Activepieces

Activepieces is an open-source, AI-native automation platform with a visual flow builder, hundreds of connectors, and AI agent and text steps. Its MIT-licensed Community Edition self-hosts free with no run caps, while a managed cloud adds convenience and AI credits, making it a strong Zapier-style option for developers and teams that want ownership and control.

Activepieces is a workflow automation tool built in the open. Its visual builder lets you chain triggers, connector pieces, branching logic, and code steps to automate tasks across apps, similar in spirit to Zapier or Make but with an open-source core. The Community Edition is MIT-licensed with a large contributor base and can be self-hosted for free with no limits on flows, users, or runs, which appeals to teams that want control over data and cost. Activepieces leans into AI as a first-class part of automation. It offers Text AI, Utility AI, and AI Agent pieces that let flows call models to summarize, classify, extract, or reason as part of a workflow. In the cloud, these are powered by AI credits, with different model tiers costing different amounts, and you can bring your own AI key to reduce per-call costs. This makes it a practical way to embed AI steps into operational automations. The cloud service is priced by seats and AI credits, with a free cloud tier and paid Plus and Team plans, while self-hosting shifts cost to your own infrastructure. The trade-offs are that self-hosting requires technical setup and maintenance, cloud AI credit consumption needs monitoring, and the connector library, while large, may not match the breadth of the biggest incumbents for every niche app.