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Comparison

Activepieces vs n8n

No clear leader: n8n (76.2) and Activepieces (71.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Activepieces full profile →n8n full profile →
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Activepieces72
n8n76
Score
vioscaleAI score
Activepieces72 / 100medium · 55%
n8n76 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Model
Activepiecesfreemium
n8nfreemium
Price level
Activepiecesmid
n8nlow
Starting price
Activepieces$20
n8n€20
Transparent
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Integrations
Count
Activepieces760
n8n2,312
Security
Certifications
ActivepiecesSOC 2 Type II
n8nSOC 2
Disclosure policy
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Gdpr
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Scorecard
Activepieces–
n8n6.7
Soc2
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Activepieces–
n8n✓
Adoption
Github stars
Activepieces–
n8n206,695
Package downloads weekly
Activepieces–
n8n137,563
Activity
Commits last 30d
Activepieces–
n8n100
Release
History
Activepieces–
n8n20 items
License
Spdx
Activepieces–
n8nSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
Language
Primary
Activepieces–
n8nTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Activepieces6 items
n8n8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai workflow automation. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Builder UI architecture
ActivepiecesVisual node canvas
n8nVisual node canvas
Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json
Activepieces✓
n8n-
Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification
Activepieces-
n8n-
Web scraping and browser automation nodes
Activepieces✓
n8n-
Bring your own key byok for LLM inference
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
On premise self hosted deployment option
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
SOC2 type ii
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
ISO 27001
Activepieces-
n8n-
Pricing model
ActivepiecesFlat monthly unlimited
n8nFreemium with task credits

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Activepieces

An open-source automation platform that combines AI agents, visual workflows, and 760+ app integrations, deployable on cloud infrastructure or self-hosted for maximum control and data security.

Independently observed

n8n

n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets you build automations visually or with code to connect and orchestrate applications and services. It supports AI-powered workflows, runs on your infrastructure or n8n's cloud, and charges only for complete workflow executions rather than individual tasks.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Activepieces

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier, then $20–$200/mo flat with usage-based overage, or custom enterprise pricing

  • FreeFree
    • 1,000 credits monthly
    • Chat to automation
    • Unlimited flows
    • Flows, Agents, Tables
    • MCPs and API access
  • Plus$20/mo + overage at $0.007 per credit
    • Everything in Free, plus
    • 10× monthly credits
    • Up to 5 users
    • Bring your own AI keys
  • Team$200/mo + overage at $0.007 per credit
    • Everything in Plus, plus
    • 5× monthly credits
    • Unlimited projects
    • 25 users included
    • SSO and standard roles
    • +2 more
  • UltimateContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus
    • Dedicated workers
    • Execution priority
    • SCIM and custom roles
    • Releases and Git Sync
    • +2 more
  • EmbedContact sales
    • White-label builder
    • One SDK
    • Your pieces and templates
    • Enterprise control
as of verify ↗

n8n

HybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Community version. Cloud plans start with Starter; self-hosted Business plan available. Execution-based pricing model.

  • Starter-
  • Pro-
  • BusinessContact sales
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated support with SLAs
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
CLI
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Self-hosted
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
On-premise
Activepieces✓
n8n✓
Hybrid
Activepieces✓
n8n✗
Air-gapped
Activepieces✓
n8n✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (6)
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • OpenAI
  • Salesforce

Activepieces

20 total - 14 not shared
  • Google Sheets
  • APITemplate.io
  • Cursor
  • Google Workspace
  • Discord
  • RSS
  • APIs
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Apify
  • SimpliRoute
  • Bexio
  • Instagram for Business
  • Teamleader
Independently observed

n8n

47 total - 41 not shared
  • Typeform
  • Mautic
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • ServiceNow
  • Zoom
  • Elevenlabs
  • Anthropic
  • Google
  • ClearBit
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • WhatsApp
  • Webhook
  • Custom HTTP API
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Infisical
  • ChatGPT
  • LangChain
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • +17 more
Independently observed
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