Automation & iPaaS
Activepieces
Open-source AI automation and MCP — a self-hostable Zapier alternative.
4.8· 142 reviews· via G2Founded 2022 · San Francisco, CA
What is Activepieces?
Activepieces is an open-source, no-code automation platform positioned as a self-hostable Zapier alternative. It lets teams build workflows connecting hundreds of apps, with AI and MCP support, and can run in the cloud or be self-hosted for full control.
Best known for: Open-source, self-hostable Zapier alternative
Key features
- Open-source and self-hostable
- No-code workflow builder
- Hundreds of app integrations
- AI and MCP support
- Community-contributed pieces
- Cloud or on-prem deployment
Who Activepieces is best for
- Developers and teams wanting open-source control and self-hosting
- Building AI-agent and MCP-based automations
- Teams that want to avoid per-task metering (unlimited runs on cloud)
Ideal team: A technical, dev-leaning team that wants an ownable, self-hostable automation layer with modern AI-agent tooling.
Activepieces pricing
Community
$0
- MIT-licensed self-host
- Core features
- Run on your own infra
Popular
Standard
$5/per active flow / mo
- First 10 active flows free
- Unlimited runs
- AI agents + MCP servers
Ultimate
Custom
- RBAC & SSO
- Audit logs
- Security & governance
Costs to watch before you commit
- Cloud pricing scales by number of active flows ($5 each beyond the first 10) — many small flows add up fast.
- AI credits are a separate meter with roughly $1 per 1,000-credit overage.
- The self-host Community edition is core features only; SSO, RBAC, and audit logs require Ultimate.
- Ultimate is custom/annual with no public price — it is sales-gated.
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