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Beehive vs Activepieces: catalog facts
Beehive	Activepieces
Best for: People who want to connect services in self-managed automations	Best for: Teams wanting a self-hostable Zapier alternative with AI agent features
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.	Free + paid options Free to self-host and a free cloud plan, with paid and enterprise tiers.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Event-driven workflow automation Connects services through integrations All 3 strengths for Beehive Event-driven workflow automation Connects services through integrations Open-source project with a public repository	Can be self-hosted More than 760 app integrations All 4 strengths for Activepieces Can be self-hosted More than 760 app integrations Webhook triggers for starting flows AI agents and an MCP server alongside classic flows
Requires configuration to connect events and services	Open source at the core, with some enterprise features sold separately Recent focus on AI agents may add complexity for simple automations
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Beehive github.com/muesli/beehive Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Activepieces activepieces.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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