Activepieces Pricing 2026 — Open-Source Self-Hosted Cost
Activepieces is the MIT-licensed (open-core) automation tool with a Zapier-like no-code UI. Run it on a cheap VPS or your own hardware — here's the real cost of self-hosting. (Activepieces also offers a managed cloud, now credit-based; we price the self-hosted path here.)
As of July 2026, the cheapest plan we track for Activepieces costs $8 per month at 1,000 runs and $45 at 100,000 runs (cheapest qualifying plan, 3-step workflows, monthly billing), from our own server-cost model — Activepieces is free, open-source software with no vendor pricing, so the figure is the infrastructure it runs on, not a tool fee.
Activepieces plans & real cost
Cheapest qualifying plan at four typical run volumes (3-step workflows) — prices generated live from our data, never hand-typed. Toggle to see prices when billed annually.
≈ Converted from USD at today's rate — not the amount you're billed.
Self-host · VPS
- 1,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 5,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 20,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 100,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
Monthly figure is the rented server (VPS + database) that scales with volume — the software itself is free.
Self-host · own server
- 1,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$90 hardware (one-off)
- 1-2 vCPU, 2GB (Raspberry Pi 4 / mini PC), SQLite
- 5,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$90 hardware (one-off)
- 1-2 vCPU, 2GB (Raspberry Pi 4 / mini PC), SQLite
- 20,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$200 hardware (one-off)
- 2 vCPU, 4GB + Postgres (mini PC)
- 100,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$350 hardware (one-off)
- 2-4 vCPU, 8GB + Postgres + Redis (queue mode)
Monthly figure is electricity only — the software is free. One-off hardware cost (a mini PC or Pi you keep) is shown per volume.
Activepieces vs alternatives
Price for 20,000 runs / month across every tool we track. Use the Monthly / Annual toggle above to switch how the prices are billed.
| Tool | Price for 20,000 runs (monthly) | Integrations | Self-host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activepieces | $25 | 756+ pieces | Yes (free SW) |
| Zapier | $433.5 | 9,839+ app connectors | No |
| Make | $64.71 | 2,599+ app connectors | No |
| n8n | $25 | 572+ official nodes | Yes (free SW) |
| Pipedream | $153 | 3,400+ app connectors | No |
| Automatisch | $25 | 92+ connectors | Yes (free SW) |
| Node-RED | $25 | 6,142+ community modules | Yes (free SW) |
| Pabbly Connect | $79 | 1,862+ app integrations | No |
| Zoho Flow | $96 | 1,044+ apps | No |
| Relay.app | $498 | 186+ app connectors | No |
| Latenode | $1.2 | 858+ apps | No |
| IFTTT | $4.99 | 1,050+ services | No |
See all Activepieces alternatives → · Cheapest automation tool → · Full interactive comparison → · Plan limits & run caps →
When Activepieces is worth it
| Use case | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Want a no-code UI you can also self-host | Use Activepieces |
| Care about a truly permissive (MIT) licence | Use Activepieces |
| Developer who wants near-free at scale | Self-host on your own server |
| Need code steps | Look at n8n or Pipedream |
| Need a large third-party app catalog | Zapier leads on breadth |
| Want high volume with no per-run fees | Self-host on your own server |