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Automation Tool

Activepieces

Open-source automation and AI agents, with a free cloud plan or self-hosting.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Cross-Platform

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What is Activepieces?

Activepieces is an open-source replacement for Zapier for building automated flows and AI agents between your apps. The Community Edition is open source under the MIT licence and can be self-hosted. The free cloud plan includes 1,000 credits a month, unlimited flows and up to 5 users, with no card required. Paid cloud plans start at $20 a month.

Pros: what Activepieces does well

  • MIT-licensed Community Edition you can host yourself
  • Free cloud plan with unlimited flows
  • Builds AI agents as well as classic automations

Cons: where it falls short

  • Fewer ready-made integrations than Zapier
  • Free cloud credits run out on busy flows

Who Activepieces is for

Small teams that want Zapier-style automation they can self-host.

Who can skip it

People who only need one or two simple personal automations.

Activepieces alternatives

Not sold on Activepieces? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Rakazo

Focus: bots, browser automation and Grok Bot alternative. Shares ai agents and open source with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Google Artemis

Focus: android, google and natural language. Shares automation and ai agents with Activepieces. A website, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Activepieces: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Ego Lite

Focus: ai browser, browser automation and codex. Shares ai agents and open source with Activepieces. A website, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Activepieces: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

Dify

Focus: llm apps, rag and workflows. Shares ai agents and open source with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Rated 4.6 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Dormice

Focus: agent sandboxes, e2b and sandbox. Shares self-hosted and ai agents with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeLinux, Web
4.6Visit

AgentsDock

Focus: ide, agentic and research. Shares ai agents and open source with Activepieces. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Activepieces

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Agent Skills by PaulRBerg

Focus: agent skills, claude code and coding agents. Shares ai agents and open source with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeWeb
4.4Visit

LiveContext CE

Focus: workflows and source available. Shares self-hosted and automation with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform, Web
4.4Visit

Sandbase Harness

Focus: mcp, runtime and sandbox. Shares ai agents and self-hosted with Activepieces. A framework, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Activepieces: 4.5).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Agent Sphere

Focus: orchestration and mcp. Shares ai agents and automation with Activepieces. A framework, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Activepieces: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit

Awesome Meta Muse Agent

Focus: prompts, workflows and awesome list. Shares ai agents and automation with Activepieces. An AI tool, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Activepieces: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeWeb
4.3Visit

dshcloud

Focus: deepseek, multi-user and cloud. Shares self-hosted and open source with Activepieces. A framework, not an automation tool. Free (Activepieces: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.3 (Activepieces: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeLinux, Web
4.3Visit
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