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Comparison

Activepieces vs Pipedream

No clear leader: Pipedream (73.0) and Activepieces (71.9) 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.

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Activepieces72
Pipedream73
Score
vioscaleAI score
Activepieces72 / 100medium · 57%
Pipedream73 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✓
Model
Activepiecesfreemium
Pipedreamfreemium
Price level
Activepieceslow
Pipedreamlow
Starting price
Activepieces$5
Pipedream–
Transparent
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✗
Integrations
Count
Activepieces280
Pipedream3,000
Security
Certifications
ActivepiecesSOC 2 Type II
PipedreamSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✓
Hipaa
Activepieces–
Pipedream✓
Soc2
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Activepieces–
Pipedream99.95
Status page
Activepieces–
Pipedream✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Activepieces6 items
Pipedream6 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureActivepiecesPipedream
Ai steps-✓
App builder-✓
Builder ui architecturevisual_node_canvas-
Code steps-✓
Custom http connector-✓
Custom http webhook catch and triggering✓-
Free tier-✓
Hosting-both
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email✓-
Native llm nodes anthropic openai gemini✓-
On premise self hosted deployment option✓-
Prebuilt connectors-3,000+ apps with pre-built triggers and actions
Pricing metric-consumption
Pricing modelflat_monthly_unlimited-
Soc2 type ii✓-
Unstructured document extraction pdf image to json✓-
Visual builder-✓

What each one is

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

Activepieces

An open-source workflow automation system enabling teams to build visual automations connecting their business apps, with native AI support, flexible deployment options (cloud or self-hosted), and support for over 280 integrations.

Independently observed

Pipedream

A developer platform that provides pre-built components and workflow automation tools to connect thousands of applications and services. Includes AI agent deployment, webhook handling, and support for custom code in multiple languages.

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 $5/active_flow/mofreemiumFree tier

Free tier with 10 active flows. Additional flows $5/month or Enterprise from $30k/year

  • FreeFree
    • AI agents
    • Unlimited MCP servers
    • Unlimited tables
    • Email support
  • Usage-based$5 per additional active flow per month
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enterprise security and governance
    • Custom RBAC
    • SSO
    • Audit logs
    • Git sync
    • +1 more
  • Community EditionFree
    • Self-hosted
    • Docker/Kubernetes support
    • Full data control
    • No usage limits
as of verify ↗

Pipedream

from $2/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 credits/mo
    • 1M AI tokens
    • 3 active workflows
    • 3 connected accounts
    • Unlimited workflow testing
    • +2 more
  • Basic$29/mo ($348/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 20M AI tokens
    • 10 active workflows
    • 5 connected accounts
    • 3,000+ integrated apps
    • +1 more
  • Advanced$49/mo ($588/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 50M AI tokens
    • Unlimited workflows
    • Unlimited connected accounts
    • Control flow operators
    • +4 more
  • Connect$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user
    • 10,000 credits/mo
    • Pipedream Connect in production
    • Auth for 100 external users
    • Custom OAuth clients
    • API Proxy
    • +3 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Volume pricing
    • Custom invoicing
    • Priority integration development
    • Dedicated support in Slack
    • Support for HIPAA workloads
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✓
Self-hosted
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✗
On-premise
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✗
Hybrid
Activepieces✓
Pipedream✗

Integrations

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

In common (7)
  • Google Sheets
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Slack
  • OpenAI
  • RSS
  • Salesforce

Activepieces

13 total - 6 not shared
  • APITemplate.io
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Workspace
  • Discord
  • APIs
Independently observed

Pipedream

22 total - 15 not shared
  • Google Drive
  • Gmail
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Shopify
  • Supabase
  • Anthropic
  • Airtable
  • Amazon S3
  • Snowflake
  • HTTP
  • Email
  • AWS
  • Zapier
Independently observed
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