Activepieces is an automation platform with an MIT-licensed open core and a cloud edition. The visual editor builds flows from triggers and actions, with community-published pieces.
What it does
- Automates processes by connecting apps and APIs
- Builds trigger, condition and action flows in a visual editor
- Uses ready pieces or writes custom integrations in TypeScript
- Runs automation on your own infrastructure
How it works
- The flow is built in a visual editor with triggers and actions
- Each piece runs one operation against an external service
- The core can be self-hosted with Docker; the cloud is optional
- The community publishes new pieces in an open repository
Availability and license
- Open-source core under the MIT license
- Additional enterprise features sit under a commercial license (the
eefolder) - Free self-hosting plus cloud paid by task volume
Strengths
- Open-source core with simple self-hosting
- Straightforward visual editor that does not require code
- Open integrations the community can contribute to
- A cost-controlled alternative to closed platforms
Points of attention
- Smaller integration catalog than mature competitors
- Advanced features (RBAC, environments) are in the paid edition
- Large projects need their own organization