Activepieces
Open-source automation tool with AI agents, chat and tables that connects your apps, like a Zapier alternative you can run on its cloud or your own server.
- Supervision needed
- Medium Automations act on your apps automatically, so test each flow on a few real leads or jobs before turning it on fully.
- Where it tends to fail
- Free gives 1,000 credits a month; AI steps cost 2 to 20 credits each, so AI-heavy flows burn through it quickly. Runs past the quota wait until credits refresh.
- Pricing
- Free $0 (1,000 credits/mo, unlimited flows, up to 5 users). Plus $20/mo (10,000 credits, then $0.007/credit). Team $200/mo. Self-hosted Community Edition is free under MIT. Pricing page (Checked Oct 18, 2026)
- Website
- https://www.activepieces.com/
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