prices verified july 2026 · 3 workflows · monthly billing

Activepieces vs Automatisch — pricing & features compared

Activepieces logoActivepieces vs Automatisch logoAutomatisch
Two open-source, self-hostable tools with different reach. Activepieces pairs an MIT license with a Zapier-like no-code UI and 756 pieces; Automatisch is AGPL-licensed, deliberately minimal (92 connectors) and simple to self-host. Both self-host for just your server cost (~$8/mo VPS), so the decider is reach and UI, not price — Activepieces wins on breadth and its no-code builder. Automatisch can fit a lean, EU-friendly footprint, though note the project has been quiet since early 2026 (no releases since August 2025) — pin your version and have an exit plan. See the price table below for figures.
Price by volume

What you'd pay per month

Cheapest qualifying plan for each tool, including overage, at four typical volumes.

runs / monthActivepiecesAutomatisch
1,000 $8self-hosted* $8self-hosted*
5,000 $8self-hosted* $8self-hosted*
20,000 $25self-hosted* $25self-hosted*
100,000 $45self-hosted* $45self-hosted*

~ = estimated custom-tier pricing (vendor quotes individually; calibrated against public list prices). Assumes 3 workflows, monthly billing, cheapest qualifying plan. Prices verified July 2026 — see the price changelog. * self-hosted = free to run yourself; the figure is the server infrastructure (VPS + DB, not a tool fee), ~$8/mo small to ~$200/mo at high volume — assumes light workflows and excludes your ops time.

Activepieces vs Automatisch — monthly cost by volume
runs/moActivepiecesAutomatisch
1,000$8/mo$8/mo
5,000$8/mo$8/mo
20,000$25/mo$25/mo
100,000$45/mo$45/mo

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Where they differ

Feature differences that matter

Only the rows where Activepieces and Automatisch actually differ — identical capabilities are left out.

FeatureActivepiecesAutomatisch
Integrations756+ pieces92+ connectors
Free tierUnlimited runs (self-host) · Unlimited (self-host)Unlimited* · Unlimited*
Log historyYour DB (self-host)Full history*
Multi-user✓✗
API access✓✗
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0

Same on both: overage model · steps per workflow · execution timeout · eu data residency · self-hosting · ai features · webhooks · code steps.

Trade-offs

Pros & cons

Activepieces logoActivepieces
  • MIT-licensed core (open-core)
  • No-code UI like Zapier
  • Self-hostable
  • Fewer integrations than Zapier (756 pieces vs 9,839)
  • Smaller community than n8n
  • Code-step sandbox breaks on some self-host setups (EasyPanel, Docker Swarm)
Automatisch logoAutomatisch
  • Simplest setup
  • Full data control (GDPR)
  • Unlimited on self-host
  • May not be actively maintained — no commits since Jan 2026, no release since Aug 2025
  • Only ~92 integrations
  • AI Agents/MCP only landed late 2025 — least battle-tested part of the product
  • Smallest community
FAQ

Common questions

They come out to the same cost across the volumes we track — both are free to self-host, so the figure is just your server bill (see the table above). Price isn't the deciding factor here; the feature and trade-off sections below cover what separates them.
Activepieces is open-source and self-hostable — on your own instance there's no per-run or per-task metering, you pay only server cost. Automatisch doesn't meter operations — it's self-host only (the hosted cloud plan was wound down in late 2025), so the cost is your server.
Yes — both Activepieces and Automatisch can be self-hosted, which caps the real cost at your server bill.
When you want the simplest possible self-hosted setup with full data control. Automatisch is quick to stand up, AGPL-licensed and unmetered — a lean fit when you only need a handful of integrations and want everything on your own server. Do check the project's activity first, though: it has been quiet since early 2026, with no releases since August 2025.
Taken from official pricing pages and verified July 2026. Values marked ~ are estimates for custom enterprise tiers. Every change we record lands in the price changelog.
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Activepieces logoActivepieces

Open-source and self-hostable — spin it up on a cheap VPS and a pilot costs only server time.

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Automatisch logoAutomatisch

Open source and free to self-host — though the project has been quiet since early 2026 (no releases since August 2025), so pin your version and keep an exit plan.

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An objective cost comparison from each vendor's public pricing pages (July 2026) — not a recommendation; rankings reflect price only, so verify current pricing before deciding. We currently run no affiliate links — every outbound link here is plain, and affiliate status never affects the comparison. See our affiliate disclosure.

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