracing what a flow does.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Activepieces as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Automatisch

    An open-source workflow automation tool that connects apps without code, self-hosted or in the cloud.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Activepieces is also open source and self-hostable, with more than 760 app integrations plus AI agents and an MCP server, and some enterprise features sold separately.

  • Coze

    An AI agent platform for building assistants, automating workflows and producing office documents.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Activepieces is open source and can be self-hosted, offering AI agents, an MCP server and more than 760 integrations instead of a cloud-only service.

  • Gumloop

    A web platform for building AI agents and automation workflows that connect to work apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Activepieces is open source at its core and can be self-hosted, combining AI agents and an MCP server with more than 760 app integrations.

  • Lindy

    A hosted AI agent that connects to work tools and handles email, meetings, reports and scheduled tasks.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Activepieces is open source and self-hostable, offering AI agents and an MCP server alongside classic flows with more than 760 integrations.

  • Pabbly Connect

    A hosted no-code service that connects apps and passes data between them to automate tasks.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Activepieces is an open-source, self-hostable alternative with more than 760 integrations and AI agents, available as a freemium cloud service as well.

  • Zapier AI

    AI features in Zapier for building agents, AI workflow steps and chatbots across connected apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Activepieces provides AI agents and an MCP server on an open-source platform that can be self-hosted, with more than 760 app integrations instead of Zapier's 9,000.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.