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Activepieces

by ActivePieces · Open source AI automation and agents with 756+ integrations

69.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Activepieces is an open source automation platform for building flows, AI agents, tables and MCPs across 756+ app integrations. Automations are set up through chat or the flow builder, and run either on Activepieces' cloud or on your own infrastructure via Docker, Helm or any cloud. Consumption is metered in credits, with governance features such as SSO, RBAC and audit logs on higher plans.

Best for: Teams wanting an open source, self-hostable builder for AI agents and app-to-app automation flows.
Pricing: Free forever tier with daily credits, then Plus at $16/month and Team at $166/month billed yearly (25 users included, then $25/user/month), with Ultimate priced on request and extra credits at $0.007 each.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

MIT-licensed, with self-hosting available on every plan
756+ integrations and unlimited flows on all plans
Bring your own AI keys from the $16/month Plus plan
Cloud is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, with EU and US data regions

Trade-offs

Usage metered in credits; free plan hard-caps instead of overflowing
SSO, projects and email support need the Team plan at $166/month
Audit logs, SCIM, Git Sync and custom RBAC are Ultimate-only, price on request
Embedding it in your own product starts at $36k/year

Pricing

Published plans from Activepieces’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Activepieces pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Free	—per account	—	Daily credits with a hard cap on overage Unlimited flows, agents, tables and MCPs Single user, API access, community support Cloud or on-prem
Plus	—per month	$16	Monthly standard credits, pay as you go beyond Up to 5 users Bring your own AI keys Community support only
Team	—per month	$166	5x the credits of Plus, monthly reset 25 users included, then $25/user/month Unlimited projects, SSO and standard roles Global connections and email support
Ultimate	Contact sales	—	Yearly credits sized to usage Releases, Git Sync and dedicated workers SCIM, custom RBAC, audit logs, secret managers Dedicated support and custom invoicing

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 92 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 50 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 90 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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