Activepieces

Open-source automation with a visual builder you can self-host.

Free tier MIT-licensed core, self-host free; cloud plans priced per active flow Verified 2026-11-10 automationopen-sourceself-hostedworkflow

Use it for

Teams that want the Zapier shape without sending every payload through a vendor

Skip it if

Anyone expecting the long tail of niche app connectors — the catalog is smaller

A visual automation builder with an MIT-licensed core, so the whole thing can run on your own infrastructure. Flows are trigger-then-actions, the same mental model as Zapier, and the connector list is smaller but growing. The useful distinction is data custody: when the payload contains customer records, self-hosting is a compliance answer rather than a preference.

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